A central witness who provided critical evidence in the case against late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 spoke publicly for the first time during an exclusive interview with ABC News this week.

Marina Lacerda , 37, who was identified in the Epstein indictment as 'Minor-Victim 1' and provided information that led to his conviction, is calling on lawmakers and President Donald Trump 's administration to release records related to the case in order to help victims of his sex trafficking of minors heal.

"I would like for them to give all the victims transparency, right, to what happened and release these files. It's also not only for the victims, but for the American people," Lacerda told ABC News ' Linsey Davis .

Lacerda was initially contacted by federal in

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