The rich and famous names in sex offender’s social circle
Unsealed court records contain repeated references to Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modelling agent and close friend of Jeffrey Epstein. Brunel was accused by Giuffre and others of using promises of modelling work to induce people, including minors, into sexual encounters. Brunel’s estate was sued this week in California by a woman who alleges he and others sexually assaulted her while she was a model in New York. Brunel’s attorneys have maintained his innocence, saying his suicide “was not guided by guilt but by a deep sentiment of injustice”.
Leslie Wexner
The records contain fleeting references to Leslie Wexner, the retail titan behind Victoria’s Secret, The Limited and other store chains. Epstein managed Wexner’s money for years, but their relationship soured after Epstein’s 2006 arrest in Florida and jail term for paying an underage girl for a sexual act. After Epstein was indicted on federal sextrafficking charges and killed himself in jail, Wexner said he had been embarrassed by his ties to Epstein. He also publicly accused Epstein of misappropriating “vast sums” of his fortune.
Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz, a former Epstein attorney and retired Harvard University law professor, has long been accused by Giuffre of sexually abusing her half a dozen times in Florida, New York, New Mexico and the US Virgin Islands. Giuffre withdrew her claim against Dershowitz in 2022, saying she “may have made a mistake” in identifying him. Dershowitz said she deserved credit for acknowledging her error.
Prince Andrew
Britain’s Prince Andrew was a longtime friend of Maxwell’s and continued visiting Epstein even after his imprisonment in Florida for a sex crime. Giuffre sued the Prince in 2021, claiming when she was 17 she had sex with him multiple times at Maxwell’s request. Andrew denied her claims, saying he didn’t remember ever meeting her. The allegations led Andrew to withdraw from some royal duties. Giuffre and Andrew settled the lawsuit in 2022. Bill Clinton
The former US President flew several times on Epstein’s private jet, and once publicly praised the financier’s intellect and philanthropic efforts. Epstein victim Johanna Sjoberg testified Epstein said to her that “Clinton likes them young”. Clinton has not been accused of wrongdoing by any of Epstein’s victims.
Donald Trump
The records briefly mention former US President Donald Trump, who socialised with Epstein but also is not accused of misconduct. “I knew him like everybody in Palm Beach knew him,” Trump said. “He was a fixture in Palm Beach. I had a falling out with him a long time ago. I don’t think I’ve spoken to him for 15 years.”
Stephen Hawking
The new records include a single reference to the late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. His name appears, misspelled, in an email Epstein sent proposing a reward be paid to anyone who could debunk a baseless claim Hawking had participated in “an underage orgy”. Hawking, who died in 2018, attended one of Epstein’s academic gatherings in 2006.
Glenn Dubin
The records include a claim by Giuffre she was pressured to have sex with billionaire Glenn Dubin, a claim he denies. Giuffre said Maxwell “told me to go to Glenn Dubin and give him a massage, which means sex”. Dubin says he has evidence proving Giuffre’s allegations against him are false.