The articles include names of dozens of powerful men who associated with financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
The names of dozens of prominent men with alleged ties to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein have been made public after court records that were part of a 2015 case brought by one of Epstein’s main accusers were revealed.
The remarks were part of a long-settled defamation case brought by Virginia Giuffre against Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was once Epstein’s girlfriend.
Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for sex crimes she committed with Epstein, who socialized with bankers, royals and celebrities before pleading guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008. She died by suicide in prison in 2019 while He was awaiting trial for sex trafficking. charges.
New York Judge Loretta Preska ruled last month that the documents could be unsealed, saying there was no legal justification for keeping them private.
The first batch of documents, nearly 950 pages long (PDF), began publishing Wednesday evening. More items are expected to be opened or removed in the coming days.
Dozens of women have accused Epstein of forcing them to provide sexual services to him and his guests on his private Caribbean island and at homes he owned in New York, Florida and New Mexico.
The latest documents include references to men such as former US presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Britain’s Prince Andrew, billionaire Tom Pritzker and lawyer Alan Dershowitz.
The appearance of the names in court documents is not proof of wrongdoing and does not indicate that the men face charges.
Many have previously denied the claims made or having any knowledge of Epstein’s activities.
Prince Andrew was stripped of most of his royal titles due to his association with Epstein and settled a civil lawsuit with Giuffre last year for an undisclosed sum.
Maxwell, the daughter of British media mogul Robert Maxwell, is appealing her conviction.
Giuffre accused Maxwell of recruiting her as a minor for Epstein to abuse.
Preska, who is overseeing the case, ruled that some names would remain confidential, including those of people who were children when Epstein abused them.
