Epstein survivors speak out after lives 'turned upside down' as thousands of files identify victims

Jeffrey Epstein survivors have been left outraged after thousands of files released earlier this week included identifiable details of potential victims.

On Friday (January 30), the US Justice Department released the latest Epstein files, consisting of three million documents, 180,000 images and 2,000 pieces of video footage.

The likes of Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were mentioned in the files, while a number of Epstein survivors included in the documents have supposedly had their details redacted.

Following the release, several survivors have said their identities have been compromised, with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) having now removed thousands of documents as a result.

“This latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files is being sold as transparency, but what it actually does is expose survivors,” a statement from survivors read.

“Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected.

A new batch of files were released in relation to Epstein (Kypros/Getty Images)

"That is outrageous. As survivors, we should never be the ones named, scrutinized, and retraumatized while Epstein’s enablers continue to benefit from secrecy. This is a betrayal of the very people this process is supposed to serve."

According to the BBC, the release included email addresses and photos in which survivors could potentially be identified.

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, told ABC’s This Week there had been some errors in redacting information, but that it was being rectified quickly.

“Every time we hear from a victim or their lawyer that they believe that their name was not properly redacted, we immediately rectified that," he said.

"And the numbers we’re talking about, just so the American people understand, we’re talking about 0.001% of all the materials."

Meanwhile, the Department of Justice has since written to federal judge Richard Berman explaining: "All documents requested by victims or counsel to be removed by yesterday evening have been removed for further redaction."

Andrew was mentioned in the files (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Survivors have been speaking about the impact it has had on them, with Annie Farmer telling the BBC: "It's hard to focus on the new information that has been brought to light because of how much damage the DOJ has done by exposing survivors in this way."

Meanwhile, Lisa Phillips told BBC Newsday: "The DOJ has violated all three of our requirements.

"Number one, many documents still haven't been disclosed. Number two, the date set for release has long passed. And number three, DOJ released the names of many of the survivors.

"We feel like they're playing some games with us but we're not going to stop fighting."

The newly-released Epstein files contain three million documents (Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)

In response to the errors, the DOJ told CBS that it 'takes victim protection very seriously and has redacted thousands of victim names in the millions of published pages to protect the innocent'.

Tyla has contacted the DOJ for comment.