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Jeffrey Epstein och Ghislaine Maxwell. (John Minchillo / AP)

”Epstein-listan” kan släppas – vilka är de 180 namnen?

En lista bestående av omkring 180 namn med kopplingar till sexbrottslingen Jeffrey Epstein och hans högra hand Ghislaine Maxwell kan bli offentlig i dagarna, rapporterar flera medier.

Många på listan är redan kända, det handlar exempelvis om Epsteins medarbetare och offer. Men det är de ännu okända namnen som har drivit på spekulationerna. The Guardian skriver att det i princip är säkert att Bill Clintons namn finns med, liksom namnen på kända skådespelare och akademiker.

Virginia Giuffre, som vittnat om hur hon som tonåring utsattes för övergrepp av brittiske prins Andrew, har sagt att hon träffat Clinton på Epsteins privata ö. Clinton har hävdat att han aldrig besökt ön.

Andra tunga namn som kopplats samman med Epstein är Microsoftgrundaren Bill Gates och tidigare finansministern Lawrence Sumers, båda har senare distanserat sig från Epstein.

Epstein tog sitt liv i häktet på Manhattan i New York 2019 i väntan på rättegång.

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Jeffrey Epstein
Wikipedia (en)
Jeffrey Edward Epstein ( EP-steen; January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and sex offender. Born and raised in New York City, Epstein began his professional life by teaching at the Dalton School despite lacking a college degree. After his dismissal from the school, he entered the banking and finance sector, working at Bear Stearns in various roles before starting his own firm. Epstein developed an elite social circle and procured many women and children whom he and his associates sexually abused.In 2005, police in Palm Beach, Florida, began investigating Epstein after a parent reported that he had sexually abused her 14-year-old daughter. Federal officials had identified thirty-six girls, some as young as 14-years-old, whom Epstein had allegedly sexually abused. Epstein pleaded guilty and was convicted in 2008 by a Florida state court of procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute. He was convicted of only these two crimes as part of a controversial plea deal, and served almost thirteen months in custody but with extensive work release.Epstein was arrested again on July 6, 2019, on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York. He died in his jail cell on August 10, 2019. The medical examiner ruled that his death was a suicide by hanging. Epstein's lawyers have disputed the ruling, and there has been significant public skepticism about the true cause of his death, resulting in numerous conspiracy theories. Since Epstein's death precluded the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against him, a judge dismissed all criminal charges on August 29, 2019. Epstein had a decades-long association with the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, leading to her 2021 conviction on U.S. federal charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy for helping him procure girls, including a 14-year-old, for child sexual abuse and prostitution.
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