More than 150 names connected to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein began to be unsealed Wednesday as part of a settled lawsuit between alleged victim Virginia Giuffre and Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, revealing documents involving figures like Prince Andrew, former President Bill Clinton and law professor Alan Dershowitz (all listed have denied allegations of wrongdoing).
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Cipriani Wall Street on March 15, 2005 in New York City.
Bill Clinton: "I knew [Epstein] had dealings with Bill Clinton … He said one time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls.” (Attachment 12, Johanna Sjoberg’s 2016 deposition)
“I have already suffered such a terrible and painful loss over the last few days that I can't even see what life after press he'll even looks like - statements that don't address all just lead to more questions..what is my relationship to clinton? Andrew on and on. Let's rest till monday. I need head space” (Attachment 1, from an email sent by Ghislaine Maxwell to her lawyer Philip Barden and her press agent, Ross Gow)
“I can't recollect having a meal with them, but just so we are clear, the allegations that President Clinton had a meal on Jeffrey’s island are 100% false. Q: But he may have had a meal on Jeffrey’s plane? A: I’m sure he had a meal on Jeffrey’s plane.” (Attachment 4, from Maxwell’s deposition)
Prince Andrew: “Defendant [Maxwell] even testified that she did not recall having Ms. Giuffre at her London townhome with Prince Andrew. Defendant stuck to this incredible story despite flight logs establishing her traveling to London with Ms. Giuffre and despite a photograph the three – Ms. Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Defendant – all standing together in Defendant’s home.” (Attachment 6)
“I came up and saw Virginia, Jeffrey, Prince Andrew, Ghislaine in the room … At one point, Ghislaine told me to come upstairs, and we went into a closet and pulled out the puppet, the caricature of Prince Andrew, and brought it down. ... They put the puppet on Virginia's lap, and I sat on Andrew's lap, and they put the puppet's hand on Virginia's breast, and Andrew put his hand on my breast, and they took a photo.” (Attachment 12, Sjoberg’s deposition, describing a 2001 trip to Epstein’s New York home)
David Copperfield: “Q: Did you observe David Copperfield to be a friend of Jeffrey Epstein's? A. Yes. Q. Did Copperfield ever discuss Jeffrey's involvement with young girls with you? A. He questioned me if I was aware that girls were getting paid to find other girls.” (Attachment 12, Sjoberg’s deposition, describing a dinner at Epstein’s home)
Michael Jackson: “I met Michael Jackson ... At Jeffrey's house in Palm Beach. Q: Did you massage him? A: I did not.” (Attachment 12, Sjoberg’s deposition)
Glenn Dubin and Eva Dubin: “Q: Did you ever instruct Johanna to massage Glenn Dubin? A: I don't believe — I have no recollection of it.” (Attachment 3, Maxwell’s deposition)
Alan Dershowitz: “One such powerful individual that Epstein forced then-minor Jane Doe #3 to have sexual relations with was former Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, a close friend of Epstein’s and well-known criminal defense attorney. Epstein required Jane Doe #3 to have sexual relations with Dershowitz on numerous occasions while she was a minor, not only in Florida but also on private planes, in New York, New Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.” (Attachment 9)
It’s unclear how long it will take for all of the unsealed names and documents to be made public. Two people whose names are sealed are appealing to keep their names hidden, including a person described as “Doe 110,” an individual whose “name and association with Epstein has been widely publicized by the media.” Their appeal remains pending. Another person in the case, identified only as “Doe 107,” had already been fighting to keep her name sealed, arguing she “faces a risk of physical harm in her country of residence.” The judge has asked Doe 107—who was not listed as part of the names to be unsealed—to provide additional information to support her case by Jan. 22.
Who else the unsealed names will include, or what the unredacted documents will say. The full list of unsealed names is believed to include victims, associates and employees of Epstein, which could involve more high-profile names in addition to the ones released Wednesday. The court filing listing the names to be unsealed notes most of the people have already had their association with Epstein publicly reported in the media or in court, and while there is the possibility of explosive claims coming out about high-profile figures, Preska noted the information involving many of the listed people that will be unsealed is “not salacious.”
Several names will remain sealed in the case. Those associates, referred to in court filings as “J. Doe,” include multiple alleged victims whose allegations have not been made public, with the court ruling their privacy interests outweigh the public interest in their names being unsealed. Others whose names remain sealed include someone who was mistakenly identified and characterized as an “alleged perpetrator” in a photograph and two people described by the court as “classic outsider[s], peripheral to the events at issue.” The Herald has said it will appeal the decision to keep those names hidden.
Giuffre sued Maxwell in 2015, accusing the Epstein associate of “wrongfully subject[ing] Giuffre to public ridicule, contempt and disgrace” by trying to discredit the alleged victim’s claims about Epstein and painting her as a “liar.” Though the lawsuit was settled in 2017, the Herald has spent the ensuing years fighting for information in the case to be unsealed, and the latest list of names follow a spate of other documents being unsealed in the case, revealing new claims of sexual abuse; that former President Donald Trump appeared on Epstein’s flight logs; and Giuffre testifying Clinton visited Epstein’s private island, which he denies. Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, allegedly abused upwards of 100 victims between 2002 and 2018, and the financier has been linked to a number of high-profile figures, including billionaires Bill Gates and Glenn Dubin and Noam Chomsky, though they have not been accused of any wrongdoing. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for aiding in Epstein’s abuse and conspiring with him to sexually abuse minors. Giuffre separately sued Prince Andrew for sexual abuse, which was settled out of court.
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