An alleged Jeffrey Epstein cover-up set to explode after a new appeals court ruling “cleared the way” for the release of buried grand jury records, RadarOnline.com has learned.
In a sudden development that came 17 years after Epstein small loads in Palm Beach, Florida, suspected sexual crimesa Wednesday appeals against court decision determined that the judge at the time erred in ruling that he could not release the grand jury’s reports of the 2006 investigation.
The court has now sent the case to the Circuit Judge Donald W. Hafelewhich will determine which of the 2006 grand jury records can be released to the public under the instructions of the court.
“A full account of what happened and how it happened is important to the victims because they don’t want it to ever happen to anyone again,” Palm Beach’s attorney said. Spencer Cowvin. “There was a tremendous amount of secrecy.”
Epstein died of a heart attack a month later apparent suicide while in federal custody.
“It’s a very important advancement for access to records in Florida and in this case in particular,” Michael Barfielddirector of public access initiatives at the Florida Center for Government Accountability, following the court ruling on Wednesday.
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“It’s almost impossible to get [grand jury records]added Scott Ponce, a media law expert and partner in the Miami office of the law firm Holland & Knight. “This is one of those rare instances where it can happen.”
While it is now up to Judge Hafele to determine which Grand Jury records – if any – can be released to the public, appeals to the Florida Supreme Court are still possible.