A federal judge in New York is giving Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers a chance to speak at a hearing involving the late financier’s sex trafficking case.

U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said at a hearing that got underway on Tuesday morning that Epstein’s Aug. 10 suicide was a “stunning turn of events.”

He said accusers have been included in the hearing “because of their relevant experiences.”

Up to 30 women were expected to address the court along with prosecutors and Epstein lawyers.

Epstein had pleaded not guilty to charges he sex trafficked women in the early 2000s.

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers says the late financier was a “coward,” and she feels “very angry and sad” that he killed himself before going to trial.

Courtney Wild spoke at a Manhattan hearing on Tuesday.

Wild has said she was sexually abused by Epstein when she was 14 in Palm Beach, Florida.

U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said earlier in the hearing that Epstein’s Aug. 10 death, ruled a suicide, was a “stunning turn of events.”

The judge said accusers have been included in the hearing “because of their relevant experiences.”

The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they are victims of sexual assault, but Wild has come forward publicly.

Some other accusers testified anonymously at the hearing.

Epstein had pleaded not guilty to charges he sex trafficked women in the early 2000s.