A third round of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein was dropped Friday afternoon.
The 29 documents (411 pages in total) add to the trove of information that has already trickled out this week, showing how this sick pedophile uses his connections to the rich, powerful and famous to commit harm. It details how they recruited people and covered up the crime.
The files were ordered released last month by Manhattan federal judge Loretta Preska and are based on a 2015 lawsuit filed by Epstein's accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre against the sex offender's madam, Ghislaine Maxwell. These are some of the defamation lawsuits that were subsequently settled.
So far, the documents have also included the names of high-profile figures who once interacted with or collaborated with the late pedophile, from former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew to the late scientist Stephen Hawking. There is.
These included testimony from some of Epstein's teenage victims, some of whom were described as “sex slaves” who were forced to have sex with numerous “powerful people.”
What we know about Jeffrey Epstein's list of 170 associates
- On Wednesday, documents were released naming 170 associates of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The list included Michael Jackson, magician David Copperfield, Dr. Stephen Hawking, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and former President Bill Clinton, but Epstein's victims “referred to the girls. I like young people,” he said.
- Disgraced Prince Andrew, known as a friend of Epstein, is named in the document, and Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre previously sued Andrew, accusing him of sexual misconduct. was waking up. A royal expert says the company will “stand by” the Duke of York “no matter what”.
- Epstein's former lawyer and friend Alan Dershowitz defended the late billionaire's associates, saying “no one knew about his secret private life.” Dershowitz, who is on the list, added that simply showing up in court documents should not automatically result in a conviction in the court of public opinion.
- Epstein's brother, Mark Epstein, told the Post that former business tycoon Epstein was involved in overturning the 2016 election over what he knew about both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. He said it was a possibility. Candidates would have to cancel the election. ' That's what Jeffrey told me in 2016. ”
- Only some of the 170 names and their connections to Epstein have been made public. The rest of the document is likely to become public record within the next week.
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According to the files released Thursday, the victim, identified only as “Jane Doe 3,” said she was first approached by Maxwell in 1999 when she was 15 years old.
Epstein “demanded that the girl describe the incident with the men in order to potentially blackmail her,” the filing added.
The file details how Epstein allegedly forced the girl to have sex with Prince Andrew in at least three locations, including on the investor's private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This included an orgy involving “a large number” of underage girls.
The documents unsealed this week are among thousands of pages that had previously been released but were redacted in advance to hide names.
More documents are expected to be released on Monday, officials said.
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