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George Chidi

DARK SECRETS: Some epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks | Vintage Vibes

A compilation of redacted pages from documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case released by the Department of Justice.
A compilation of redacted pages from documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case released by the Department of Justice. Illustration: Guardian Design/Images via US Justice Department

People examining documents released by the Department of Justice in the Jeffrey Epstein case discovered that some of the file redaction can be undone with Photoshop techniques, or by simply highlighting text to paste into a word processing file.

Un-redacted text from these documents began circulating through social media on Monday evening. An exhibit in a civil case in the Virgin Islands against Darren K Indyke and Richard D Kahn, two executors of Epstein’s estate, contains redacted allegations explaining how Epstein and his associates had facilitated the sexual abuse of children. The exhibit was the second amended complaint in the state case against Indyke and Kahn.

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