A new report claims that the names of multiple associates of Jeffrey Epstein will soon be publicly released for the first time.
The Daily Mail reported that the list of 167 names will include associates, victims, employees and alleged perpetrators and will be made public, saying that the declaration to release the material was filed on Wednesday.
The Daily Mail reports that it is “understood” that Britain’s Prince Andrew will be among those who are named in the release. Additionally, attorney Alan Dershowitz may also be named, though Virginia Giuffre, who was among the alleged victims of Epstein’s sex trafficking operation, has said she was wrong to claim he was involved with Epstein.
These names became part of the legal system when Giuffre brought suit against Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015, and while that suit has been settled, material from it has been slowly leaking out.
Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021, while Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial, with his death being ruled a suicide.
Epstein was connected with many famous individuals including tech mogul Bill Gates and former President Bill Clinton. The court document does not hint who will be included.
The documents that are being made public are emerging due to the fact that the various named individuals, who are currently identified as John or Jane Doe, have waived their objections to their names being made public.
The document filed Wednesday includes details about some of those whose names will be revealed, which include a witness at Maxwell’s trial whose name had been used publicly, an assistant state attorney who appears to have a link to 2007 charges against Epstein in Florida that ended with him serving 15 months in jail, and others who are named as law enforcement officers.
One person is called a “public figure” by Maxwell’s lawyers, who had objected to that particular name’s release due to the fact that it only appears in Epstein’s “black book” of contacts. Another has passed away but was accused of “serious wrongdoing” in the documents.
Four other individuals whose names will be made public are also accused of “serious wrongdoing.”
One individual is called an “Epstein affiliate,” which drew an objection from Maxwell’s legal team that noted, “The items the plaintiff (Roberts) hopes to unseal contain a number of salacious, unproven allegations.”
One name will be that of what is called an “alleged Epstein affiliate” and “alleged perpetrator” who has also passed away, but allegations about the person were “widely reported in the media,” the document said.
During a recent interview, Maxwell, who is now serving a 20-year sentence, called on Epstein’s victims to “take their disappointment and upset out on the authorities that allowed” his death to occur.
“I wish them time to heal and to be able to have a productive and good life going forward,” she said.
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