An anonymous man has stepped forward to the courts and claimed that he does not want to be mentioned by his real name in any court papers related to the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein’s death.
The current legal proceedings are still mostly focused on the alleged involvement of Ghislaine Maxwell, and the story is far from over at this point.
And according to the man, he does not want to see his name attached to the controversial situation, because it would tarnish his reputation. His position was presented to the court by his attorneys, representing him as John Doe.
It is not clear what his involvement in the case is precisely, but his lawyers have pointed out that he does not have any direct knowledge of what the sealed materials under consideration contain.
However, the attorneys continued to state that these materials could implicate certain people in the wrong things due to the gravity of the situation.
They wrote a letter to Manhattan federal court judge Loretta Preska: “As a non-party to these proceedings, Doe lacks specific knowledge about the contents of the Sealed Materials. But it is clear that these materials implicate the privacy and reputational interests of many persons other than the two primary parties to this action, Giuffre and Maxwell.”
It continued with addressing the different documents in play: “Range of allegations of sexual acts involving Plaintiff and non-parties to this litigation, some famous, some not; the identities of non-parties who either allegedly engaged in sexual acts with Plaintiff or who allegedly facilitated such acts.”
Virginia Giuffre, also known as Virginia Roberts, the alleged Epstein victim at the center of a defamation case involving Maxwell, via her lawyer, Sigrid McCawley, is fighting for the information to be released.
McCawley explained: “There’s no agreement. Our proposal is to redact only Social Security numbers, the names of minor victims, and any confidential medical information.”
There have been no clues about the actual identity of the man. It is not even known if he is a prominent celebrity or a random person who got involved in the Epstein scandal somehow. Both would have valid cases for having their reputations tarnished.
However, it is entirely possible that he will end up getting swept by the major tides, as the Epstein case has had some very serious repercussions for various people, and it is clear that it will continue to do so in the coming weeks and months, as more revelations continue to come out.
One commenter stated: “No one is “special” enough not to be outed and punished for crimes against children. God bless and protect every ? child ?! They are precious and our future!!!❤️❤️???.”
Another person added: “what is taking so long to unseal these? What’s the problem? I’m sure we’d all like to see this before 2050. My goodness.”
It is not certain that proponents of the release will prevail.