“On Friday, the Department of Justice released three million pages from their files on Jeffrey Epstein, which included the unredacted names and personally identifying information of multiple survivors. Many of these women had not yet come forward and now face the agonizing ordeal of having their experiences brought into public scrutiny without their consent.  

This gross failure of the DOJ to fulfill their basic responsibility of protecting survivors demonstrates unacceptable carelessness. The clear contrast in the amount of care put into concealing the names of the alleged abusers in this case, compared to protecting the identity of survivors, shows where this administration’s priorities lie: in protecting people with power and privilege.  

When the systems meant to protect survivors fail them, survivors face even more traumatization. Survivors should be able to come forward if and when they feel ready—and not find their names and traumatic experiences published by their own government. 

Survivors deserve basic accountability.”