Which names appear in the 900+ pages of unsealed documents from Virginia Giuffre’s defamation suit against Epstein and Maxwell?
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Executive summary
The unsealed court records from Virginia Giuffre’s defamation suit against Ghislaine Maxwell include hundreds of pages that reference more than 150 people, ranging from modeling agents and alleged recruiters to high-profile public figures who are named in various contexts [1]. Reporting on the early unsealing highlights recurring names: Prince Andrew, Jean‑Luc Brunel, Alan Dershowitz, and a mix of other politicians, academics and business figures — sometimes as alleged participants, sometimes only as contextual references or disputed identifications [2] [3] [4].
1. Major public figures repeatedly cited in the files
The documents prominently name Prince Andrew — Giuffre alleged sexual encounters with him and the prince later settled a lawsuit with her in 2022, a fact reflected in the unsealed records and subsequent reporting [2] [5]. Alan Dershowitz is also a recurring name: the filings include references to him and to Giuffre’s later withdrawal of a claim she once made regarding him [3] [6]. News outlets reported former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump appear in the unsealed pages, though coverage repeatedly notes they are not accused by Giuffre in these records and in at least one instance a referenced witness later disavowed claims about them [7] [8].
2. Modeling agents, alleged recruiters and other named intermediaries
The files contain material about Jean‑Luc Brunel, the French modeling agent whom Giuffre said Maxwell sent her to, and who was accused of bringing underage girls into Epstein’s network; Brunel later died in custody pending rape charges [2]. Rina Oh appears as both a plaintiff in a defamation action against Giuffre and as a figure discussed in depositions about alleged recruitment activities; their dispute is reflected in later filings and reporting [9] [1]. The records also reference other named women, including Sarah Ransome, who appears in depositions and exhibits [8].
3. Politicians, academics and other high‑profile names mentioned historically
Earlier releases and reporting tie the unsealed pages to a longer list of alleged associates historically connected to Epstein; Vanity Fair and other outlets catalog names such as former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, former Senate majority leader George Mitchell, and MIT researcher Marvin Minsky as being alleged in some filings [4]. Coverage stresses many of these men have denied the allegations or that the documents contain disputed or contested statements — the unsealed records are a mix of deposition testimony, exhibits and other materials, not court findings of criminal culpability [4] [8].
4. How names appear in the records — allegations, recollections, and contested claims
Reporting emphasises that the unsealed material includes depositions from Maxwell, Epstein, Giuffre and others, and that names can appear in different capacities: as direct allegations by Giuffre, as witness recollections, as third‑party references in exhibits, or as part of contested and later‑retracted claims [8] [3]. ABC7 and TIME both underscore that some allegations in the pages were later withdrawn or disputed in separate proceedings, a nuance often lost in headline lists of “who’s named” [8] [2].
5. The scale and limits of the released list
The public unsealing revealed thousands of pages across related litigation and, according to some summaries, more than 150 people mentioned in relation to Epstein’s social network and alleged trafficking activities [1]. Contemporary accounts caution against equating a name’s presence with proof of criminal conduct: multiple outlets make clear that the documents are litigation materials containing allegations, denials and exhibits — not new criminal indictments [3] [4].
6. What remains unclear from available reporting
While reporting enumerates many of the most attention‑grabbing names, the precise roll call across “900+ pages” depends on which batch of documents and which unsealing order is referenced; some sources cite 4,553 pages in related releases and identify “over 150” names, but the exact roster in the user’s specified 900+‑page subset is not exhaustively listed in the provided reporting [1]. Therefore, a complete, line‑by‑line inventory of every name in that specific 900+‑page tranche cannot be compiled from the cited articles alone; the sources summarize prominent names and categories but do not publish an authoritative consolidated index [2] [8] [1].