AN alleged victim targeted by billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and his business partner Ghislaine Maxwell claimed in a deposition that Epstein told her Bill Clinton had an interest in young girls, according to newly unsealed documents.
The former president was one of the first of several high-profile people mentioned in the bombshell court documents that stem from a 2015 defamation lawsuit filed against Maxwell.
Court documents stemming from a 2015 defamation lawsuit filed against Maxwell have been releasedAP
In the hundreds of pages is a reference to whistleblower Johanna Sjoberg, who testified in the suit filed by sex trafficking victim Virginia GiuffreAP
Sjoberg testified in court that Epstein allegedly told her former president Bill Clinton ‘liked them young’ when discussing girls, according to the docsAP
Maxwell was hit with the suit by Virginia Giuffre who accused her of being the mastermind behind her sexual abuse at the hands of Epstein.
The two were able to settle in 2017, but none of the terms or in-court discussions were made public.
On Wednesday, Southern District of New York Judge Loretta Preska released the first of a slew of documents relating to the case.
Over 170 people are to be named with former president Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew of the British royal family already showing up in the first update.
If someone is mentioned in the documents it does not mean they are accused of committing a crime.
Inside the 943 pages of documents was a reference to whistleblower Johanna Sjoberg who has made several allegations of sexual misconduct against Epstein and Prince Andrew.
According to the docs, Sjoberg testified in court that Epstein allegedly told her that Clinton “likes them young,” while talking about girls.
The documents also reveal that Ghislaine denied that Clinton ever visited Epstein’s island, adding that he had only ever dined on the billionaire’s private jet.
Ghislaine also referenced Clinton and Prince Andrew in a frantic email included in the docs.
In the email, Maxwell wrote: “I can’t even see what life after press hell even looks like.
“Statements that don’t address all just lead to more questions. What is my relationship to Clinton? Andrew? On and on.”
Giuffre rose to prominence after she accused Epstein and Maxwell of grooming and trafficking her for Prince Andrew.
She claims that Andrew had sex with her when she was 17.
In a transcript of her deposition, Maxwell claims Andrew only ever visited Epstein’s island once.
She added that no girls were present during the prince’s visit – only female staff.
Maxwell also said under oath that she ‘”did not recall” being in London with Giuffre and Andrew – despite photographs showing the three together.
Giuffre sued Prince Andrew in 2021 for battery and infliction of emotional distress, and they settled in February 2022.
Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing and told the BBC in 2019 that he had never met Giuffre, despite the settlement.
The U.S. Sun is reaching out to Clinton’s team for comment, but the former president has previously stated that he knew nothing about Epstein’s crimes.
Other names mentioned in the documents include former President Donald Trump, but he is not affiliated with any wrongdoing.
Alan Dershowitz, the lawyer responsible for getting Epstein off on a sweetheart deal when he was found guilty of child prostitution in 2008, was mentioned over 130 times, per Axios.
Epstein killed himself in 2019 while he awaited trial.
Maxwell, 62, is serving 20 years for sex trafficking.
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