Name: 愛潑斯坦事件後：如何追究權貴責任？| DW 新聞 (After Epstein: how to hold elites accountable | DW News)
Uploaded: 2026-03-13T17:06:49.000Z
Duration: 9 min 57 s

Please raise your hands if you have still not been able to meet with this Department of Justice.

請問，還有哪些人還沒辦法跟這個美國司法部見面的，請舉手。

Please know for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.

記錄在案，每一位倖存者都舉手了。

The Epstein scandal exposed more than a serial sexual abuser.

艾普斯坦醜聞揭露的不只是一個連續性侵犯。

It revealed how women who come forward aren't believed.

它揭露了站出來的女性不被相信。

And how wealth and influence can shield the powerful from justice, creating a culture of impunity at the very top.

以及財富和權力如何能讓有權勢者逍遙法外，在最高層造成法外特權的文化。

It's not just that they don't think they should have to obey any laws, they don't think they should have to obey any norms either.

他們不只認為自己不必遵守任何法律，也不認為自己必須遵守任何規範。

So the norm that says adults don't exploit children, that's gone.

所以，成年人不該剝削兒童的規範，已經消失了。

It used to be that if wealthy men had these habits, they went to great pains to keep them under wraps.

以前，有錢男人有這些習慣，他們會費盡心思隱藏起來。

They didn't have group chats where they bragged about it and swapped videos and made it a status symbol to be a serial rapist of little children.

他們不會在群組哈拉裡炫耀，交換影片，把成為連續強姦兒童的罪犯當成社會地位象徵。

What has caused outrage is that there hardly seem to be any consequences.

引起憤慨的是，似乎幾乎沒有任何後果。

While some Epstein affiliates are getting arrested in Europe, only two people in the US have faced legal consequences.

雖然有些艾普斯坦的相關人士在歐洲被捕，但在美國只有兩個人面臨法律後果。

Jeffrey Epstein himself, who died in his prison cell, and

傑佛瑞·艾普斯坦本人，他在獄中死亡，

his longtime conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, who's serving a 20 year sentence.

以及他長期的同謀吉斯蓮·麥斯威爾，她正服刑20年。

It makes me sick to my stomach that there's perpetrators out there that obviously helped him in many ways for a very long time and they're still out there with no punishment.

看到那些施暴者以各種方式幫助他很久了，卻還逍遙法外、沒有受到懲罰，這讓我非常噁心。

Now we have evidence that it was a lot worse than we have ever imagined.

現在我們有證據顯示，情況比我們想像的還要糟得多。

And he's so connected to too many people around the world, it's scary.

他跟全世界太多人牽連太深了，這很可怕。

While numerous names and contacts have emerged in the millions of pages of the released Epscion files, US Prosecutors so far have not criminally charged any additional associates.

雖然公開的艾普斯坦檔案數百萬頁中出現了許多名字和聯絡人，但美國檢察官到目前為止都還沒有對任何額外的相關人士提出刑事指控。

Just because someone's name shows up in the Epstein files doesn't automatically mean they committed a crime.

名字出現在艾普斯坦檔案裡，並不代表他們就一定犯了罪。

But when certain emails contain damaging or clearly questionable content, many people argue that this warrants further investigation to clarify the context and determine whether any laws were broken, Trump and the Department of Justice have in fact signaled that there won't be any more investigations.

但有些電子郵件包含損害性或明顯可疑的內容，許多人認為這應該進一步調查以釐清脈絡，並判斷是否有觸犯法律，川普和美國司法部實際上已經暗示不會再有任何調查了。

What does this mean for holding elites accountable in the future?

這對未來追究權貴責任有什麼意義？

Here's what survivors and advocates say needs to change.

倖存者和倡議者認為需要改變的，都在這裡。

This can be seen in the Epstein scandal as well.

這在艾普斯坦醜聞裡也能看到。

It's not like women are only now starting to talk about Epstein and his associates abuse.

並不是說女性現在才開始談論艾普斯坦和他的相關人士的虐待行為。

她們從九零年代就開始這麼做了。

Over the last several decades, prosecutors and investigators interviewed more than three dozens of his accusers.

過去幾十年來，檢察官和調查人員訪談了超過三十位指控他的人。

In a memo, they Epstein essentially operated a pyramid scheme of sexual exploitation.

在一份備忘錄中，他們指出艾普斯坦基本上經營了一個性剝削的金字塔計畫。

Yet it took decades to charge Epstein and Maxwell.

然而，起訴艾普斯坦和麥斯威爾卻花了數十年。

None of the other Men accused of sexual abuse or facilitating Epstein's abuse were ever prosecuted.

其他被指控性虐待或協助艾普斯坦施虐的男性，沒有一個人被起訴過。

Even if Epstein's powerful associates had been prosecuted, chances are they would have not faced any criminal charges.

即使艾普斯坦有權勢的相關人士被起訴了，他們很可能也不會面臨任何刑事指控。

That's because the conviction rate from sexual crime is shockingly low.

這是因為性犯罪的定罪率低得驚人。

According to a 2025 NBC News investigation, in the United States, less than 4% of reported rapes, sexual assaults, and

根據 NBC 新聞 2025 年的一項調查，在美國，不到 4% 的通報強姦、性侵和

child sex abuse allegations ever result in a sex crime conviction.

兒童性虐待指控最終會被判為性犯罪定罪。

In Germany, only one in eight reported rape cases leads to a conviction.

在德國，只有八分之一的通報強姦案會導致定罪。

And research shows that that the real number of assaults is likely far higher.

研究顯示，實際遭受性侵的數字可能遠高於此。

Reporting sexual violence often means reliving the trauma in detail, facing skepticism or victim blaming, and

舉報性暴力往往意味著要詳細重述創傷、面對質疑或指責受害者，以及

going through a long, emotionally exhausting investigation with no guarantee that the case will ever lead to justice.

