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Type: Court filing / legal correspondence (government submission)
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This is page 3 of a government filing dated July 28, 2020, addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan in the case against Ghislaine Maxwell. The government argues against the defense's request to publicly name victims/witnesses, calling the defense's argument 'absurd' and 'offensive' particularly regarding the suggestion that victims derive a 'benefit' from public identification. The document outlines the proposed protective order which would allow defense counsel to discuss identities privately but prohibits public dissemination to prevent harassment and intimidation.

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Name Role Context
Alison J. Nathan Judge
Addressee of the document (The Honorable)
Ghislaine Maxwell Defendant
Subject of the criminal case; seeking to publicly name victims
Jeffrey Epstein Associate
Mentioned in relation to litigation involving the defendant
Defense Counsel Lawyers for Maxwell
Advocating for the right to publicly name victims
The Government Prosecution
Arguing for a protective order to keep victim names sealed

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Text mentions litigation relating to 'Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell.'
The Government Adversarial/Legal Defense Counsel
Dispute over protective order terms and naming of victims.

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"The Government has repeatedly asked defense counsel to explain how or why it would need to publicly name victims of sexual abuse to prepare for trial, and the defense repeatedly has declined to do so, presumably because the argument borders on the absurd."
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"Beyond the offensive notion that victims of sexual abuse experience a 'benefit' by making the incredibly difficult decision to share their experience publicly, the suggestion that victims who receive this supposed 'benefit' should receive fewer protections than the law ordinarily offers to victims in criminal cases is alarming."
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"Permitting defense counsel to publicly identify witnesses who have not identified themselves on the record in this case risks subjecting witnesses to harassment and intimidation..."
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