Gloria Allred holds press conference with victim of Jeffrey Epstein
UPDATE (1:49 PM): An alleged sexual abuse victim of Jeffrey Epstein is speaking out regarding the Trump Administration's refusal to release the Epstein files.
Actress Alicia Arden is reported to be the first person to have documented proof against Epstein, dating back to 1997.
"In 1997, Alicia Arden, who is here with me today, filed a police report with the Santa Monica Police Department alleging that Jeffrey Epstein committed a sexual battery against her when she met him at the Shutters Hotel in Santa Monica, California," said Gloria Allred, an attorney.
In remarks, Arden, at time in tears, demanded that the administration release the files saying, "I'm tired of the government saying that they want to release them, so please just do it."
She also urged the administration not to pardon Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell adding, "She was convicted of sex trafficking of children. This is a terrible crime."
LOS ANGELES (KYMA, KECY/NBC) - Attorney Gloria Allred, along with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, is holding a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
According to a press release obtained by NBC News, the victim is said to be "the first person have documented proof" of her filing a police report against Epstein in 1997, "alleging that he sexually battered her."
During the press conference, the victim will answer questions regarding if the Epstein files should be released and if Ghislaine Maxwell should be pardoned by President Donald Trump, as well as if the victim wants Maxwell to testify before Congress.
In addition, Allred, who the press release says to have represented 27 victims of Epstein, will "discuss what the next step should be to help and protect victims from sexual predators."
To watch the livestream of the press conference, see attached video.
