Epstein case: judge agrees to keep documents on 2008 plea deal secret

Court grants prosecutors’ request amid concern that releasing materials could hinder investigation of financier’s associatesJeffrey Epstein, left, looks on during a bail hearing, in a 15 July court sketch. Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/ReutersA judge in New York has granted a request from prosecutors to keep secret documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s controversial 2008 sexual abuse plea deal, on the grounds that the materials could hamper their investigation of others in the f