After a judge ordered the unsealing of court documents related to the Epstein case, one of the women is begging the judge not to release her name for her 'safety.'
“As Doe 107 has previously stated, she lives outside the United States in a culturally conservative country and lives in fear of her name being released,” wrote the woman’s attorney, Richard Levitt to U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska.
Over 150 names linked to British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of helping Epstein abuse young girls, might be shared with everyone soon. The case against Maxwell was brought by Virginia Giuffre, who said Maxwell lured her and others into being abused at Epstein's island.
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Over 170 people were mentioned in the court case where Maxwell was found guilty for luring girls to Epstein's island (SDNY/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock)
A judge ruled the documents from the case will be unsealed on January 1st, which will reveal the 170 individuals involved (Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)In October, Preska ordered Doe to submit “an affidavit supporting her assertion that she faces a risk of physical harm in her country of residence and providing detail concerning the hate mail she received” as well as “additional factual support for Doe 107’s contention that unsealing the relevant records would put her at risk of physical harm.”
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Even though Doe 107 isn't on the list of 150 people connected to Epstein that will be named in these papers from Giuffre's 2015 case against Maxwell, Jane Doe 107's attorney, Richard Levitt, wanted to know what info about his client would come out later. The judge told the unnamed woman they have two weeks to formally appeal if they don't want their names coming out before it's shared early next year.
Ghislaine Maxwell with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (SDNY/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock)Doe 107, along with the lawsuit parties, and the Miami Herald (who sued to unseal the court records), had already agreed not to name her or any other potential victims or women who were underage at the time. Doe argued that releasing her name “could place her in mortal danger in her culturally conservative home country,” where “‘honor’ killings are a real risk.”
The documents state that many of those expected to be named have already spoken to media outlets regarding their encounters with Epstein. This includes some who suffered abuse at his hands. Others are public figures whose reputations could plummet once their identities are finally exposed. Many are believed to have been listed in the infamous black book belonging to the abuser.
The judge stated that the identities of some individuals won't be revealed as it would "disclose sensitive information regarding an alleged minor victim of sexual abuse who has not spoken publicly and who has maintained his or her privacy."
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