There was little Jeffrey Epstein wouldn’t do to satisfy his lust for young women and girls. It included spending millions of dollars masterminding a worldwide sex-trafficking operation.
Countless innocent lives were destroyed. A year ago Epstein was arrested and a month later he died in custody. Investigators though refused to let this scandal go to the grave with him. Instead they shifted their attention to his high-profile friends. One of them is the Queen’s son, Prince Andrew, who continues to dodge requests from the FBI for an interview. But late this week there was a significant breakthrough in the case with the arrest of socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. She’s accused of being Epstein’s right-hand woman and has been charged with multiple child sex offences. As Tara Brown reports, for the first time in a long time, the victims in this wicked saga are feeling relief rather than terror.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: Thea Dikeos
MONEY FOR NOTHING
Australians are generous. In a crisis we’re happy to donate money or provide a helping hand to those who need it. It’s a kindness that is recognised around the world and was well and truly on display in the aftermath of last summer’s shocking bushfires when hundreds of millions of dollars was given to charities to help those who’d suffered. But six months on much of the money remains undistributed, which is causing bitterness in many fire-ravaged communities. Victims who lost their homes and are now struggling through winter living in caravans and tents feel like they’ve been forgotten. But the charities say there’s a reason for the delay: that it takes time to ensure the claims are legitimate, especially when there are so many people accused of wanting money for nothing. In a special investigation for 60 MINUTES, Tom Steinfort confronts those allegedly cashing in our generosity.
Reporter: Tom Steinfort
Producers: Tracey Hannaford, Natalie Clancy
