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Key takeaways from the new Epstein documents

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Dozens of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein are being placed in the public eye - shedding light on the horror web of abuse and remarkable celebrity that surrounded the notorious paedophile.

Thousands of pages of documents will continue to come out in the coming days as part of a lawsuit brought by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre against the disgraced financier’s right-hand, Ghislaine Maxwell. The first set of 40 documents came on 3 January, followed by another set of 19 the following day.

These documents had been previously sealed or redacted, concealing the identities of over 100 victims, associates, or friends of Epstein, each identified as “J Doe” along with a distinctive identifying number. Now, those monikers are being replaced with real names, with the exception of sex abuse victims.

While much of what has been included in documents released so far was already widely known, the papers are still studded with the names of prominent individuals including former presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, David Copperfield, Michael Jackson and Leonardo DiCaprio.

The majority of the

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