Hundreds of pages of unsealed documents from a lawsuit connected to deceased American pedophile Jeffrey Epstein have been released. CNN reported Wednesday this is the first set of documents to be unsealed under a December 18 court order, with more expected in the coming weeks.The documents are expected to include about 200 names, including some of Epstein’s accusers, business executives, politicians and other celebrities. The first batch of documents did not appear to contain any bombshell revelations. However, this is the first time these documents have been released through the legal system.“She has consistently and vehemently maintained her innocence,” said Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers. The documents contain excerpts of depositions taken from Maxwell and Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre. There is a deposition from his accuser Johanna Sjoberg, who described Prince Andrew touching her breast in a joking manner while taking photos.Prince Andrew and Giuffre reached a settlement in her sexual abuse lawsuit against him. Andrew has denied the allegations against him.Sjoberg recalled in her 2016 deposition Epstein spoke to her about former US president Bill Clinton.“He said one time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls,” said Sjoberg. When asked if Clinton was a friend of Epstein’s, she said she understood he had dealings with himA Clinton spokesperson confirmed in 2019 he had flown on Epstein’s private jet, but he did not know about his crimes. A Clinton spokesperson reiterated this denial and said it has now been about 20 years since he had contact with Epstein. He has not been accused of any crimes or wrongdoing. Sjoberg’s story has been public, but this is the first time her deposition has been unsealed. She worked some times for Epstein, and she has said he pressured her to go beyond her comfort level at times when giving erotic massages.Giuffre alleged in her deposition Maxwell directed her to have sexual contact with people such as Andrew, former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, American computer scientist Marvin Minsky, French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel, and American investor Glenn Dubin.When connections to Epstein’s misconduct came out in 2019, a Dubin spokesperson said he and his wife Eva were “outraged by the allegations against them in the unsealed court records and categorically reject them.” The same portion of that deposition has three unnamed people that were not revealed. Giuffre alleged Maxwell directed her to have sexual relations with an unnamed prince, the owner of a large hotel chain, and a redacted name. It is unclear from the document whether or not she had sexual contact with any of these people. Other records unsealed are legal motions filed by the attorneys.The US Virgin Islands reached a settlement in a sex trafficking case against Epstein’s estate in 2022. READ MORE: Epstein's tropical islands to be sold to settle US$105-million suit in US Virgin IslandsThe settlement of more than US$105 million was reached after the US Virgin Islands’ found him accountable after he was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls and of causing environmental damage on the two islands he owned. The islands will be sold as part of the settlement.
