Prince Andrew placed his hand on Johanna Sjoberg's breast while a doll that looked like him groped Virginia Giuffre, shocking court papers say.
Testimony from Jeffrey Epstein's “victim” Johanna Sjoberg, who was hired as a massage therapist at the age of 20, has once again implicated the Duke of York in the sex scandal.
Prince Andrew has always denied any allegations of sexual activity with Epstein's accusers and denied any wrongdoing.
Sjoberg's statement was unsealed Wednesday evening, part of a collection of nearly 950 pages detailing Epstein's relationships, friendships and actions.
The documents come from a defamation lawsuit filed against Maxwell in 2015 by Roberts – now married as Virginia Giuffre. The documents were sealed in 2017 and made public on Wednesday.
In her statement, Sjoberg said, “I was sitting on Andrew's lap and they took the doll's hand and put it on Virginia's chest, and so Andrew put his on mine.”
She added: “It looked like him.” [Ghislaine] brought it down and presented it [Prince Andrew]; And that was a great joke because apparently it was a production from a BBC show.'
Sjoberg claimed that Ghislaine Maxwell took a photo of the two women being groped, but said she never saw the print.
Prince Andrew placed his hand on Johanna Sjoberg's breast while a doll that looked like him groped Virginia Giuffre, shocking court papers say. Pictured: Prince Andrew's portrayal on Spitting Image
Prince Andrew, Virginia Roberts (now Giuffre) and Ghislaine Maxwell are pictured at Maxwell's London townhouse in 2001
Johanna Sjoberg (pictured) was recruited at the age of 20 by Maxwell on the campus of Palm Beach Atlantic University, where she went to school
She testified in May 2016 that she was a 20-year-old student at Palm Beach Atlantic University when Maxwell, a stranger, approached her and offered her a job as a personal assistant.
Sjoberg began working for Epstein in 2001 and was immediately forced into sexual acts.
Sjoberg said she knew that another of the young women close to Epstein, Virginia Roberts (now Giuffre), was a minor.
Roberts had been recruited by Maxwell the year before, in 2000, while she was working as a locker room attendant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.
Roberts and Sjoberg encountered a long list of famous faces – including Prince Andrew.
In part of her testimony, Johanna Sjoberg described the moment she saw the Prince Andreas doll for the first time
She also recounted the moment the doll's hand was placed on Virginia Giuffre's chest and Prince Andrew's hand was placed on her own
One of the documents – a request from Roberts' legal team to the judge for further testimony – states: “Johanna confirms that she knew Virginia was a minor when she met her on the trip to New York with Jeffrey in 2001, because Virginia couldn't come to the casino and later Johanna asked her and Virginia said she was 17.
“Johanna stated that Virginia looked young.”
Johanna added: “I had the impression at the time that she had no family or that she had separated from her family.”
“And it seemed to me, you know, they had just sort of adopted her, not as a child, but they would take care of her.”
Sjoberg also claimed that while Roberts was 17 and she was 20, they were all at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse with Prince Andrew.
Johanna Sjoberg is pictured in West Palm Beach. She now runs a hair salon in Florida
Prince Andrew (pictured on Christmas Day at Sandringham last year) has always denied any allegations of sexual activity with Epstein's accusers and denied any wrongdoing
The Duke reportedly paid Giuffre a $12 million settlement in 2022 over her claims that he sexually abused her when she was 17, which he has always denied
During his infamous interview in 2019, he said he didn't remember ever meeting her
Roberts later said that she and Prince Andrew had sex at Epstein's home that evening.
Sjoberg said the prince groped her breast.
“Johanna confirmed that she saw Virginia when she was seventeen at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York mansion with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell,” the documents say.
“Johanna also testified that Prince Andrew sat with Virginia and Johanna and took a photo with a doll in his image that had her hand and Prince Andrew's hand on their respective breasts.”
Sjoberg repeated the same claims about the Prince Andrew doll in a 2007 interview.
Jeffrey Epstein is pictured on the New York State Sex Offender Registry in March 2017
Epstein and Maxwell in an undated photo released by the court
Virginia Giuffre has been fighting for justice for almost a decade
Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein are seen strolling in Central Park on December 5, 2010
She said that after some “sightseeing” she returned to the apartment and “Prince Andrew and a few other girls my age were there.” Andrew was very charming… [Ghislaine] came down with a gift for him – a latex doll of him from Spitting Image.'
She added: “We had a photo taken.”
“Virginia, another girl there, was sitting in a chair with the doll on her lap. Andrew sat down in another chair.
“I sat on his lap – and he put his hand on my chest.” Ghislaine placed the doll's hand on Virginia's chest.
“Then Andrew put his hand on mine.”
“It was a great joke.” Everyone laughed.
“Ghislaine had a very dirty sense of humor.”
These claims have never been tested in court.
The Duke reportedly paid Giuffre a $12 million settlement in 2022 over her claims that he sexually abused her when she was 17, which he has always denied.
During his infamous interview in 2019, he said he didn't remember ever meeting her.
In another section of court papers released yesterday, a motion said: “Maxwell had direct connections to other powerful people with whom she was able to connect Epstein.”
“One such powerful individual with whom Epstein, for example, forced Jane Doe No. 3 to have sexual relations was a member of the British royal family, Prince Andrew.”
“Jane Doe #3 was forced into sexual relations with this prince as a minor in three different geographical locations: in London (in Ghislaine Maxwell's apartment), in New York, and on Epstein's private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands (in an orgy with numerous other minors Girl).
“Epstein directed Jane Doe No. 3 to give the prince whatever he asked for and required Jane Doe No. 3 to report to him the details of the sexual abuse.”
“Maxwell facilitated Prince Andrew’s sexual abuse by acting as a “madame” to Epstein, thereby facilitating the international trafficking of Jane Doe #3 (and numerous other young girls) for sexual purposes.”