Two individuals who said they are “survivors” of abuse at the hands of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein asked a federal judge to ensure their names and identifying details remain redacted if the Justice Department succeeds in its effort to unseal grand jury transcripts from the prosecutions of Epstein and his associate,

A federal judge in Florida denied a Justice Department request to unseal grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Epstein, according to a public order released Wednesday. The request is one of three made by the Justice Department to judges in New York and Florida seeking to unseal records from federal investigations into Epstein.