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I have viewed the victim interviews, they're hard to watch because i know that my former colleagues, the men and women of my office wanted to help them. that is why we intervened. that's what the prosecutors of my office did. they insist that you go to jail, and put the world on notice that he was and is a sexual predator. epstein's actions absolutely deserve a stiffer sentence. for years, there have been rumor s of accusations in other jurisdictions. he should be prosecuted in every state in which he committed a crime. if there are other states that can bring state charges, they should consid...

Affidavit, based on the evidence, there was value to getting a guilty plea and having him register. look, no regrets is a very hard question. at my confirmation hearing i was asked a similar question. one of the issues that i raised is we expect a lot more transparency today. as you watch these victim interviews, it's very obvious that the victims feel that this was not a sufficient outcome. these victims were traumatized. we can't begin to understand what they went through. and they look at this and they say, but why? and so you always look back and you say what if. what i can say is at the t...

Such as this. we have seen cases recently come a different set of facts. i don't want anyone to say i am comparing these facts, but we have seen cases where state prosecutors let folks go with no sentence and people shake their heads. in this case, the federal office intervened before the plea was taken and said stop. because of that plea is taken at the state level, you're going to face serious federal issues. today we know a lot more about have victims of trauma impacts their testimony. this too is important. our juries are more accepting of contradictory statements from understanding that t...

Josh ryen had changed his story. >> when josh was pressed to what he had seen, he is very specific. he only saw one person that had very bushy, fuzzy hair. >> did you see what that shadow by the bathroom was doing? >> no. >> how many shadows did you see? >> just one. >> just one? >> deputy sharp saw nothing suspicious about josh ryen changing his story. >> victim interviews can change. especially with an 8-year-old boy. you don't know what he's seen. you don't know what he remembers. >> have you seen those before? >> no. >> based on my 30-plus years in law enforcement, the initial comments of ...

But by the time of the trial, josh ryen had changed his story. >> we knew josh was pressed to what he had seen. he was very specific. he only saw one person that had very bushy, fuzzy hair. >> did you see what that shadow by the bathroom was doing? >> no. >> how many shadows did you see? just one? >> deputy sharp saw nothing suspicious about josh ryen's story. >> victim interviews can change, especially with an 8-year-old boy, you don't know what he's seen, you don't know what he remembers. >> have you seen those before? >> based on my 30-plus years experience in law enforcement, the initial c...