Jeffrey Epstein list WILL be released with first names dropping today: ‘Jane Doe’ 107 and two others to remain secret for 30 days
A long-awaited list of 187 friends and associates of Jeffrey Epstein will be released today, with first names removed, the court administering the papers has confirmed.
The list of names is part of a settlement case that Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre has filed against Ghislaine Maxwell. The case was settled in 2017, but Giuffre – and many others – have long called for the names to be made public.
The trial was supposed to begin yesterday but was thrown into chaos and confusion by a request from Jane Doe 107, one of the women involved, who has been granted a 30-day extension to prove she will be in danger if publicly exposed .
She and two others will maintain their anonymity until Jan. 22, but the others on the list will be named between now and then, said Ed Friedland, the district administrator for the Southern District of New York.
The names will be released on a rolling basis. It's unclear how many of them will be made public today, or how long it will take before they all become public.
Jeffrey Epstein (pictured in New York in 2017, two years before his death). The names of 184 of his employees will become public today
Clinton – who flew on Epstein's infamous private jet – is expected to be among those named, as is Prince Andrew.
All have denied wrongdoing or any involvement with underage girls, and none have been charged.
Maxwell, 62, has since been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking as part of a separate criminal case.
In the settlement, Giuffre accused her of helping Epstein traffic her as a minor, and named influential figures allegedly involved.
In her lawyer's filing, the unidentified woman claimed she would be in danger if her name were made public.
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during one of their many trips. The identities of 184 of their employees will become public this week. Three will remain anonymous for another thirty days
President Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein in 1993. Clinton's name is expected to be on the list
Donald and Melania Trump with Epstein and Maxwell in 2000. It is unclear whether he is on the list
“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.
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.
Epstein gets a massage from Sarah Kellen on his private island. She is among those waiting for the release of the list
The woman who filed the complaint in 2015 alleged she was trafficked as a minor and named Prince Andrew (right) as an alleged accomplice. He has always denied her allegations
“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.
“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.
Jane Doe's attorney asked for a 30-day extension to provide proof that if she is named she will be in danger
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
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.”
Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre, formerly Roberts, who sued Maxwell in 2015