The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a majority staff report Tuesday detailing repeated failures by federal investigators and prosecutors in the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell criminal investigations.

The 137-page document, titled “A Review of the Federal Government’s Mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Criminal Investigations,” concludes that the federal government failed survivors for decades. Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said the probe found that crimes committed after 2005 could have been prevented if not for shortcomings by authorities in South Florida and Washington, D.C.

The report highlights the 2007 non-prosecution agreement in the Southern District of Florida that allowed Epstein to plead guilty to lesser state charges and avoid federal prosecution. It notes that Epstein received work-release privileges and was released early while continuing to abuse victims. Federal prosecutors also failed to notify survivors of the agreement.

The committee’s 15-month investigation included 19 transcribed interviews and depositions, document releases from the Department of Justice and Epstein estate, and reviews of financial records. The report recommends that the DOJ interview or re-interview key witnesses, investigate allegations involving Epstein’s associates, and provide survivors with unredacted access to their records.

It further urges Congress to pass legislation ensuring survivors can speak freely about sexual abuse despite prior confidentiality agreements. The findings state that Epstein operated with impunity, shielded by powerful connections and a justice system that repeatedly failed his victims.

Democrats on the panel criticized the report as based on an incomplete investigation with no public hearings. The release comes as House Republicans prepare for leadership elections and before a shift in committee control.

The report also points to shortcomings in the DOJ’s compliance with last year’s Epstein Files Transparency Act and criticizes financial institutions for failing to flag indicators of trafficking.