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As you pointed out at the beginning of the show, you know, mr. epstein wasnt doing this alone. he had other women that he had trained in essence to go out and get other young girls to bring to him. that is just as heinous and just as awful as what he was doing because these women were actually bringing other young girls to a known abuser. so justice to my clients and to my former clients would definitely be bringing all of these women to justice in front of the courts so they can face a jury ult...

Judges ruling including calling johnson & johnson pervasively, systematically, and substantially caused the opioid epidemic. but what in your mind does this ruling mean? >> well, there were appropriately harsh words in the judges decision that were a product of the evidence and the we are just moments away testimony that we provided to from federal court hearings him in this trial. where multiple women are expected to tell their stories, first of all, the 4 million accusing jeffrey epstein of ...

Describing graphic details of how registered sex offender jeffrey epstein abused them. a u.s. district court judge allowed the criminal court case who died by suicide in his jail cell earlier this month to stay open. until his accusers had the opportunity to speak. what they had to say was shocking. >> i was recruited at a very young age from mar-a-lago and entrapped in a world that i didnt understand, and ive been fighting that very world to this day, and i wont stop fighting. i will never be s...

>> exactly right. >> so we had these women as part of the motion to dismiss. what would the possible outcomes of them being there in court lead to? >> well, this is a very important hearing because it really was a win for victims rights and for transparency. which was so dramatically different than what went on in florida. this lack of secrecy, the secret deals, the lack of telling the victims what was going on was extremely destructive and also a violation of the crime victims rights act. >> it...

Federal custody todays hearing is a chance for lawyers on both sides and epsteins accusers to address the court. epstein was arrested on july 6th and pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking underage girls. heres some of what we heard from his accusers over the past year. >> just to hear they are standing up for the victims, you know what i mean, is just so overwhelmingly -- its past due. >> i was 14 years old. what the hell do you know when youre that young? >> did you ever tell him you...

That was how i got into the abuse with jeffrey. your a he screaming on the inside and you dont know how to let it come out and you become this numb figure who refuses to feel and refuses to speak and refuses -- all you do is obey. thats it. >> joining me now nbc investigations producer sarah fitzpatrick and an attorney representing some of epsteins accusers. jennifer freeman. let me start with you. can you explain to us what this process is? jeffrey epstein has died. despite the seriousness of a...

Shame that some of these women still feel about what occurred. and it was interesting. you heard a number of different themes throughout these i guess you could call them testimony of a sort. one was they were very thankful for the opportunity to be there. there was also anger. they were angry that jeffrey epstein had the opportunity to take his own life so that they wouldnt get a chance to actually see him go through this trial in criminal court. and then there was also anger and frustration, a...

Epsteins case in light of the convicted sex offenders death. but instead, the judge had a hearing to allow epsteins accusers a chance to testify. today, 16 women shared their stories, some victims, this is the first time they get to discuss treatment with prosecutors. who arranged a me agreement. joining me now sarah fitzpatrick at that courthouse in new york. and msnbc legal analyst. let me bin wiegin with you, sar. we have testimony from women saying sigh had so much self-hatred and doubt and ...

With no punishment. >> joining me now is nbc correspondent stephanie gosk, who has been following this story closely. stephanie, this is interesting because a case cannot be pursued against somebody who is dead but the prosecution has to actually go to court and ask that the case be dismissed and the judge used this as an opportunity to hear from these victims who were otherwise literally not going to be heard from. >> thats right. >> in the court at least. >> the prosecution is really just a fo...

The accuser described a rape from epstein that left her vomiting for days. quote we have all suffered and he is winning in death the woman said. his death has robbed me of that justice. you represent other clients. >> yes. >> of jeffrey epstein. is this a shared view? >> very much so. this is really a tragedy for them because they were so close to being able to confront their abuser and thats a very important step for all abused victims. they just need to have that closure. this is one of the th...