Epstein accuser Alicia Arden to speak on latest push for files – NBC Los Angeles

Jeffrey Epstein accuser Alicia Arden will speak on the latest developments as the House heads toward a vote on the potential Justice Department release of documents it has collected on the late billionaire financier and convicted sex offender.

Arden and attorney Gloria Allred scheduled a news conference for noon Monday in Los Angeles.

They planned to respond to President Trump’s call on House Republicans to vote to release the files and his urging of the Department of Justice to investigate high-level Democrats associated with Epstein.

Arden was a 27-year-old model and aspiring actress when Epstein assaulted her in 1997 at a hotel in Santa Monica, she told NBC News in July. She said Epstein identified himself as a talent scout for Victoria’s Secret.

Epstein was a top adviser to former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner, but was not a talent scout.

Arden, who lives in Santa Monica, said she filed a police report after the assault.

The House appeared on a path to vote on a bill to force the Justice Department to release the case files it has collected on Epstein. The latest push by lawmakers for more disclosure in the years-old sex trafficking investigation into Epstein has gained momentum since the government reopened after the shutdown.

Trump previously fought the proposal, but reversed his position Sunday as it became apparent the bill would likely pass the House with GOP backing. The president said in a social media post that House Republicans should vote to release the files.

The bill would force the Justice Department to release all files and communications related to Epstein, and any information about the investigation into his death in federal prison.

Its future in the Senate remains uncertain.