Federal judge Richard Berman in Manhattan rejected the government's request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case. The ruling followed a separate decision by the judge presiding over Ghislaine Maxwell's case, who also denied the government's request. Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence after conviction on sex-trafficking charges for aiding Epstein's sexual abuse of girls and young women. Jeffrey Epstein died in jail while awaiting trial. The denials keep the grand jury transcripts sealed and unavailable for public review. A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment.
A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex-trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government's request to unseal grand jury transcripts.
The ruling on Wednesday by federal judge Richard Berman in Manhattan came after the judge presiding over the case against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell also turned down the government's request.
Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence after her conviction on sex-trafficking charges for helping Epstein sexually abuse girls and young women.
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