Court records bring new, unwanted attention to rich and famous in Jeffrey Epstein’s social circle
Associated PressNEW YORK — Before and after he was exposed as a pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein loved to mingle with the world’s elite. Newly released court records have revved up interest again in the big names who associated with Epstein and Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison term for helping recruit and abuse Epstein’s victims. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who sued wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein over alleged sexual abuse and accused him and Ghislaine Maxwell of pressuring her into sexual trysts with other powerful men, speaks during a news conference outside a Manhattan court in New York, Aug. 27, 2019. The unsealed court papers also included a more detailed version of a well-known story by one of Epstein’s victims, Johanna Sjoberg, who described an evening at his New York home involving Giuffre, Maxwell and Prince Andrew. Giuffre’s attorneys argued the former president was a “key person who can provide information about his close relationship” with Epstein.