The Justice Department’s refusal to pursue new investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s powerful co-conspirators is more than a legal failure—it is a profound moral betrayal. Representative Ro Khanna is right to demand accountability. Once again, the names and faces of victims are exposed, while those with wealth, influence, and status remain protected from jail cells and courtrooms.
Why does power still function as immunity? Why are the worst crimes imaginable—the rape and trafficking of children—treated with caution when the accused belong to elite circles? A justice system that shields the powerful while re-traumatizing survivors has lost its claim to legitimacy.
Even more disturbing is the silence of moral authorities. Where is the Pope’s voice? Where is the collective outrage of the Christian community, whose teachings demand protection of the vulnerable and justice for the abused? When churches remain quiet while predators walk free, their silence echoes louder than any sermon.
Faith without moral courage is empty. Justice without equality is a lie. Until every Epstein co-conspirator is fully investigated and prosecuted, our institutions—legal and religious alike—stand exposed as complicit in protecting the powerful at the expense of the innocent.
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