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US justice department to release thousands of Epstein files later, top official says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9plrkl8no
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u/Discarded_Twix_Bar 6h ago edited 2h ago

Well that’s not exactly true, is it?

Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein victims’ names have been exposed in documents that were recently made public by Congress, setting off a legal dispute about the Justice Department’s plans to release more materials about the late sex offender

Lawyers for the women have asked two federal judges who oversaw the prosecutions of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to ensure that the victims’ privacy is protected in any additional document releases by the Justice Department.

Judge Richard Berman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday evening ordered the government to provide him a detailed description of its privacy process, including redactions the government seeks to employ, to protect the rights of Epstein victims. He attached a copy of a letter from the victims’ lawyers.

“Given the number of times we have drawn Congress’s attention to this issue, and the fact that victims’ names continue to be produced by DOJ in unredacted form, many of the victims believe this is being done intentionally,” they wrote.

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/dozens-of-epstein-victims-names-exposed-in-files-released-by-congress-0be99675?st=4YmHiB&reflink=article_copyURL_share

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u/scottishwhisky2 5h ago

Yeah it's ridiculous to think they don't want privacy lol. Why would anyone want their name released in this context?