A list of Jeffery Epstein’s alleged victims and associates some of whom have been accused of being involved in the  exploitation and abuse of underage girls were unsealed. That comes after a judge ruled in mid December that the information should be unsealed, but delayed the release until January to give those involved time to appeal their listing. More than 150 names may be made public as part of a settled civil lawsuit against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell who was found guilty of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse underage girls for at least a decade.

Viginia Giuffre who accused Maxwell of recruiting her for abuse. Giuffre has called Maxwell the mastermind behind Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.  Giufre told CBS News in July 2020 that Maxwell had access to very well-known people, including government officials, politicians and royalty. It is unclear who all the names are on the list, but many of them have already been mentioned in the media. Epstein’s associates were named in a settled civil defamation suit filed by Giufre in 2015 against Maxwell. The judge detailed the reasoning behind the publication of the names, noting that many had already been mentioned in the media. For others, the substance in question was not salacious and should not be kept sealed, the rulings said. Some “J. Does” are minors and possible victims, and Preska ruled that those names and “any identifying information” will remain sealed.

The inclusion of a name on the list does not indicate there are any allegations against the individual. After giving the listed “J. Does” about 14 days to object to the publication of their names. The ruling allows any impacted Doe the opportunity to appeal, the court documents said. After the window to appeal closes, the documents will be unsealed and posted to the docket. Epstein was accused of sexually assaulting countless teenage girls, some of them as young as 14 years old, according to prosecutors. Epstein allegedly exploited a vast network of underage girls for him and his wealthy clients to have sex with at his homes in Manhattan, Palm Beach Florida, and his private island near St. Thomas. He was also accused of utilizing a network of employees to ensure continued access to victims.

Britain’s Prince Andrew is one of the high-profile figures who has been accused of being one of Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators. Giuffre has alleged that she and the British royal had sex in three locations when she was underage. Andrew has denied any wrongdoing and has said he didn’t know anything about Epstein’s criminal behavior. Other high profile names include Bill Clinton who Giuffre stated that Epstein told her “Clinton likes them young”. The most shocking name being the late physician, Stephen Hawking. Where in an e-mail Epstein told Maxwell, to offer rewards to Giuffres acquaintances to disprove him. Especially that allegations against Hawking where the e-mail, “the strongest is the Clinton dinner, and the new version in the virgin isalnds that stven hawking partica-ted in an underage orgy  Epstein was charged by federal prosecutors in 2019 with one count of sex trafficking conspiracy and one count of sex trafficking with underage females.

The 66-year-old financier died by “suicide” in his jail cell in Manhattan a little over a month after being arrested. Charges against him were dropped after his death.  In June, JPMorgan Chase reached a 290 million dollar settlement with victims of Epstein over claims the bank overlooked the financier’s sex trafficking and abuse because it wanted to profit from a banking relationship with him.