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Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case

Dec 9, 2025, 6:26 AM | Updated: 8:18 am

FILE — Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speak...

FILE — Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference to announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell for her alleged role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein, July 2, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case