A New York judge has ordered the release of more than 170 names connected to Jeffrey Epstein beginning in January, an unprecedented disclosure which will likely connect some of the world’s richest and most powerful individuals to the deceased pedophile for the first time.
U.S. District Court Judge Loretta Preska gave her ruling in a case brought by Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Roberts against Ghislaine Maxwell, the aide to Epstein who was convicted of grooming young girls and introducing them to him for abuse. The suit against Maxwell by Roberts began in 2016, and ever since media outlets have been filing motions to secure the publication of documents in the case.
Critical to the decision, Preska cites, are previous interviews given by individuals connected to Epstein and who are among the 177 under consideration, including housekeepers at his private island in the Caribbean. The ruling provides the individuals 14 days to file any objections.
