US court documents released on Wednesday have named Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, and other high-profile figures in connection with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The files, part of a case against Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, detail associations with the convicted financier but contain no major new allegations against those named.
Prince Andrew is accused of groping a woman, Johanna Sjoberg, in Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2001. Buckingham Palace has previously denied the claims, and the Duke of York has not commented on the latest documents. The prince settled a separate civil case with another accuser, Virginia Giuffre, in 2022, paying millions while maintaining his innocence.
Former US President Bill Clinton appears in multiple documents, though no wrongdoing is alleged. A 2019 statement from Clinton said he 'knows nothing' about Epstein's crimes. The files include testimony that Epstein told Sjoberg that Clinton 'likes them young', but Clinton's representatives have not addressed the remark directly.
Other names include Michael Jackson and David Copperfield, with no accusations of misconduct. The documents also reference Donald Trump, with Sjoberg testifying that Epstein once said he would call Trump when their plane diverted to Atlantic City. Sjoberg denied giving Trump a massage when asked.
The release follows an order by New York Judge Loretta Preska, who allowed most names to be published but kept some victims' identities redacted. More documents are expected in the coming days. Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor in 2009 and died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
