Thousands of hacked Epstein files made public

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Thousands of hacked Epstein files made public
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The US Department of Justice has released thousands of documents relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Photos, phone lists and notes are often partially redacted to protect the identities of potential victims. Among the files are images that may be from Sweden.

About 1,200 names of victims or their relatives have been identified and depersonalized by the Department of Justice.

The information comes from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch in a letter to Congress, The New York Times reports.

In the letter, Blanche says that “the scope of the material that must be reviewed” means that further disclosure may be forthcoming.

The Ministry of Justice stated late on Friday that not all documents could be made public, but that further publications will take place before the New Year.

Great interest

Access to the US Department of Justice's dedicated website for the so-called Epstein documents was limited due to the widespread interest in the published files.

But a recurring figure in several pictures was former US President, Democrat Bill Clinton, including in a bathtub.

The artists Michael Jackson and Diana Ross are also included in the image material, which was often not in itself compromising. In one file there is a photo album called "China, Paris, Stockholm" with blurry images.

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Large parts of the documents, both images and written notes and documents, were covered or masked by large black squares to hide details – often entire pages were classified.

The material uploaded to the US Department of Justice website consists of four groups of digital documents, a large portion of which consists of images.

"Currently, no new charges are pending, but the investigation continues," Blanche said in an interview on the Fox and Friends television program prior to publication.

A long line of women have come forward and told stories about how they were abused as young teenagers and offered as sex slaves to Epstein's powerful acquaintances.

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