Epstein Victim Targets Ashley Moody in Florida Ad Over Files Vote as Issue Hits 63 Races
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 29
Epstein Victim Targets Ashley Moody in Florida Ad Over Files Vote as Issue Hits 63 Races
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 29
Summary
Marina Lacerda, 38, appears in a new ad attacking Senator Ashley Moody for voting against a measure that would have forced the Justice Department to release all Jeffrey Epstein files.
The spot centers on Lacerda’s account of meeting Epstein at 13 and asks why Moody would put her political career above abused children days before Tuesday’s election.
$76 million in television and digital ads mentioning Epstein have aired across 63 congressional races this year, showing how the files debate has become a broader midterm attack line.
Moody, appointed to the Senate in January 2025 by Governor Ron DeSantis, has largely avoided the Epstein fallout in Florida and faces Democrat Angie Nixon in the Republican-leaning state.