Newly unsealed documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case have brought forth shocking allegations of ‘sex tapes’ involving high-profile individuals, including former US President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, and Britain’s Prince Andrew. The claims were made by witness Sarah Ransome, but Epstein’s defense team, led by lawyer Alan Dershowitz, questions the credibility of these allegations.
Ransome, who provided a victim impact statement before Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing for sex trafficking, initially asserted that sex tapes were recorded during separate encounters with Clinton, Prince Andrew, and Branson. However, no proof of the tapes was presented to the court, and Ransome later retracted her accusations. Dershowitz emphasized that her claims “manifestly lack credibility.”
According to court documents, Ransome wrote in emails that her friend had engaged in sexual activities with the mentioned figures, and Epstein had filmed the encounters. The allegations were reported to the police in 2008, but no action was taken, leading to Ransome feeling humiliated by the authorities.
Ransome also accused former US President Donald Trump in the email extracts, claiming he had regular sexual relations with her friend at Epstein’s New York mansion. However, she later withdrew these claims, expressing reluctance to come forward and apologizing for contacting the recipients of her emails.
Jeffrey Epstein, a millionaire known for his associations with celebrities, politicians, and billionaires, faced a police investigation in 2005 for paying a 14-year-old girl for sex. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to a charge involving a single victim and served 13 months in a jail work-release program. Epstein was charged with sex trafficking in 2019 but died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial.
The case continues to raise questions about the credibility of witnesses, the handling of evidence, and the involvement of prominent figures in Epstein’s alleged misconduct.
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