What are the latest developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case?

NPR | By Tonya Mosley

Published February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM EST

Journalist Vicky Ward first profiled sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She discusses the fallout from the millions of publicly released documents, and why this story took so long to come out.

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