In recent years, the world has seen many powerful men brought to justice for horrific crimes involving sexual abuse.
High-Profile Convictions and the Shadow of Jeffrey Epstein
On July 2, a jury found music producer Sean Combs guilty on some charges related to sexual abuse. Many women came forward and shared how he used his power, money, and a network of staff to abuse and silence them—methods strikingly similar to those used by Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein, too, built a system around himself using wealth, staff, and influence to exploit and harm dozens, if not hundreds, of victims over many years.
Just a month earlier, Harvey Weinstein—once one of the biggest names in the movie industry—was found guilty again in a retrial in New York. He had abused women for years, backed by lawyers, staff, and even ex-intelligence agents. In February, R. Kelly’s conviction for sex trafficking and producing child abuse images was upheld. He had already been sentenced to 30 years in prison, and now his 20-year sentence for another crime remains in place.
Jeffrey Epstein is perhaps the most well-known example of this pattern. He used his money, private jets, and powerful friends to traffic and abuse girls and young women for decades. While Epstein died in jail, the evidence around him—including flight logs, witness testimonies, and sealed files—continues to haunt public debate. His case was not just about one man, but about the powerful networks that protected him.
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The Jeffrey Epstein Case Is Not the Only One
The crimes of Jeffrey Epstein shocked the world, but they were not unique. They were part of a larger, ongoing pattern of violence against women. Epstein’s crimes were large in scale, but the methods he used—coercion, manipulation, money, and connections—are common in many abuse cases.
In the United States, one woman is raped every 68 seconds. A woman is beaten by her partner every nine seconds. More than half of women who are murdered are killed by a partner or ex-partner. Around the world, a woman or girl is killed by a family member every 10 minutes.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s actions were extreme, but they followed a template that is repeated daily. These crimes are not rare. They happen in schools, homes, offices, religious spaces, and even in government programs. In 2022, NPR reported that the Southern Baptist Convention had mishandled abuse allegations for years. The church leaders focused more on protecting their image than helping survivors. In both the U.S. and Canada, Indigenous children in residential schools were often victims of sexual abuse, and many are only now finding the courage to speak out.
These cases don’t make headlines like Jeffrey Epstein did, but they reveal the same problem: powerful systems protecting abusers, not victims.
Who Is Protecting Whom?
Even though Jeffrey Epstein is no longer alive, the fight over his files continues. The sealed documents connected to Epstein could contain names of other abusers and powerful individuals who helped him. But efforts to release these files are being blocked at the highest levels.
Donald Trump, who was friends with Epstein, has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. In 2023, a court found him liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll. His behavior around teenage beauty pageant contestants has raised serious concerns. And his name appears in connection with Jeffrey Epstein more than once.
Yet instead of seeking full transparency, some politicians are working hard to protect Trump. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson ended a session of Congress to stop a vote that would push for the release of the Epstein files. Senator Dick Durbin said that Attorney General Pam Bondi used about 1,000 FBI agents to search through Epstein’s documents and remove Trump’s name wherever possible.
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This large-scale effort to control the Epstein files suggests there is much more to uncover. But beyond politics, it shows how society often protects powerful men. The focus remains on individual cases, not the bigger system. Girls and women live in fear because this violence is everywhere. It changes how they live, where they go, and what they do.
The real problem is not just Jeffrey Epstein. It is the system that allowed Epstein, Weinstein, R. Kelly, Combs, and many others to harm women and girls for years. These men had teams, lawyers, money, and silence working for them. They were not acting alone.
