Afghanistan, Nov. 11 -- A US House of Representatives committee has called for further criminal investigations into associates of Jeffrey Epstein, accusing government agencies, financial institutions and powerful individuals of enabling the convicted sex offender's abuse for years.

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee released the findings on Tuesday after a 15-month investigation examining the federal government's handling of the Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases. The inquiry included 19 witness interviews and depositions, reviews of Justice Department documents and financial records, and materials obtained from Epstein's estate.

The report urged the US Department of Justice to interview or re-interview key witnesses and invest...