The United Kingdom, UK’s Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson are among high-profile figures named in US court papers detailing connections of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

BBC reports that the newly-released records form part of a case against Ghislaine Maxwell. She was Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend who had been jailed for helping him abuse girls.

However, the documents so far unveil no major new allegations about Epstein nor revelations about his associates.

Prince Andrew is accused of groping a woman, which he denies.

Other names in the documents include singer Michael Jackson and magician David Copperfield. But no wrongdoing is alleged.

Mr Clinton appears in a number of the documents. The former US president has acknowledged being a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein. But he has strongly denied he had any knowledge of his crimes.

The first files from the much-hyped trove — covering about 900 pages — were released yesterday, after an order by New York Judge Loretta Preska. The judge acknowledged many of those named had already been identified by the media or in Maxwell’s criminal trial.

Judge Preska said that many others did not object to the release of the documents. However, she ordered that some names remain redacted because they would identify victims of sexual abuse.

Some of the more than 100 people on the list make allegations about other individuals or are potential witnesses.

More documents are expected to be released in the coming days, BBC reports.

Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2009. He took his own life in 2019 while awaiting trial over sex-trafficking charges. BBC

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