India, Nov. 10 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday issued a scathing report criticizing the federal government's handling of investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, accusing authorities of failing victims and overlooking critical warning signs for years.

"The federal government has failed the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's horrific crimes for decades," House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement.

The committee called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to interview or reinterview key witnesses who may have information about Epstein's sex trafficking of young women and girls.

It also recommended...