Court orders release of sealed docs about Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex ring
Source: Daily Beast
A federal appeals court has ordered the release of sealed court records pertaining to billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex ring--spelling a victory for the victims, whose lawyers said the documents will prove Epstein trafficked underage girls to his famous friends.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled certain records in a defamation lawsuit filed by accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre against Epstein's alleged madam, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, should be made public record.
In its opinion, the panel vacated a Manhattan federal judge's decision to keep the records secret and ordered the summary judgment record in the 2017 case to be unsealed--with minimal redactions--after it issues a mandate closing the case. The court also remanded the case to the district court for a review of the remaining sealed materials.
The court stated that "upon reviewing the summary judgment materials in connection with this appeal, we find that there is no countervailing privacy interest sufficient to justify their continued sealing."
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-court-orders-release-of-sealed-docs-about-alleged-sex-ring
This is one of the cases Alan Dershowitz has been involved in; he is named in some of the previously sealed documents. But he has only wanted some of the documents to be unsealed -- the ones he thinks will vindicate him.
The mystery appellants have 2 weeks to ask the court to reconsider.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-epstein-record-unsealed-20190703-xqdis2pnzzgrdgk4w724zrvaxa-story.html
The records will not be made public immediately. Mystery litigants in favor of keeping them sealed have roughly two weeks to file a formal request asking that all the 2nd Circuit judges consider their arguments.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,011 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,941 posts)that names explode into public view?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)He bears a striking resemblance to Epstein.
trueblue2007
(17,228 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)LET'S GO HERE
JUSTICE FOR THE GIRLS and who knows if some BOYS weren't pulled into this CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING RING
LET'S GO
whassup, Acosta
Page 1 of Epsteins big black book:
http://documents.gawker.com/jeffrey-epstein-s-little-black-book-1681447470
Nevermypresident
(781 posts)fingers crossed...
FailureToCommunicate
(14,014 posts)patphil
(6,182 posts)remember that a whole bunch of very powerful people, including Trump and Bill Clinton spent some time "visiting" with Jeffery Epstein, and partaking of his hospitality.
That's why Acosta buried the whole mess the first time around. And he got a cabinet post as a reward. Also, so Trump could keep a close watch on him.
The truth needs to come out, no matter who gets burned by it, and I believe it eventually will.
Patrick Phillips
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)But anyone who was proven to be involved in child rape should be sent to prison.
patphil
(6,182 posts)Epstein ran a full service operation.
Whether it's Trump, one of our guys or both, they all should go to jail. Epstein didn't only have 15 year old workers though, I've read that many of his "girls" were in their 20's.
70sEraVet
(3,504 posts)I think Trump will soon have Acosta resign -- that whole episode will stink to high heaven, and Trump will need to pretend that he doesn't know anything about Acosta or Epstein.
Auggie
(31,173 posts)Bet they win.
Hope I'm wrong.
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58Sunliner
(4,386 posts)That's why you said Harris should not have released records of the church, yet here you are doing the exact opposite.
"What other prosecutor do you know that has done that in a similar situation,
involving people who weren't ultimately prosecuted?"-your words to me.