Four images seen by BBC Verify show partially clothed women with their faces and bodies unredacted.
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The files seen by BBC Verify are among thousands of documents lawyers say they have discovered that contain identifying information about dozens of Epstein's victims.
Victims groups first spoke out about the issue at the weekend when the New York Times reported nearly 40 separate images had been published as part of the Epstein files on Friday.
On Tuesday, a New York judge said the Department of Justice (DoJ) had agreed to quickly fix the issue after victims called for the website to be shut down until names and images could be properly redacted.
The DoJ removed thousands of documents from its website, stating that the files had been uploaded due to "technical or human error". The department said it was continuing to examine new requests, as well as checking whether there were any other documents that might need further redaction.
BBC Verify found independently that a number of images of identifiable people were still online on Wednesday, despite the US government stating it was tackling the issue of incomplete redactions the previous day. We have approached the DoJ for comment and supplied the names of unredacted files.
"The damage done is irreparable," Brad Edwards, a lawyer representing the victims, said in a statement.
Four of the images identified by BBC Verify showed partially clothed young females with their faces and bodies unredacted.
They were found during a general search of the millions of files released for evidence of Epstein's interactions with public figures.
Photos of other people appear to have been redacted in some documents but left unredacted elsewhere. One document contained two versions of the same picture, one showing the face covered with a black square and another that showed the face in full.
Another video also identified someone who was seen lifting up her shirt and showing her breast to the camera.
Department of Justice (DoJ) officials were tasked with redacting all se
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