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A photograph of Jeffrey Epstein that was included in the latest release of Epstein files by the Justice Department.\u00a9\u00a0Justice Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Justice Department exposed the names of dozens of Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s victims, including many who haven\u2019t shared their identities publicly or were minors when they were abused by the notorious sex offender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A review of 47 victims\u2019 full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women\u2019s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Justice Department was required to redact all victims\u2019 names prior to releasing the files<\/a>. Officials said they had spent weeks doing so after receiving lists of names from victims\u2019 attorneys. Since Friday, the agency has been temporarily taking down documents to make new redactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told ABC News that the agency took care to protect victims and would remove their names if notified. \u201cEvery time we hear from a victim or their lawyer that they believe that their name was not properly redacted, we immediately rectify that,\u201d he said, adding that the errors affect \u201c. 001% of all the materials.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than two dozen names of minor victims are exposed in the filings, according to the Journal\u2019s analysis. Their full names were available Sunday afternoon in the Justice Department\u2019s keyword search, along with personally identifying details that make them readily traceable, including home addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the missing redactions are unusual. For example, in one 2008 email where U.S. attorneys are discussing the list of victims they need to contact, 10 names are redacted and one that is in the middle of the list is left exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another document from 2016 shows a long list of women that are being identified as Epstein victims. Only one name on the list is redacted and the rest of the first and last names are public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In one 2014 email exchange between a victim and the male modeling scout who recruited her into Epstein\u2019s network, the scout\u2019s email address is redacted while the victim\u2019s isn\u2019t properly redacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The disclosures raise questions about the government\u2019s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the redaction of victim identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Justice Department takes victim protection very seriously and has redacted thousands of victims names in the millions of published pages to protect the innocent,\u201d said a DOJ spokeswoman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen a victim\u2019s name is alleged to be unredacted, our team is working around the clock to fix the issue and republish appropriately redacted pages as soon as possible,\u201d the spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brad Edwards and Brittany Henderson, attorneys who represent Epstein\u2019s victims, said they provided a list of 350 victims to the Justice Department on Dec. 4 to ensure that the names would be redacted ahead of the release. They said Sunday that they are alarmed that the government didn\u2019t perform a basic keyword search of victim names to verify the success of its redaction process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edwards said he contacted Justice Department officials on Friday to raise concerns. He said the DOJ is expecting victims to comb through the millions of files, locate each instance of their exposed personal information, and submit redaction requests with links to the files. In some cases, he said individuals have had to locate and submit more than 100 links to the DOJ to request that their names be redacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe notified them of the problem within an hour of the release,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cIt\u2019s been acknowledged as a grave error; there is no excuse for failing to immediately remedy it unless it was done intentionally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several victims told the Journal that the process has been re-traumatizing, forcing them to relive their abuse while racing to prevent the spread of their identities online. Media outlets and influencers on X have begun publishing women\u2019s names. Victims say they have received online harassment since the documents became public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anouska de Georgiou, an Epstein victim who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell in her federal trial, said she contacted the Justice Department this weekend after learning that her personal information was made public in the release, including a picture of her driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMuch of the information disclosed was drawn from notes taken by federal agents in preparation for my testimony,\u201d she said. \u201cI cooperated with the United States government when it asked for my help, and now it has failed me\u2014and other survivors\u2014by demonstrating a profound disregard for the safety, protection, and well-being of victims of crimes like these.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some other Epstein\u2019s victims who worked as his assistants said their email exchanges\u2014which contain expressions of gratitude or affection that they say Epstein demanded\u2014are now being circulated on social media by people who aren\u2019t aware that the women are victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday evening, Edwards and Henderson petitioned the federal judges who oversaw the Epstein and Maxwell cases to order the DOJ to take down its Epstein document website, conduct a comprehensive search using the victim list, properly redact references to victims\u2019 names and appoint an independent special master to oversee the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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