Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’

By: Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 15, 2025

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Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University

The Jeffrey Epstein story has slipped in and out of the headlines for years, but in a very particular way. Most news articles ask a specific question – which powerful men might be on “the list”?

Headlines focus on unidentified elites and who may be exposed or embarrassed, rather than on the people whose suffering made the case newsworthy in the first place: the girls and young …

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