A list of nearly 200 names connected to Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conspiracy could soon be released by a New York judge.
Among those expected on the list are several high-ranking officials and celebrities and those who were known to have ties to Epstein, ABC News reported.
Until a judge ruled to unseal the list, the names have only been known as John and Jane Doe in court documents.
The deadline for objections to unsealing the names ended at midnight on Monday, nearly nine years after victim Virginia Giuffre filed a single defamation claim against Epstein’s partner in the sex trafficking conspiracy, Maxwell. The defamation case produced the names in legal depositions but were kept anonymous.
The defamation case set the stage for a sex trafficking case brought against Maxwell, who was found guilty of five of six charges and handed a 20-year prison sentence in December 2021.
Epstein was in jail and awaiting trial in 2019 when he decided to take his own life instead, something that has sparked countless conspiracy theories.
Now, US district judge Loretta Preska has ruled that unsealing the redacted names of about 180 John and Jane Does should go forward despite the embarrassment it could bring on high-profile figures.
The list is expected to contain publicly known associates or employees of Epstein and Maxwell or those who had flown on his planes.
The Guardian reported that former US President Bill Clinton was identified as “Doe 36” in the documents, having been mentioned in more than 50 of the redacted documents.
Giuffre alleged that she met Clinton on Epstein’s private island but did not accuse him of any wrongdoing. Clinton has denied visiting the island entirely.
After Epstein’s arrest in 2019, Clinton said he hadn’t talked with him“in well over a decade” and “has never been to Little St James Island, Epstein’s ranch in New Mexico, or his residence in Florida.”
The former president claims the pair stopped talking in 2005.
Another expected name is Prince Andrew, whom Giuffre also sought legal action against, alleging “sexual assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” The case was settled out of court.
The once-redacted documents have yet to be released.