Warning: This article contains discussion of child abuse which some readers may find distressing.
There's a word that appears 859 times in the Epstein files which people are concerned is a code for what was really going on in the world of Jeffrey Epstein.
The US Department of Justice recently released around three million more documents as part of the Epstein files, containing a slew of new revelations which have shed more light on the despicable dealings of the convicted sex offender and his associates.
The Epstein files are available to the public, anyone can head over to the DoJ website and start downloading a pdf of whichever part of the files they like.
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Simply being mentioned in the files is not proof of wrongdoing, but certain documents contain accusations and allegations which questions will need to be asked of.
Also within the files are repeated mentions of things people fear is a code for something else, as the word 'pizza' appears 859 times in the files and there are worries that in some cases it is actually referring to something else.
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Why could the word 'pizza' be a code?
The Telegraph has previously warned that online safety groups have been alerting people about the secret codes paedophiles used to communicate with each other without explicitly saying what they want.
They reported that paedophiles were using cheese and pizza emojis to represent the initials 'CP', which means 'child pornography'.
Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, and the fact that the man was a paedophile is not a matter of doubt.
Among the various mentions of the word 'pizza' in the files, many of them do appear to be genuine discussions over food, though given the word has been used as a secret code among paedophiles in the past, the real meaning of some of the uses may be disguised.
Meanwhile, 'cheese' appears 1,138 times and again, many of those appear to be discussions over food, though some of the uses look strange.
In one file, Epstein writes in an email, 'there are millions of babies, very little good vegatble [sic] cream cheese', and in another email addressed to him, an anonymous sender pens, 'lets go for pizza and grape soda again. No one else can understand'.
Whether these meant anything more sinister is unclear, and the content of the Epstein files is disturbing enough even without the use of secret codes.
Elsewhere in the files there are pictures of women's bodies with handwritten messages from Lolita on their skin and more overt discussions of what Epstein was doing.
Have all the Epstein files been released?
In short, no.
There are around six million documents that form part of the Epstein files and while this latest release was around three million there are still many more pages which have not been released to the public.
The BBC reports that some released documents were taken down from the DoJ's website after they compromised the identities of almost 100 survivors of Epstein.
US politician Ro Khanna said the DoJ had 'released at best half the documents', saying it was 'not good enough' and there needed to be further releases of the files for the sake of the victims.
What has Donald Trump said about the Epstein files?
Allegations about US President Donald Trump are contained within the Epstein files, which he denies.
Among them is the claim from an 'unidentified female friend' of an alleged victim that a girl who was aged 13 or 14 was 'forced to perform oral sex' on Trump many years ago.
The complaint has not been verified, and the FBI has provided no indication that these claims have any substance.
The White House and DOJ have since released a similar statement regarding the allegations, calling them 'unfounded and false'.
They said in a statement: "Some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election.
"To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponised against President Trump already."
Trump also addressed the Epstein files recently, saying: "I didn't see it myself but I was told by some very important people that, not only does it absolve me, it's the opposite of what people were hoping, you know, the radical left."
If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence regarding the welfare of a child, contact the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000, 10am-8pm Monday to Friday. If you are a child seeking advice and support, call Childline for free on 0800 1111, 24/7.
Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Crime, US News
Joe Harker