Ghislaine Maxwell will no longer fight to keep names of eight high-profile ‘John Does’ secret

Six of the ‘John Does’ are reported to have objected to the seal being lifted on their identities, with one insisting that were it to be revealed, he would be "hounded" by the media. At present, these eight peoples are listed only as "Non-Parties 17, 53, 54, 55, 56, 73, 93 and 151" and presumed to be men, but it remains to be seem whether Judge Lorretta Preska will reveal their identities by unsealing them in court. Menninger went on to say that "Each of the listed Does has counsel who have ably asserted their own respective privacy rights. Ms. Maxwell therefore leaves it to this Court to conduct the appropriate review consistent with the Order and Protocol from Unsealing Decided Motions." Moreover, while the case was settled confidentially at the time, Preska has gradually been approving the release of hundreds of documents regarding the case after media organisations applied to have access. These names of these eight involved parties could simply be the next.