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| A trove of sealed court records names hundreds of people who are connected to Jeffrey Epstein, and one unnamed man has already asked a judge not to release his name or the names of others accused in the documents of wrongdoing, arguing it could unfairly damage their reputations. | A trove of sealed court records names hundreds of people who are connected to Jeffrey Epstein, and one unnamed man has already asked a judge not to release his name or the names of others accused in the documents of wrongdoing, arguing it could unfairly damage their reputations. |
| The anonymous motion seeking to keep the records sealed underscored the horrific nature of the allegations against Mr. Epstein and the fear of people in his social circles that their standing could be harmed by any links to him. | The anonymous motion seeking to keep the records sealed underscored the horrific nature of the allegations against Mr. Epstein and the fear of people in his social circles that their standing could be harmed by any links to him. |
| Mr. Epstein died in a suicide in a jail cell last month while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan, but he left behind questions about who else might have been implicated in the sex-trafficking scheme. | Mr. Epstein died in a suicide in a jail cell last month while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan, but he left behind questions about who else might have been implicated in the sex-trafficking scheme. |
| “There are hundreds of other people implicated in dockets,” Jeffrey S. Pagliuca, an attorney involved in the litigation, said during a hearing about releasing the records, in Federal District Court in Manhattan on Wednesday. “There are a lot of people, your honor.” | “There are hundreds of other people implicated in dockets,” Jeffrey S. Pagliuca, an attorney involved in the litigation, said during a hearing about releasing the records, in Federal District Court in Manhattan on Wednesday. “There are a lot of people, your honor.” |
| He said the people are named in 29 depositions, investigatory records and an “address book” that includes over 1,000 names. | He said the people are named in 29 depositions, investigatory records and an “address book” that includes over 1,000 names. |
| During the hearing, Judge Loretta A. Preska said she wanted to release the documents quickly and asked the lawyers to provide briefs in the coming weeks on which documents the public has the strongest right to see. She did not immediately rule on whether names of people accused of misconduct should be redacted. | During the hearing, Judge Loretta A. Preska said she wanted to release the documents quickly and asked the lawyers to provide briefs in the coming weeks on which documents the public has the strongest right to see. She did not immediately rule on whether names of people accused of misconduct should be redacted. |
| The records are part of a 2015 defamation lawsuit filed by one of Mr. Epstein’s accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, against Ghislaine Maxwell, Mr. Epstein’s longtime confidante. Nearly one fifth of the legal filings in the case were filed under seal, according to an appeals court order. | The records are part of a 2015 defamation lawsuit filed by one of Mr. Epstein’s accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, against Ghislaine Maxwell, Mr. Epstein’s longtime confidante. Nearly one fifth of the legal filings in the case were filed under seal, according to an appeals court order. |
| Ms. Giuffre has claimed publicly and in a deposition that she was coerced as a teenager into becoming a “sex slave” for Mr. Epstein and later was told to provide sexual services to several of his high-profile associates, including prominent scientists, professors, politicians and celebrities. They include Britain’s Prince Andrew, who has vehemently denied the allegation. | Ms. Giuffre has claimed publicly and in a deposition that she was coerced as a teenager into becoming a “sex slave” for Mr. Epstein and later was told to provide sexual services to several of his high-profile associates, including prominent scientists, professors, politicians and celebrities. They include Britain’s Prince Andrew, who has vehemently denied the allegation. |
| Ms. Giuffre settled her defamation suit in 2017, but media outlets and lawyers have sought the release of a mountain of depositions and documents amassed during the litigation, raising the possibility people might be accused of misconduct in those documents who have not had a chance to respond to the allegations in court. | Ms. Giuffre settled her defamation suit in 2017, but media outlets and lawyers have sought the release of a mountain of depositions and documents amassed during the litigation, raising the possibility people might be accused of misconduct in those documents who have not had a chance to respond to the allegations in court. |
| On Tuesday, one man, known only in his legal filing as John Doe, sent a letter to the judge requesting to keep many of the records sealed and asked to keep his name private in any documents that may be released, saying he and others could face serious damage to their reputations. | On Tuesday, one man, known only in his legal filing as John Doe, sent a letter to the judge requesting to keep many of the records sealed and asked to keep his name private in any documents that may be released, saying he and others could face serious damage to their reputations. |
| The letter noted a previous judge on the case had said allegations in the sealed documents included a range of sexual acts involving Ms. Giuffre and “nonparties to this litigation, some famous, some not” as well as the names of people “who allegedly facilitated such acts.” | The letter noted a previous judge on the case had said allegations in the sealed documents included a range of sexual acts involving Ms. Giuffre and “nonparties to this litigation, some famous, some not” as well as the names of people “who allegedly facilitated such acts.” |
| Naming these individuals would “unfairly do irreparable harm to their privacy and reputational interests,” because they would be tarred with “out-of-context insinuations of wrongdoing” without the opportunity to respond, the man’s lawyers, Nicholas J. Lewin and Paul M. Krieger, said in the letter. The lawyers also argued that providing the media more unsubstantiated allegations would only serve to continue a “cycle of irresponsible, sensationalist reporting.” | Naming these individuals would “unfairly do irreparable harm to their privacy and reputational interests,” because they would be tarred with “out-of-context insinuations of wrongdoing” without the opportunity to respond, the man’s lawyers, Nicholas J. Lewin and Paul M. Krieger, said in the letter. The lawyers also argued that providing the media more unsubstantiated allegations would only serve to continue a “cycle of irresponsible, sensationalist reporting.” |
| The hearing on Wednesday stemmed from a federal appeals court decision in August that had ordered the unsealing of one trove of legal documents in the defamation case. | |
| On Aug. 9, the appellate court released about 2,000 pages of materials, which provided lurid new details about Mr. Epstein’s sexual-abuse charges. The release came one day before Mr. Epstein was found dead after hanging himself in a cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he was awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. | On Aug. 9, the appellate court released about 2,000 pages of materials, which provided lurid new details about Mr. Epstein’s sexual-abuse charges. The release came one day before Mr. Epstein was found dead after hanging himself in a cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he was awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. |
| But the appeals court ruled that a second, apparently larger batch of sealed documents could not be released before a judge conducted an individualized review of the material to determine what could be released publicly. | But the appeals court ruled that a second, apparently larger batch of sealed documents could not be released before a judge conducted an individualized review of the material to determine what could be released publicly. |