'Treated survivors like prostitutes,' Rep Frankel says ahead of WPB Epstein hearing

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel said on Monday that a long-awaited congressional field hearing in Palm Beach County will focus on what she described as a historic failure of the justice system that allowed Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of young women to continue for years. Frankel, a Democrat who represents Florida’s 22nd District, will join House Oversight Committee Democrats Tuesday at 10 a.m. for a field hearing examining the handling of Epstein’s case and the decisions that shielded him from accountability. Testimony is expected from survivors, the survivors' attorney, and a human rights advocate, with a press conference scheduled to follow. “This is where Palm Beach County, I’m going to apologize, because there was a grave miscarriage of justice by our state attorney back there, Barry Krischer,” Frankel said in an interview after a $4 million federal funding announcement. She accused prosecutors at the time of minimizing victims and failing to pursue the case aggressively despite substantial evidence. “They demeaned survivors,” Frankel said. _________________________________________ Follow WCYB on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@news5wcyb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/news5wcyb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/news5wcyb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news5wcyb/ Have a tip? Email us at [email protected] Have a video or photo you want to share? Upload it to https://wcyb.com/chimein WCYB is a TN based station and NBC and FOX Television affiliate, and WEMT is a TN based station and ROAR affiliate, owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #wcyb #tricities #localnews #news5wcyb #virginia #bristol #virginianews