‘John Doe’ Wants to Keep Documents Sealed in Epstein Suit

Judge to hold hearing about sealed documents on Wednesday
Man claims media frenzy would result with release of names

A protest group holds up signs of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Federal courthouse in New York on July 8, 2019.Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

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By Erik Larson

September 3, 2019 at 8:44 PM UTC

Updated on

September 3, 2019 at 9:06 PM UTC

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The Jeffrey Epstein saga has a “John Doe” now.

An anonymous man on Tuesday urged a New York judge to permanently keep secret many of the remaining sealed documents in a defamation lawsuit filed by one of Epstein’s alleged victims, Virginia Giuffre, against the late money manager’s confidante, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.