Legal

Legal Requests & Content Policy

Last updated: March 1, 2026

Our Mission

Epstein Exposed is a non-commercial public interest project that indexes documents publicly released by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R.4405). All documents in this database are U.S. government public records, federal court filings, or materials entered into the public record through official legal proceedings. We did not create these documents—we organize them so the public can access and understand them.

For Victims & Survivors

We proactively protect confirmed victims. We have already redacted 13 confirmed survivors from our database. If you are a victim or survivor whose information appears on this site, we want to help.

•Submit a confidential request at /redaction-request
•Requests are processed within 5 business days
•We support attorney-coordinated requests — download our fillable PDF form
•All redaction requests are treated as confidential

What We Require for Victim Redaction

To process a victim redaction request, we require verification of victim status. Acceptable forms of verification include:

A specific court filing or case number identifying the individual as a victim
Proof of participation in the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program
A victim notification letter from the DOJ or U.S. Attorney's Office
A filed victim impact statement or declaration
Other verifiable legal documentation of victim status

Important: Self-identification alone is insufficient. We verify all claims to prevent associates and other non-victims from using victim privacy protections to suppress public records.

What We Will NOT Remove

Public government records: Accurate references to individuals in publicly released government records who are not confirmed victims.
Official releases: Documents publicly released by the DOJ, FBI, federal courts, or congressional committees.
Associate information: Information about individuals who were associates, employees, recruiters, or co-conspirators as documented in public records.
Protected speech: Content protected by the First Amendment and the public records doctrine.

Legal Framework

This site operates under well-established legal protections for the publication of lawfully obtained public records:

First Amendment: Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn (1975), The Florida Star v. B.J.F. (1989), Bartnicki v. Vopper (2001) — the press and public may lawfully publish truthful information obtained from public records.
17 U.S.C. § 105: Works of the United States government are not subject to copyright protection.
CVRA (18 U.S.C. § 3771): The Crime Victims' Rights Act does not create a private cause of action against third-party publishers of public records.
DOJ redaction failures: Redaction errors by the government in publicly released documents do not create downstream liability for third parties who lawfully obtained those documents.

How to Submit a Legal Request

Victim redaction: /redaction-request (confidential portal)
Attorney redaction form (PDF): Download fillable PDF form (for legal representatives)
DMCA notices: [email protected] (see our DMCA policy)
Other legal correspondence: [email protected]

We respond to all legitimate legal inquiries. Frivolous demands or attempts to misuse victim privacy protections to suppress public records will be documented.

Response Timeline

Victim redaction requests: 5 business days
DMCA takedown notices: 10 business days
Legal demand letters: We will acknowledge receipt and respond after review
Emergency requests: Email [email protected] with "URGENT" in the subject line