New Jeffrey Epstein documents unveil disturbing details: $200 payments for girls and twisted threesomes

NEW DELHI: The third set of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein was released on Friday afternoon, revealing more disturbing details about his criminal activities.
According to a 2016 deposition by Tony Figueroa, who dated Virginia Giuffre, he was paid $200 for each girl he brought to Epstein's mansion, regardless of whether they engaged in activities with Epstein or not.Figueroa also acknowledged that Epstein had three-way sexual encounters with his girlfriend and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Figueroa's involvement in Epstein's scheme to procure young girls stemmed from his relationship with accuser Virginia Roberts Guiffre at the time. He testified about the frequent requests from Epstein and Maxwell for procuring girls, saying, "Pretty much every time there was a conversation with any of them it was either asking Virginia where she was at, or asking me to get girls."

The documents also include details about Epstein, Guiffre, and Maxwell's sexual activities, with Figueroa confirming the use of "strap-on" sex toys. In her deposition, Maxwell denied knowledge of such activities, leading to complaints from Giuffre's lawyers about her evasiveness.

This latest release adds to the growing body of evidence detailing how Epstein leveraged his connections to recruit victims and cover up his crimes. The documents include a list of search terms used by Giuffre’s attorneys to search Maxwell’s devices, revealing names like "Andrew," "Clinton," and "pedophile."
Among the other revelations were handwritten phone messages for Epstein, including one from Victoria Secret mogul Les Wexner’s wife, Abigail. The documents have named several high-profile individuals who were once associated with Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew.

The unsealed documents are part of a defamation lawsuit brought against Maxwell by Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre in 2015. More documents are expected to be released, shedding further light on Epstein's network and activities.
As per latest revelation, Epstein exercised his constitutional right to avoid self-incrimination approximately 600 times. The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution protects individuals from incriminating themselves. During a deposition in September 2016, Epstein consistently responded with "Fifth" to about 500 significant questions from Giuffre's lawyers and 100 similar questions from Maxwell's lawyers.

Giuffre's legal team pointed out that Epstein's reluctance to respond extended even to inquiries that seemingly posed no risk of self-incrimination. These included questions about his acquaintance with Maxwell, his 2008 open court guilty plea to a prostitution charge, and his physical capability to provide testimony.
Epstein died by suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 at the age of 66 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
(With inputs from agencies)