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Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton are among the more than 100 people named in newly-published legal documents linked to the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The disclosure of the first batch of court files include the names of victims, friends and associates of the sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell – although many others will have no direct link to Epstein.
The plan to release the documents had prompted rumors that they contained a list of “clients” or “co-conspirators,” and misinformation about their contents is continuing to run rampant on social media.
Still, the records do include some fresh details about the financier’s sexual abuse of teenage girls, and offer a reminder of how he leveraged his powerful connections to recruit his victims and help cover up his crimes.
The documents unsealed this week are the latest of thousands previously made public in lawsuits involving Epstein. About 250 more are expected to be released in the future.
WHO IS JEFFREY EPSTEIN?
A millionaire known for associating with celebrities, politicians, billionaires and academic stars, Epstein became the subject of a police investigation in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2005 after he was accused of paying a 14-year-old girl for sex. He was arrested in 2006.
Dozens of other underage girls described similar sexual abuse, but prosecutors ultimately allowed the financier to plead guilty in 2008 to a charge involving a single victim. He served 13 months in a jail work-release program.
Some famous acquaintances abandoned Epstein after his conviction, including former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, but many did not. Epstein continued to mingle with the rich and famous for another decade, often through philanthropic work.
Reporting by the Miami Herald renewed interest in the scandal, and federal prosecutors in New York charged Epstein in 2019 with sex trafficking. He killed himself in jail while awaiting trial.
The U.S. attorney in Manhattan then prosecuted Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell for helping recruit his underage victims. She was convicted in 2021 and is serving a 20-year prison term.
Here are the people named in the documents?
- Andrew Albert Christian Edwards, Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain
- Bill Clinton, former US president
- Donald Trump, businessman and former US president
- David Copperfield, American stage magician
- John Connelly, New York police detective turned investigative journalist who investigated Epstein
- Alan Dershowitz, prolific lawyer and pundit who represented Epstein in 2006
- Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and film producer famous for his roles in Titanic and Inception
- Al Gore, former US vice president under Bill Clinton
- Stephen Hawking, British physicist and science author
- Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister
- Michael Jackson, famed musician known as the “King of Pop”
- Marvin Minksy, artificial intelligence pioneer
- Kevin Spacey, actor known for his roles in Se7en and House of Cards, found not guilty of sexual assault in 2023
- George Lucas, American film director and creator of the Star Wars saga
- Jean Luc Brunel, French model agency boss and alleged Epstein co-conspirator who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial
- Cate Blanchett, Australian actor who starred in The Lord of the Rings and Tár
- Naomi Campbell, British model
- Sharon Churcher, British journalist
- Bruce Willis, actor famous for his roles in Die Hard and The Sixth Sense
- Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico
- Cameron Diaz, actor who starred in Shrek and There’s Something About Mary
- Eva Andersson-Dubin, former Miss Sweden who once dated Epstein, and her husband
- Glenn Dubin, an American hedge fund manager
- Noam Chomsky, linguist and political philosopher
- Tom Pritzker, American tycoon and philanthropist
- James Michael Austrich
- Juan and Maria Alessi, husband and wife working at Epstein’s home in Florida
- Janusz Banasiak, served as Epstein’s Palm Beach house manager
- Victoria Bean
- Rebecca Boylan
- Dana Burns
- Dr Mona Devansean, treated Virginia Roberts
- Dr Chris Donahue, treated Virginia Roberts
- Ron Eppinger, sex trafficker
- Daniel Estes
- Annie Farmer, accused Epstein of sexual assault
- Louis Freeh, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Fredrick Fekkai, celebrity hairstylist
- Alexandra Fekkai, son of celebrity hairstylist
- Jo Jo Fontanella, Epstein’s butler
- Crystal Figueroa, sister of Anthony Figueroa who dated Virginia Roberts in the early 2000s
- Anthony Figueroa, Virginia Robert’s former boyfriend
- Eric Gany
- Meg Garvin, represented Virginia Roberts
- Sheridan Gibson-Butte,
- Ross Gow, Maxwell’s press agent
- Fred Graff
- Robert Giuffre
- Philip Guderyon
- Alexandra Hall
- Dr Carol Hayek, treated Virginia Roberts
- Dr John Harris,treated Virginia Roberts
- Joanna Harrison
- Shannon Harrison
- Victoria Hazel
- Brittany Henderson
- Brett Jaffe
- Forest Jones
- Sarah Kellen, Epstein’s former assistant
- Carol Kess
- Dr Karen Kutikoff, treated Virginia Roberts
- Paul Lavery
- Dr Steven Olson
- Stephen Kaufmann
- Wendy Leigh, author
- Dr Judith Lightfoot, treated Virginia Roberts
- Peter Listerman
- Tom Lyons
- Dr Darshanee Majaliyana, treated Virginia Roberts
- Nadia Marcinkova, alleged friend of Epstein’s
- Bob Meister
- Jamie Melanson
- Lynn Miller, mother of Virginia Roberts
- Donald Morrell
- David Mullen
- David Norr
- Joe Pagano
- May Paluga
- Stanley Pottinger
- Detective Joe Recarey, investigated reports of sexual abuse against children by Epstein
- Chief Michael Reiter, responsible for investigation of sexual abuse against children by Epstein
- Rinaldo and Debra Rizzo
- Sky Roberts
- Kimblerley Roberts
- Lynn Roberts
- Virginia Roberts, now known as Virginia Roberts Giuffre, accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault
- Haley Robson, named as a “teen recruiter” for Epstein in police documents
- Dave Rodgers, private jet pilot for Epstein
- Alfredo Rodriquez, butler at Epstein’s Florida home
- Scott Rothinson
- Forest Sawyer
- Dough Schoetlle,investigator
- Johanna Sjoberg, claims she was sexually abused while underage by Epstein. Also claimed Prince Andrew touched her breast
- Cecilia Stein
- Marianne Strong
- Mark Tafoya
- Emmy Taylor, Maxwell’s ex-personal assistant
- Brent Tindall
- Kevin Thompson
- Ed Tuttle
- Les Wexner, founder of L Brands and a former business partner of Epstein
- Cresenda Valdes
- Emma Vaghan
- Anthony Valladares
- Christina Venero, licensed massage therapist
- Maritza Vazquez
- Dr Wah Wah, treated Virginia Roberts
- Vicky Ward, investigative journalist and author
- Jarred Weisfield
- Sharon White
- Courtney Wild
