Starmer Has to Break Up His Toxic Boys’ Club

Anyone who still questions why sexual abuse victims can take years to report their ordeal or ultimately decide not to pursue justice at all need only look at recent political developments on both sides of the Atlantic.

In the US, the Congress-mandated release of 3 million documents relating to the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein retraumatized those he trafficked for sex with his powerful friends, by redacting his buddies’ personal details while exposing those of young women and girls they violated. In response, one victims’ group suggested the botched release, which included nude images, was in fact deliberate; a warning sign to others of the consequences of complaining.