經歷漫長、情感耗竭的調查，卻無法保證案件最終能帶來正義。

Survivors say it would help if the accused faced the same rigorous questioning in the process.

生還者表示，如果被告在過程中也面臨同樣嚴格的審問，會有所幫助。

And if shame changes sides, as Gisele Pellicaut put it, who publicly waived her anonymity during a major mass rape trial in France to challenge victim blaming.

而且，正如吉賽兒·佩利考特所說，如果羞恥感易位，她曾在法國一場重大的集體強姦案審判中公開放棄匿名，以挑戰指責受害者的行為。

But even now, in the midst of the Epstein scandal, when the whole world is watching, say they're still not being acknowledged and protected.

然而即使在現在，在艾普斯坦醜聞鬧得沸沸揚揚、全世界都在關注的時刻，他們卻說自己仍未被承認和保護。

This can be seen in the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files.

這點從美國司法部處理艾普斯坦檔案的方式就看得出來。

The names of many powerful individuals remain redacted while the names, personal data, and

許多權貴的名字依然被塗黑，而許多受害者的名字、個人資料，

even images, nude images of many victims were released.

And the DOJ didn't contact any of the survivors during the recent reviews of the files.

而且，在最近審閱這些檔案時，美國司法部並沒有聯繫任何倖存者。

To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand.

在場的倖存者們，如果你們願意，請站起來。

And if you are willing, please raise your hands.

If you have still not been able to meet with this Department of Justice, please know for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.

如果各位至今仍未與美國司法部見面，請讓大家知道，每一位倖存者都舉起了手。

Survivors say the lack of acknowledgement further stigmatizes them and makes it even harder to speak out.

倖存者表示，這種不被承認的態度讓她們承受更大的汙名，更難發聲。

I started speaking out and unfortunately for me, it triggered me to remember, you know, the trauma.

我開始發聲，對我來說不幸的是，這觸發了我回憶起創傷。

And I ended up having a mental breakdown.

That's why it's so important to create structures in which survivors are being listened to, helped, and protected.

這就是為什麼建立一個讓倖存者被傾聽、被幫助、被保護的結構如此重要。

While the ultra wealthy often seem untouchable in legal or political systems, they still have a powerful vulnerability, their social standing.

雖然超級富豪在法律或政治體系中似乎常常無法無天，但他們仍然有一個強大的弱點，那就是他們的社會地位象徵。

These oligarchs do have an Achilles heel and we should use it a lot more often.

這些寡頭確實有一個致命的弱點，我們應該更常利用它。

And it's free and it's non violent and many people can participate in it, and

而且這是免費的、非暴力的，而且許多人都可以參與，

Basically, do not accept these people into polite society.

基本上，不要讓這些人進入體面的社會。

If you're a server in a restaurant, put down Your order pad.

如果你在餐廳當服務生，放下你的點餐本。

Institutions care about their reputation, too.

That's why some Americans have taken to social media to pressure them into action and demanding investigations into Epstein's associates.

這就是為什麼有些美國人會在社群媒體上施壓，要求他們採取行動，並調查艾普斯坦的相關人士。

If we all call one phone number until it literally crashes from our rage and fury, that sends a message, guys, our voices can be heard.

如果我們大家打同一個電話號碼，直到它因為我們的憤怒和狂怒而當機，這就傳達了一個訊息，各位，我們的聲音是可以被聽見的。

我們只需要走出去，然後去做。

Going after the money that often shields powerful people from consequences is also a way to hold elites accountable.

追擊那些經常讓權貴逃避法律後果的資金，也是一種讓菁英分子負責的方式。

The Epstein story is an offshore story, literally in the sense that the man bought an island in the Caribbean.

艾普斯坦的故事是一個離岸的故事，字面上的意思是這個男人在加勒比海買了一座島。

And, you know, that's what a lot of offshore tycoons do.

你知道，這也是很多離岸大亨會做的事。

As a very practical matter, one of the ways we combat this is we tax these people, and

實際上，我們對抗這個問題的方法之一就是對這些人課稅，而且

we don't play any more games about saying, oh, well, we're going to exempt you from taxes, because you can use the offshore financial system to play little tricks with who owns what and where your profits are booked.

我們不再玩那種說「哦，好吧，我們會讓你免稅」的遊戲，因為你可以利用離岸金融體系來玩弄誰擁有什麼、你的利潤在哪裡入帳的小把戲。

Several lawsuits have tried to hold financial institutions accountable for their ties to Epstein.

有好幾起訴訟試圖追究金融機構與艾普斯坦的牽連責任。

In one major case, a survivor known as Jane Doe sued JPMorgan Chase on behalf of other victims, accusing the bank of enabling Epstein's trafficking operations.

其中一個重大案件，一位化名為珍·多伊的倖存者代表其他受害者起訴摩根大通，指控該銀行協助艾普斯坦的販運業務。

The bank later agreed to pay a $290 million settlement while denying any wrongdoing.

該銀行後來同意支付2.9億美元的和解金，但否認有任何不當行為。

But for survivors, the fight for accountability often begins with transforming anger into action.

但對倖存者來說，爭取究責往往始於將憤慨轉化為行動。

I started making advocacy work for children that are heavily trafficked.

我開始為受嚴重人口販運影響的兒童從事倡議工作。

I want to live in a world where this doesn't happen anymore.

我希望生活在一個不再發生這種事情的世界裡。

Today was symbolically a huge day for survivors everywhere, especially survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, who, like myself, were denied their day in court.

今天對所有倖存者來說，象徵著一個非常重要的日子，特別是傑佛瑞·艾普斯坦的倖存者，他們和我一樣，未能獲得應有的審判。