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Her husband was the perpetrator.
It's not just victims exclusive to direct harm from Epstein.
Any victims in the files should be protected.
If there is a report of a child being raped by some random friend of Epstein but not Epstein himself, they are still a victim and should be protected.
I guess if you follow that line of thinking, bill gates is a victim of a blackmail attempt. All spouses of those implicated are victims because they're partner cheated on them.
I think when they talk of protecting victims they are referring to the girls and women who were trafficked and forced to have sex.
I still think Melinda was a victim. And her name should have been removed. Also, it was wrong to disclose her medical status.