Victims who were sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein will receive a share of $121 million through the fund created to compensate those that were abused.
As reported by CBS News, 150 people will receive part of the sum according to the fund’s administrator with the program receiving 225 applications.
The release didn’t state why 75 applications were rejected but 92% of those who were deemed eligible for compensation accepted the money. By agreeing to the compensation, these victims can’t pursue legal action against Epstein’s estate.
“I am proud of what we were able to accomplish with this Program, but also recognize that no amount of money will erase the years of pain these victims have endured because of Jeffrey Epstein,” the fund’s program administrator Jordana Feldman said in a statement.
“My hope is that the Program provided his victims a meaningful measure of justice and a step on the path toward healing.”
Epstein committed suicide in his jail cell in Manhattan in August 2019 having been arrested the month prior for abusing dozens of young girls in the past.
Epstein’s estate compensated victims through the fund directly but Feldman stated that she created the program independently and away from the estate, which its website describes as a “voluntary, non-adversarial, confidential claims resolution program.”
“Every claimant had an opportunity to be heard in a safe space, to share the intimate, personal, often harrowing accounts of what they endured and how it has affected them,” Feldman said Monday. “I was continually struck by the resilience and courage of the victims who put their faith and trust in this process.”