The non-prosecution agreement protecting Jeffrey Epstein was negotiated a decade ago by prosecutors in the South Florida U.S. attorney's office, which was then run by current Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta. It is the subject of a separate federal lawsuit in Florida filed by victims who say the deal trampled their rights to be heard.

"That injustice needs to be addressed and will be addressed," said attorney Jack Scarola, who represents fellow lawyer Bradley Edwards in the lawsuit settled Tuesday. "There is no justification for the broad scope of immunity that was granted."

Epstein, 65, pleaded guilty in 2008 to two state charges after reaching the non-prosecution deal with Acosta's office while under investigation for sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls.