A recent release of 19 additional documents, totaling around 300 pages, has added to the growing body of information surrounding the sexual abuse case involving disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. This follows the unveiling of over 900 pages of documents on the preceding evening, causing a surge in online interest that temporarily crashed the hosting website.
While the newly unsealed papers do not substantially expand on the details of Epstein's trafficking activities, they include discussions related to accuser Virginia Giuffre's medical records and excerpts from a deposition by a medical provider.
Among the documents is an email exchange between Giuffre and journalist Sharon Churcher, who was assisting Giuffre in pursuing a book deal. In the 2011 exchange, Churcher addresses Giuffre's concerns about Vanity Fair's stance on a story involving Epstein. Giuffre responds with an unsupported claim that Bill Clinton had intervened at Vanity Fair to suppress articles on sex trafficking.
The documents also feature a deposition excerpt from an unidentified Epstein accuser who, while in high school, was recruited to provide him massages. She described working hard to suppress specific memories of the encounters and mentioned bringing friends, fellow high-school girls, to Epstein. The woman also revealed Epstein's request for her to live with him when she was a teenager.
These documents originate from Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and include excerpts from depositions and motions in that case. Maxwell was convicted in December 2021 of sex trafficking and related charges for facilitating teen girls for Epstein.
The released documents shed light on various aspects of Epstein's expansive social circle, including high-profile names like Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and David Copperfield. While these individuals have been mentioned in court documents, many are not accused of any sexual misconduct.
The disclosures provide a glimpse into the extensive network of influential figures associated with Epstein and reveal the lengths he went to in claiming connections to celebrities.