Contrary to arguments from editorial boards and prosecutors, the R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein cases are "Exhibits A and B in how secrecy protects predators, not their victims,"
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Transparency didn't delay justice for R. Kelly or Jeffrey Epstein. Prosecutors did.
From Epstein’s inoculating friendships with the rich and powerful to lax law enforcement and a politicized Justice Department, the systems that should have protected his victims failed time and…
