Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation spoke Wednesday in support of releasing federal files on the Epstein case. The rally comes the day after Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie filed a discharge petition in the U.S. House, calling for a vote on his legislation telling the U.S. Department of Justice to release all of the files.

Paducah-native Annie Farmer, who was 16 years old when Epstein assaulted her, called on Congress to pass the Epstein files transparency resolution. Farmer said the public needs to see the “systemic failures” that allowed Epstein to abuse children and young women for years.

“I ask the American public to stand with us and not give up,” Farmer said. “At a time with record high levels of distrust in our institutions and a perception that there are two

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