Jeffrey Epstein reporting from Bucks County native earns Pulitzer
May 7, 2026, 10:20 a.m. ET
A former Bucks County Courier Times reporter has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her work exposing Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse for the Miami Herald nearly a decade ago.
Investigative journalist Julie K. Brown, a Bucks County native, was awarded a special citation for her “Perversion of Justice” series in 2017 and 2018 that revealed Epstein’s systematic abuse of young women, the justice system that protected him and his powerful network of allies and enablers. Her work also gave a voice to numerous victims who were groomed and abused by Epstein and his associates over the years.
The revelations outlined in her reporting eventually led to the arrests of Epstein and his longtime partner Ghislaine Maxwell, the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta and the arrest of Prince Andrew, the first arrest of a British Royal in 400 years.
She turned her reporting into a book, “Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story,” which published in 2020. In March 2026, it was announced that a mini-series based on the book is in production, with actress Laura Dern set to play Brown.
Brown was previously awarded two George Polk Awards for Justice Reporting — one in 2014 for her series of articles on “the brutal, sometimes fatal mistreatment of Florida prison inmates with mental illnesses,” and again in 2018 for her Epstein coverage.
Brown was raised in Sellersville and is a graduate of Pennridge School District, where she edited the high school newspaper. She later graduated from Temple University in 1987 with a degree in journalism.
Before joining the Miami Herald, Brown covered the Pennsbury School District and crime for the Bucks County Courier Times in the 1990s.
Her reporting at the time included coverage of the murder of Kristin Huggins, a 22-year-old Lower Makefield artist who was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992 when she was abducted, raped and murdered by Ambrose Harris, one of New Jersey’s most sinister killers.
Lacey Latch is the development reporter for the Bucks County Courier Times and The Intelligencer. She can be reached at LLatch@usatodayco.com.
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Exploring Documented Records
Public interest in the Epstein case continues not only because of court proceedings and testimonies, but also due to the growing body of documented records that help researchers and readers understand the broader context. Beyond legal files and media reports, some independent projects have organized publicly available data connected to Epstein’s activities.
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For readers looking to review primary-source style data rather than interpretations, exploring compiled records can provide additional context to the broader discussion.
