Khaberni - One of the survivors from American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who preferred to identify herself as "Jane Doe", was shocked when she learned that her name appeared several times in Epstein's files, which were published by the U.S. Department of Justice last Friday.
A Harsh Experience
Jane Doe said in an interview with the American news network "CNN" that her attempts to convince the Department of Justice to remove her name from the documents available to the public have so far been unsuccessful.
Jane Doe added that she personally witnessed Epstein's assaults in 2009, and reported her experience to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that same year.
This period of time is particularly important, as it came after Epstein pleaded guilty to two prostitution-related charges in Florida, following an agreement not to prosecute with federal prosecutors.
Jane Doe informed Justice Department officials over the weekend that her information had not been redacted, according to Justice Department email correspondence, and one official responded that he would forward her message to those responsible for the documents and the revision process.
Jane Doe continued to report to the Justice Department that her name was still public in Epstein's files, and her name was still visible on several sites, even until yesterday Monday.
Jane Doe said she has been requesting her file from the FBI for years and has expressed her extreme displeasure with the Justice Department's failure to redact her name and the names of other survivors.
She added that her entire experience makes her lack confidence in the agency's ability to protect current and future victims who may report assaults by Epstein.
Fears of Confession
Jane Doe warned about the fears of girls who are victims of Epstein of contacting the U.S. Department of Justice and confessing the events that happened to them, and said: "The reason behind my intense passion is that it is not just about me and what happened. I am very afraid for the young girls who are contacting the FBI now, asking for help, I am very afraid for them".
Jane Doe was one of more than 12 survivors alongside family members of the late victim Virginia Giuffre, who released a new statement yesterday Monday, expressing many concerns about the Justice Department releasing the files. They confirmed that there was "unusual and excessive deletion without any explanation", and that some victims' identities were left undeleted "causing real and immediate harm to them", and the survivors found it "difficult or impossible" to search for materials related to their experiences.
Following the release of its data by the U.S. Department of Justice, CNN reported that survivors are having difficulty navigating the "Epstein library" online hosted by the department, and are unable to find information pertaining to their cases.
In the statement, it was noted that "the survivors or their representatives were not contacted about what was withheld from publication, or why hundreds of thousands of documents were not disclosed before the legal deadline, or how the Justice Department will ensure not to disclose more victims' names incorrectly".
Jess Michaels, one of Epstein's survivors and the primary author of the group's statement, told CNN in an interview yesterday Monday: "The Justice Department's handling of the file release is the exact opposite of transparency".
She added "No one has contacted us, and we want to help the survivors, so let's talk about this matter. It is as clear as day. The Justice Department has violated the law".
