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The public could soon learn more about the close associates of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
An appeals court ruling this week means the 2006 grand jury records in a case involving the wealthy financier could be released if a judge orders that to happen.
The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a ruling from a Palm Beach judge who said he didn't have the authority to release the documents.
Media outlets have wanted to see the grand jury records to help explain why Epstein was only charged with "Solicitation of a Prostitute," rather than the more serious charges of sexually assaulting many underage girls at his Palm Beach estate and elsewhere over several years.
The documents could reveal many of the people who flew to Epstein's private island, where many of the alleged crimes occurred.
The money manager would years later face sex trafficking charges in a case out of New York, but died of an apparent suicide while awaiting trial in 2019.