etter to a federal judge in New York, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said the department had removed “several thousand” documents from public access while officials conduct additional reviews and corrections. Clayton said the takedowns included all materials flagged by victims or their legal representatives, as well as additional records identified internally by the department. The Justice Department said the disclosure resulted from a combination of technical and human errors during the redaction process and that new safeguards are being implemented to prevent further exposure of victim information. Attorneys representing Epstein survivors said the release had caused significant distress and raised safety concerns. Some victims reported receiving threats after their identities were exposed, lawyers told the court, urging stricter controls over future disclosures. The department said it does not plan to take the entire database offline but will repost documents once proper redactions are completed. Officials said corrected files would be returned to public access on a rolling basis. The release of the records is part of a broader effort to make Epstein-related materials public following years of litigation and congressional pressure for greater transparency in the handling of the case. Epstein a financier with powerful political and business connections, died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. His former associate Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of recruiting and grooming underage girls and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. Source: AP News