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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 682 Filed 06/24/22 Page4of4 the Government correctly notes, while these statements do implicate privacy interests that might justify certain redactions, those interests here belong to the witnesses themselves, none of whom has sought to submit her statement under seal. Dkt. No. 673 at 2. It follows that the Defendant fails to present any sufficiently weighty countervailing factors or higher values to override the presumption in favor of public access. See Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 124 (2d Cir. 2006). Accordingly, the Defendant’s request for redactions is denied. In sum, all seven written statements received by the Court are deemed part of the record. The Court will consider them only for what they permissibly may be considered. The Government shall promptly docket the written statements without redactions. Annie Farmer, Kate, and Virginia Giuffre may present an in-person statement at sentencing if they wish to do SO. The Government shall provide copies of this Order to counsel for the seven individuals who submitted statements by no later than today, June 24, 2022. SO ORDERED. Dated: June 24, 2022 kh \) if New York, New York ALISON J. NATHAN United States Circuit Judge, sitting by designation DOJ-OGR-00010747