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(CNN) --
Ghislaine Maxwell will no longer fight to keep the names of eight 'John Does' secret and will let the court decide whether the names should be revealed, according to a letter dated Jan. 12.
The documents are part of a defamation lawsuit against Maxwell filed in 2015 by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claimed Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused her when she was a minor and that Maxwell aided in the abuse.
Maxwell, 60, faces up to 65 years in prison after being found guilty last month in federal court in New York on five federal charges, including child sex trafficking.
The charges related to her role in Epstein's sexual abuse of underage girls between 1994 and 2004.
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Giuffre's attorney had previously filed a brief on Wednesday, advocating that the names be released.
"After careful review of the detailed objections filed by non-plaintiffs 17, 53, 54, 55, 73, 93 and 151, counsel for Ghislaine Maxwell writes to inform the Court that she does not wish to address those objections further," the statement wrote. Maxwell's attorney, Laura Menninger.
"Each of the listed Does has counsel who has skillfully asserted their respective privacy rights. Ms. Maxwell therefore leaves this Court to review accordingly."
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"[T]he widespread aversion to the shame and negativity that can come from associating with Epstein and Maxwell is not enough to justify the continued sealing of information. This is especially true with regard to this highly public interest case, which involves serious allegations of child sex trafficking," wrote Guiffre's attorney, Sigrid McCawley.
"Now that Maxwell's criminal trial has come and gone, there is little reason to maintain protection over the vast swaths of information about Epstein and Maxwell's sex trafficking operation that were originally submitted under seal in this case."
McCawley said the court has already rejected other similar arguments for anonymity and the same standard should apply to the eight "John Does" who remain anonymous in court documents.
"In reviewing the objections of those Does, it is clear that their objections essentially reflect the objections to disclosure that this Court has already rejected: that disclosure of certain documents could be embarrassing, would expose non-parties to media attention , and could lead to some unfortunate association between non-parties and Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell," McCawley wrote.
McCawley added that at least two of the unidentified people - John Does 53 and 54, respectively - do not generally object or object to their names being released.
Maxwell was also convicted of transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and three related counts of conspiracy.
His lawyers plan to appeal.
CNN's Brian Vitagliano contributed to this report.
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