[GRADE B — News reporting, February 2026]
In the February 2026 DOJ file release, attorneys representing survivors reported that the DOJ failed to redact the identities of at least 31 people who were victimized as children. This processing error exposed the identities of the very individuals the redaction system was designed to protect.
This dossier does NOT reproduce, reference, or provide any identifying details about these 31 individuals. Their accidental exposure represents a systemic failure in the DOJ's document processing — not an invitation to further disseminate their identities.
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: The accidental unredaction of 31 victim identities demonstrates that the DOJ's redaction process is inconsistent — simultaneously over-redacting co-conspirator names (the six names read on the House floor were improperly concealed) and under-redacting victim identities (31 children's names were accidentally exposed). The asymmetry — protecting alleged perpetrators while exposing victims — is the central finding, regardless of whether it resulted from incompetence or design.