NY Daily News: Anonymous parties blocking Epstein release

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Anonymous figures argue against disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein case

By LARRY MCSHANE

| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |

MAR 20, 2019 | 4:24 PM




Jeffrey Epstein

A pair of mystery figures submitted last-minute court papers Tuesday to block the unsealing of thousands of potentially explosive documents in a lawsuit related to wealthy perv Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged trafficking of underage women.

The unnamed litigants, whose legal briefs filed in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals were first reported by Politico, add to speculation that the trove of documents will include embarrassing details about the sexual antics of Epstein’s famous friends. The court has indicated it is inclined to unseal records in the case, which was brought by alleged Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre against Ghislane Maxwell, who is accused of serving as the sex offender’s madam.

One of the “John Doe” motions argued that the release of the unredacted documents “may well substantially infringe the privacy and reputational interests of many third persons ... who have never been charged with a crime, have never been subject to civil proceedings, and have never been publicly identified by Giuffre,” attorney Nicholas Lewin wrote on behalf of his unidentified client.

The brief supported the position of Maxwell, who has also objected to the unsealing of the material until names and certain personal identification information is redacted.

“It is hard to conceive of a case in which the privacy interests of third parties is more pointedly threatened: the summary judgment materials ... concern the intimate, sexual and private conduct of ... third persons, some prominent, some private,” argued Lewin.

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The second anonymous brief was filed by Kerrie Campbell, a Washington-based attorney who said client “J. Doe” was “objecting to public disclosure of specific content pertaining to (the client) to protect compelling personal privacy interests.”

The suit against Maxwell was settled for an undisclosed amount two years ago after Federal Court Judge Robert Sweet accepted most of the pretrial court filings under seal, setting off a legal battle over their possible release.

As evidence that the law can make strange bedfellows, the Miami Herald moved last year to open all the records in the suit while reporting an investigative series on Epstein. Renowned Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, who once represented Epstein, asked for the release of records to refute allegations made by two women who claimed they engaged in sex with the attorney at the direction of Epstein.

Dershowitz has flatly denied those charges.
 

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....in another article I saw regarding the "powerful and wealthy" individual(s) who are trying to suppress the Epstein findings had numerous comments speculating who it could be.... among the names offered up were: 1) George Soros 2) Bill Clinton 3) Prince Andrew and 4) Alan Dershowitz.... fwiw.... just speculation at this point....
 
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