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    'A Day Of Power And Strength': Epstein's Accusers Get Their Day In Court

    The financier's suicide in jail appeared to rob his accusers — again — of their chance to denounce him publicly. On Tuesday, they're getting a chance to tell their stories in the courtroom anyway.
    by Colin Dwyer Aug 27, 2019 3 minutes
    Jeffrey Epstein's monogram is displayed on the exterior of his house on New York City's Upper East Side. On Tuesday, nearly three weeks after the financier took his own life in jail, victims of his alleged sex trafficking operation told their stories in a Manhattan courtroom.

    Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET

    Jeffrey Epstein is dead, but that doesn't mean his accusers have been silenced.

    On Tuesday, nearly three weeks after the wealthy financier and alleged sex trafficker in jail, a host of women and their attorneys took the stand to tell their stories. Judge Richard Berman decided last week that Epstein's death — and prosecutors' subsequent proposal to drop the charges — should not close the door on those who wish to speak about the case.

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