Prince Andrew, Michael Jackson and even Stephen Hawking are on the list of celebrities who have visited Jeffrey Epstein's island, according to documents revealed by a New York judge since Wednesday evening.
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Several lists have already been leaked on social networks without the QMI agency being able to verify their accuracy or origin.
In an article published on Thursday, Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera mentioned new names in addition to the already known names of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.
Among the names mentioned in the Middle East media we find Prince Andrew, Michael Jackson, Stephen Hawking, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, David Copperfield, Jean-Luc Brunel and Alan Dershowitz.
More names are expected to be announced as documents are released.
More than 950 pages of court documents were released on Wednesday, allowing the identification of nearly 200 names who allegedly visited the island of Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier accused of sex crimes but who committed suicide in prison in 2019 before being sentenced became. AFP recalled on Wednesday evening.
However, there is no evidence of the slightest illegal or reprehensible behavior on their part, the news agency confirmed.
The documents were submitted as part of the defamation lawsuit filed against Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015, Al Jazeera reported.
Mr. Epstein's ex-wife and accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in June for sex trafficking of minors.
Prince Andrew
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The documents revealed allegations of sexual assault against this member of the British royal family, according to Al Jazeera.
Johanna Sjoberg, one of several women who accused Epstein of sexual abuse, claimed that Prince Andrew placed a hand on her breast in 2001 in the presence of Mr Epstein and Ms Maxwell.
When the incident appeared in the media, the prince denied the facts.
Alan Dershowitz
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The Harvard University law professor is the subject of allegations from an unidentified woman who said Epstein forced her to have sex with Mr. Dershowitz on multiple occasions when she was a minor, Al Jazeera media also reported.
Jean Luc Brunel
The French model was awaiting trial on charges of raping minors when he committed suicide in a Paris prison in 2022.
He was accused of sexual abuse by several women and, according to the documents, also exploited underage girls by offering them modeling jobs and eventually passing them on to his friends, including Mr. Epstein.
David Copperfield
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Ms. Sjoberg testified that she met the American magician at one of Mr. Epstein's homes and saw him with the defendant.
Bill Clinton
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The former US president is also mentioned in the documents. Ms. Sjoberg said she had heard Epstein speak about him but that he would not be the subject of any allegations.
Donald Trump
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According to Al Jazeera, the former US president is also mentioned in the documents without being accused.
Stephen Hawking
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The physicist's name was mentioned in an email Mr Epstein sent to Ms Maxwell in 2015, in which he urged her to give a reward to anyone who refuted a complainant's allegations, particularly against Hawking.
The email said: “The strongest part is the Clinton dinner and the new version in the Virgin Islands that Stephen Hawking took part in an underage orgy,” Qatari media reported.
Michael Jackson
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Ms Sjoberg claimed to have seen the late singer at Epstein's residence.