Article snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, 16 of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers stood before a judge and poured out their anger toward the financier Tuesday, taking advantage of an extraordinary opportunity to be heard in court after his jailhouse suicide denied them to chance to testify against him at his sex-trafficking trial. ‘‘He robbed me of my dreams, of my chance to pursue a career I adored,’’ said Jennifer Araoz, who has accused Epstein of raping her in his New York mansion when she was a 15-year-old aspiring actress. ‘‘The fact I will never have a chance to face my predator in court eats away at me,’’ she added. ‘‘They let this man kill himself and kill the chance for justice for so many others.’’ The hearing was convened by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, who presided over the case after federal prosecutors had Epstein arrested last month. The question before the judge was whether to throw out the indictment because of the defendant’s death, a usually pro forma step undertaken without a hearing. But the judge offered Epstein’s accusers their say in court. Repeatedly, the women described themselves as survivors and said they hoped coming forward publicly would encourage other women to heal. They lashed out at Epstein for his alleged crimes and his suicide in his cell Aug. 10. ‘‘He is a coward,’’ said Courtney Wild, who has said she was sexually abused by Epstein in Florida at 14. ‘‘Justice has never been served in this case.’’ Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who has said sh... Link to the full article to read more