Epstein threatened to burn woman’s house down if she told anyone about him, the documents claim

The release of tens of thousands of files from probes into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has confirmed that a former employee warned the FBI in 1996 that he was seeking out child pornography - a decade before the agency investigated the financier.

“I’ve waited 30 years,” Maria Farmer told The New York Times after the Justice Department released files Friday. Among the documents was Farmer’s report to the bureau, which is thought to be the first time someone reported Epstein to law enforcement.

Farmer, who accused Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sexually assaulting her in a 2019 lawsuit, has said she faced threats and claims that she was inventing her story, for years.

“I can’t believe it,” Farmer added. “They can’t call me a liar anymore.”

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    3 days ago

    “They can’t call me a liar anymore.”

    Oh, if only that were true. These shameless assholes will sell you piss and tell you it’s Champagne.

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      Piss comes for the Piss region of Texas, otherwise it’s just sparkling urine…

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      They can’t ≠ not they won’t, but now these documents are out there she has a leg to stand on whenever some does call her a liar again. But I agree, the people that called her a liar are shameless assholes that will sell you piss and tell you it’s Champagne.