Jeffrey Epstein Associates: 8 'John Does' Won't Be Named in Upcoming Evidence Release After Pleading With Court

A mysterious group of eight high-profile Jeffrey Epstein associates are MISSING from the roster of 177 names expected to be released by a federal judge next year, a RadarOnline.com investigation has exclusively learned.

It is unknown why the eight vanished from the list, but court records examined by RadarOnline.com showed the missing eight — known as Doe’s # 12, 28, 97, 107, 144, 147, 171, and 183 — filed court documents in a desperate attempt to remain anonymous in the scandalous case.

Their efforts were laid bare in a 2022 court document seeking to unearth their names five years after the now-settled federal lawsuit filed by victim Virginia L. Giuffre against Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

The legal document implied the eight big shots were attempting to protect their stellar reputations.

“It is vitally important for the public to understand how the sex trafficking of young girls by the wealthy and powerful was able to persist for years with impunity,” stated the legal brief filed by lawyers for the Miami Herald and its investigative reporter Julie Brown.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Judge Loretta Preska decided to expose Epstein’s unnamed associates after years of secrecy and legal gymnastics. The treasure trove of files will contain depositions, emails, legal letters, and other previously undisclosed materials, according to Daily Mail, which first broke the story.

Some of the prominent names expected to be exposed in the document dump include Prince Andrew, Jean-Luc Brunel, a French fashion model scout who was found hanged in his Paris jail cell, and a gaggle of world leaders, celebrities, and entrepreneurs.

According to published reports, John Doe #183 is suspected of being Epstein’s longtime pal and benefactor Les Wexner, the disgraced Victoria’s Secret founder.

Preka planned to unseal the names of the eight Does, but #183 vehemently pushed back, according to Business Insider.

"That Doe's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has been a subject of intense media coverage, and Doe 183's name has appeared in numerous places in unsealed portions of Ms. Maxwell's criminal trial transcript," Preska said referring to the madam’s sex trafficking conviction. "In the court's view, there's no reason to redact Doe 183 from the documents."

But Preska held her decision in abeyance since Doe 183 vowed to appeal the ruling, stated the Business Insider report which also noted Wexner, and the unnamed associate have the same lawyer.

For years, Wexner remained mostly mum about his relationship with Epstein until July 2019 when he issued a statement denying any knowledge of the trafficking operation until the creep was arrested and sentenced in 2008 to 13 months in county jail after pleading guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in West Palm Beach, Florida.

“Mr. Wexner was neither a party nor a witness to the legal proceedings between Ms. Giuffre and Ms. Maxwell,” a spokesperson told RadarOnline.com regarding a Business Insider report. “None of the parties deposed sought records from, or interviewed Mr. Wexner. The Court in the Giuffre/Maxwell litigation applied a protocol to the review of the sealed record. The protocol process and materials released conclusively confirmed Mr. Wexner’s non-participation in this litigation.”

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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Epstein was suspiciously found hanging in his New York jail cell in August 2019, while awaiting a sex trafficking trial.

Famed forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, who was hired by the Epstein’s family to examine the corpse refuted the New York City Medical Examiner’s suicide ruling and claimed the billionaire creep died from manual strangulation.