Epstein Files Author Says Accountability Is Only Beginning

The Epstein files scandal is far from over. That is the warning from Barry Levin, author of the bestselling Epstein book The Spider, who says the public may be tired of the case — but accountability is only beginning.

In an interview with America Report, Levin said the release of Epstein documents has opened new questions about alleged fixers, enablers and powerful men who were connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s network.

“The accountability to me really seems to be just starting now,” Levin said.

His central criticism is directed at U.S. law enforcement.

According to Levin, the U.S. Justice Department has largely closed the door on further Epstein prosecutions, even though the files point to unanswered questions around international sex trafficking.

“The U.S. Justice Department has washed their hands of pursuit of accountability in the Epstein case,” Levin said.

Epstein Files: International Leads

Levin praised other countries, including the United Kingdom and Norway, for taking Epstein-related material seriously and reviewing whether people connected to Epstein may have violated their laws.

He pointed to former Prince Andrew as one example of a figure still facing scrutiny, not only over sexual-abuse allegations he has denied, but also over questions around whether confidential information may have been passed to Epstein during Andrew’s time as a U.K. trade envoy.

Levin said the real focus should now be broader: men who allegedly supplied girls and young women to Epstein, helped arrange meetings, or enabled the trafficking system.

He cited the case of Jean-Luc Brunel, the late French modeling agent accused of supplying girls to Epstein under the promise of modeling opportunities.

Many of those girls, Levin said, were brought to the United States and abused.

Emails Raise New Questions

The most disturbing material, Levin said, comes from emails in the files.

He described messages allegedly sent to Epstein by people connected to modeling circles and other sources, including references to young women from Brazil, Lithuania and Australia.

Some names are redacted. But Levin said the pattern is clear: Epstein was receiving communications from people who appeared to be offering access to young women and girls.

“To me, this is the absolute clearest case of international sex trafficking related to Jeffrey Epstein,” Levin said.

His demand: an international law-enforcement body should be created to identify, locate and question the people behind the redacted names.

“If they are alive and they can be found, certainly there should be justice,” he said.

‘Nothing Is Being Done’

Levin said U.S. agencies have the ability to work with international partners, interview witnesses, locate suspects and build cases.

But he added: “Nothing is being done.”

The only major public effort now, Levin said, is the House Oversight Committee’s continued questioning of people connected to Epstein.

He called that work useful because it has shown how many key Epstein figures were never interviewed by the Justice Department or FBI.

Levin cited Leslie Wexner, Epstein’s former benefactor, as one example. He also pointed to Epstein’s lawyer Darren Indike and accountant Richard Kahn, who worked closely with Epstein for years.

According to Levin, their lack of earlier questioning raises a major question: why did law enforcement fail to pursue people so close to Epstein?

Trump And The Files

Levin also addressed Donald Trump’s name in Epstein-related documents. He stressed that Trump and other prominent men have denied wrongdoing and have not been charged.

But he said the files include DOJ and FBI material listing allegations or references involving major public figures, while leaving unclear what investigators actually did to corroborate or dismiss those claims.

That, Levin argued, is the core scandal: not that every name proves guilt, but that the public still does not know how seriously investigators followed the evidence. He said the files reveal failures across multiple administrations, Republican and Democratic.

“The FBI dropped the ball,” Levin said.

His bleak conclusion: many alleged Epstein enablers may never face justice. For the victims, the files may have brought answers. But they also revealed how much was never investigated.

 

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