Epstein list delay chaos as ‘Jane Doe 107’ claims she’ll be in danger in her country if her name becomes public

The publication of the long-awaited Jeffrey Epstein list of associates and high-profile friends has been thrown into chaos by a woman who claims she will be in danger if she is named in her 'culturally conservative country'.

The full list of 187 names was supposed to become public this week, but a filing from a woman referred to in the lawsuits as “John Doe 107” appears to have held that back and caused confusion.

On December 21, Judge Loretta Preska granted the woman a 30-day appeal, delaying the release of her name until January 22. Until then, she has time to prove that she will be in danger if she is exposed.

Although she was granted a last-minute reprieve, it remains unclear whether the same delay will now apply to the entire list.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York – which advised yesterday that the listing was imminent – ​​has yet to issue an answer, and the woman's lawyer is also in the dark as to whether everyone else will now benefit from the same extension will enjoy. .

Judge Preska approved the extension on December 21, giving Jane Doe until January 22. But it is unclear whether that delay applies to the entire list or just to her. There are 187 names that need to be unsealed

In her lawyer's filing, the unidentified woman claimed she would be in danger if her name were made public.

“As Doe 107 has previously stated, she lives in a culturally conservative country and lives in fear of her name being released,” attorney Richard Levitt wrote.

He asked Judge Preska for 30 days to file additional “submissions,” which she granted.

The woman must submit an affidavit to prove the risk she says she will be exposed to, in addition to proof of “hate mail” she claims to have received.

The 'list' contains the names of 187 people named in a 2015 lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre against Ghislaine Maxwell.

The lawsuit was settled in 2017, two years before Epstein's arrest, but the names of those involved remained protected for years.

Epstein committed suicide in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial. The list of names is from a 2015 lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell (right)

Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre, formerly Roberts, who sued Maxwell in 2015

Among those on the list is Bill Clinton, who is mentioned at least 50 times, according to ABC. He receives a neck massage from Chauntae Davies, a then 22-year-old massage therapist. The photo was taken in Portugal in 2002

Epstein gets a massage from Sarah Kellen on his private island. She is among those waiting for the release of the list

On December 18, Judge Preska agreed to unseat them, in accordance with motions from newspapers and Giuffre that there was no longer a legal need to protect the named individuals.

Alan Dershowitz, a former Epstein associate, is among those supporting their release.

“The reason I wanted to put it all out – and I don't think the judge put it all out – I think she was selective about what she put out and that's unfair.

'I want everything out, every document, every piece of paper, half-truths or lies, and I wanted them out for personal reasons, because I know they would prove what I said from day one, that I did nothing wrong , and the woman who accused me later admitted that she may have misidentified me and confused me with someone else.

“So I wanted to get everything out from the beginning because I have nothing to hide,” he said NewsNation's Leland Vittert last night.

“There are people who may be ashamed of the fact that they associated with Epstein, but remember that many people associated with Epstein before he was convicted.

Epstein and Maxwell on his private jet, known as the 'Lolita Express' because it transported underage girls to his Caribbean island

Maxwell's lawyer complained last night that in a “case about men abusing women” only a woman was behind bars

“Harvard presidents, deans, Nobel Prize scientists, he was very well thought of early on,” he said.

Maxwell, who remains in prison on sex trafficking charges, has not commented on the list or its upcoming release.

Her lawyer Arthur Aidala – who also represents Harvey Weinstein – said in a separate letter NewsNation appearance that the list may not be as explosive as people hope.

'Epstein ran in the wildest circles. There may not be as much to know as everyone thinks. This case may not have been what everyone thinks it is.”

However, he complained that in a case about 'men abusing women', only one person – a woman – is behind bars.

“If you look at this crime, it's all about men abusing women over a long period of time, a lot of men, that's what we're waiting for, and yet there's only one person in prison: a woman.

“There is not one man behind bars.”