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2026年2月10日 美国东部时间下午5:49 更新于1小时前
[1/3]爱泼斯坦案幸存者及弗吉尼亚·吉夫雷斯(Virginia Giuffre)的家人周二在美国华盛顿特区国会山出席新闻发布会，推出旨在消除性 traffickers 和虐待者法律时效限制的”弗吉尼亚法案”。路透社/Anna Rose Layden
[1/3]爱泼斯坦案幸存者及弗吉尼亚·吉夫雷斯(Virginia Giuffre)的家人周二在美国华盛顿特区国会山出席新闻发布会，推出旨在消除性 traffickers 和虐待者法律时效限制的”弗吉尼亚法案”。路透社/Anna Rose Layden 购买授权，打开新标签页
华盛顿2月10日电（路透社）- 国会民主党人周二提出一项立法，称该法案将消除曾庇护已故金融家杰弗里·爱泼斯坦(Jeffrey Epstein)等性 traffickers 的法律时效限制。
参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)和代表特蕾莎·莱杰·费尔南德斯(Teresa Leger Fernandez)与爱泼斯坦受害者及吉夫雷斯的家人共同宣布了这项提案。该提案名为”弗吉尼亚法案”，以吉夫雷斯命名——她是爱泼斯坦最著名的指控者之一，去年自杀身亡。
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该法案在由共和党控制的参议院和众议院的命运尚不明朗。
然而，去年两党合作成功迫使司法部公布其爱泼斯坦调查中所有未分类文件。
吉夫雷斯的兄弟斯凯·罗伯茨(Sky Roberts)表示：”弗吉尼亚的梦想是激励和赋权幸存者在一个常常漠视虐待、将其推向阴影的世界中站出来。她想带来光明。”
在国会大厦新闻发布会上含泪发言的罗伯茨被问及一张公开照片——照片显示英国前安德鲁王子将手臂搭在吉夫雷斯身上。
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罗伯茨回应称：”我认为他应该出现在我们国会面前。”他补充道：”他有很多问题需要回答。”
民主党新法案将终止成年受害者或其幸存者提起民事诉讼的时效限制，这将包括许多爱泼斯坦案的指控受害者。该法案还以其他方式扩大了受害者的法律救济途径，包括在有美国法院管辖权的情况下，涵盖发生在美国境外的相关性犯罪。
尽管爱泼斯坦2019年死亡，但对其虐待受害者的透明度和问责制促使了监督调查和《爱泼斯坦文件法》的通过。
司法部表示已公布近350万页文件，尽管部分文件经过大量编辑。国会议员周一开始审查未编辑文件。
舒默一直呼吁公布所有数百万份未公布文件。
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众议院监督委员会周一通过视频会议对爱泼斯坦同伙吉斯林·马克斯韦尔(Ghislaine Maxwell)进行了秘密证词。马克斯韦尔2021年因协助爱泼斯坦性虐待少女而被定罪，目前正在服20年徒刑。她在证词中拒绝回答问题。
前总统比尔·克林顿和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿定于本月晚些时候在委员会的爱泼斯坦调查闭门作证。
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Democrats introduce ‘Virginia’s Law’ alongside Epstein victims
By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan
February 10, 2026 5:49 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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Item 1 of 3 Epstein survivors and the family of Virginia Giuffre attend a press conference to introduce Virginia’s Law, legislation that aims to eliminate the statute of limitations for sex traffickers and abusers, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden
[1/3]Epstein survivors and the family of Virginia Giuffre attend a press conference to introduce Virginia’s Law, legislation that aims to eliminate the statute of limitations for sex traffickers and abusers, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Tuesday that they said would eliminate the statute of limitations that has shielded sex traffickers such as the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez announced the proposal alongside Epstein victims and Virginia Giuffre’s family. The proposal — Virginia’s Law — is named after Giuffre, one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, who died by suicide last year.
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The bill’s fate in the Senate and House of Representatives, which are both controlled by Republicans, is unclear.
However, a bipartisan effort was successful last year to compel the Department of Justice to release all unclassified files in its Epstein investigation.
“Virginia’s dream was to inspire and empower survivors to come forward in a world that too often turns away from abuse and pushes it into the shadows. She wanted to bring light,” said Sky Roberts, Giuffre’s brother.
A teary-eyed Roberts, speaking at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol, was asked about a photograph that has been made public showing former UK Prince Andrew with his arm around Giuffre.
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“I think he should show up in front of our Congress,” Roberts responded, adding, “He has a lot of questions he needs to answer.”
The Democrats’ new bill would end the statute of limitations for adult victims or their survivors bringing civil suits, which would include many of Epstein’s alleged victims. It broadens victims’ legal recourse in additional ways, including covering applicable sex crimes occurring beyond U.S. soil if a U.S. court has jurisdiction.
Though Epstein died in 2019, transparency and accountability for victims of his abuse have led to oversight investigations and passage of the Epstein files law.
DOJ said it has released nearly 3.5 million pages of documents, though some files are heavily redacted. Members of Congress began reviewing unredacted files on Monday.
Schumer has been calling for all the unreleased files, which he said number in the millions, to also be made public.
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The House Oversight Committee interviewed Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell virtually on Monday in a private deposition. Maxwell, who was found guilty in 2021 for her role in helping Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, refused to answer questions. She is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are set to testify separately behind closed doors in the committee’s Epstein investigation later this month.
Reporting by Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan; Editing by Alistair Bell
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