On Wednesday, hundreds of pages of unsealed records from a lawsuit involving suspected sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were made public.
The documents, including previously unsealed data, are believed to contain roughly 200 names, including some of Epstein's accusers, famous entrepreneurs, politicians, and possibly more.
The initial batch of documents did not appear to contain any shocking information. Much of the information contained within them has already been made public via media stories and other legal actions. However, this is the first time these documents, filed with a court, have been made public through the legal system.
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On Wednesday, Ghislaine Maxwell's solicitors stated, "She has consistently and vehemently maintained her innocence."
The materials include passages from Maxwell and Virginia Roberts Giuffre's depositions. There is also a deposition from Johanna Sjoberg, who described Prince Andrew jokingly stroking her breast while shooting photos in the document.
Sjoberg's account has already been made public, but this is the first time her deposition has been made public. She worked with Epstein at times, and she claims he pushed her to go beyond her comfort zone when it came to performing sexualized massages.
According to a court document submitted by her attorneys on Tuesday, Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre previously agreed an out-of-court settlement in her sexual abuse complaint against him. Andrew has disputed the accusations leveled against him.
As previously reported, the deposition transcripts reference several significant individuals, including Andrew and former US President Bill Clinton.
In her 2016 deposition, Sjoberg stated that Epstein mentioned Bill Clinton.
In 2019, a Clinton spokeswoman confirmed that the former president had traveled aboard Epstein's private plane but claimed Clinton was unaware of the financier's "terrible crimes."
On Wednesday, a Clinton official maintained the 2019 denial, telling CNN that it had now "been nearly 20 years since President Clinton last had contact with Epstein." Clinton has not been charged with any crimes or wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.
In her evidence, Johanna Sjoberg also mentioned being on one of Epstein's planes when the pilots notified them they needed to land in Atlantic City. Epstein then advised they get in touch with Donald Trump.
The materials are from a settled case brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an American woman who claimed Epstein sexually molested her as a teenager and that Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, assisted in the abuse.
Many of the alleged victims and associates have previously given public interviews and been named in the media. Inclusion in the newly unredacted records does not imply misconduct or a violation of the law.
According to court records, some victims' identities have been withheld owing to the sensitive nature of the offenses.
Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal charges of running a sex trafficking organization and sexually abusing hundreds of minor females.
Epstein committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial. Prosecutors in New York indicted Maxwell on multiple counts of sex trafficking. She was found guilty in 2021.
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