Manhattan Court Signals Move to Open Epstein Teen Sex Documents

A federal appeals court in New York today said it’s inclined to start unsealing some documents that could shed new light on the teen sex trafficking case against Miami hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta’s role in Epstein’s controversial plea deal.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said it intends to open documents filed in connection with a summary judgment motion in a federal defamation lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s alleged victims, against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre alleges Maxwell and Epstein recruited her into a forced sex ring at Epstein’s ...