Prince Andrew sex accuser Virginia Giuffre taunts ‘there’s going to be a lot of nervous people…who’s on the naughty list?’ after judge rules 170 people linked to Jeffrey Epstein can be named in court
Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Giuffre has welcomed a judge's ruling that 170 people linked to Jeffrey Epstein will be unmasked, as she taunted his associates by asking 'who's on the naughty list?'
It comes after DailyMail.com revealed that dOzen van EpsteinThe company's high-profile employees could be named in court documents set to be released in the early days of 2024.
Giuffre, née Roberts, who claims she was trafficked by Epstein and had sex with Prince Andrew at age 17, triumphed in her bid to recover a dossier containing the names of the financier's disgraced associates and victims unlock.
The 40-year-old went to X today to celebrate the ruling, writing: 'Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein associates and victims are likely to be publicly identified in lawsuits in the coming weeks.” She thanked the judge who made the ruling and called her “a truth seeker and justice maker.”
With the release date set for January 1, a holiday in the US, names will be announced in early 2024, with Giuffre excitedly adding, “There will be a lot of nervous people over Christmas and New Year's.”
Virginia Giuffre claims she was trafficked by Epstein and had sex with the Duke of York at the age of 17. Pictured: Prince Andrew, Virginia Roberts, 17, and Ghislaine Maxwell
Virginia Giuffre won in her bid to unseat a dossier containing the names of the disgraced financier's associates and victims
The Duke of York could be among those under renewed scrutiny if he is named in the documents (pictured together walking in Central Park in 2010)
Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee responded to the decision this week, writing on X: “I am pleased that this court agrees with my calls for transparency and accountability about Epstein and his associates.
“The American people deserve to know who participated in Epstein's crimes.”
Giuffre replied to the comment, “We're finally hearing members of the U.S. Government Senators on the need for transparency and accountability!!”
The Duke of York, who reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022 and paid out £12 million, could be among those under renewed scrutiny if he is named in the documents.
Unless the ruling is appealed, new light will be shed on Epstein's sex trafficking operation and his influence network from January 1.
Judge Loretta Preska wrote “completely unsealed” next to the names of 177 “Does” who are Epstein's friends, recruiters and victims.
The material relates to a defamation case brought by Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Roberts in New York against Epstein's madam Ghislaine Maxwell.
Giuffre sued Maxwell for defamation in 2016, and while the case was being settled, The Miami Herald — which published a bombshell about Epstein that led to his arrest in 2019 — sued to make the documents public.
Some of the Does are identified in the ruling through links to interviews they gave to the media, which the judge cited as a reason why they should not remain private.
Among them are the housekeepers on Epstein's private island in the Caribbean, where some of the worst abuse he committed was committed.
In her ruling, Judge Preska gave 14 days for all Does who objected to the release of their documents to object, after which they would be unsealed.
The documents could include details about another of Prince Andrew's accusers, Johanna Sjoberg, who claims he fondled her breasts at Epstein's New York mansion.
There will also be material on Haley Robson, who was named as a recruiter in police files from Epstein's original 2006 investigation in Palm Beach – although she has recently claimed she was also a victim.
The filing suggests that some of the documents will relate to Jean-Luc Brunel, a French model scout who was close to Epstein and allegedly abused many young women.
Brunel hanged himself in a prison cell in Paris in 2022 while awaiting trial on a slew of sex charges.
The Duke of York reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022, paying £12 million
A judge has decided to unseale documents in the coming weeks that would name 177 people who are friends, recruiters and victims of Epstein
The documents in the case have been continuously released since 2019, when the first batch was made public days before Epstein also hanged himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Revelations in previous sets of documents included emails between Andrew and Epstein in 2015 in which Roberts made accusations about him.
The group of 177 Does is the last group and includes many who have been notified by the court but do not object to documents with their names on them being made public.
The material is likely to include statements, emails, legal documents and other material not previously made public.