- Flight logs for Jeffrey Epstein's private plane dubbed the 'Lolita Express' were published for the first time on Thursday
- They show that former President Bill Clinton boarded the plane with women believed to have been involved in creating underage sex slave ring
- Alleged victim Virginia Roberts says she was recruited as a slave when she was 15, and that she was forced to have sex with both Prince Andrew and Harvard law profession Alan Dershowitz
- The latter, she says, molested her mid-flight on the private jet
- Both the Duke of York and Dershowitz have fiercely denied their involvement in the ring
Just
released flight records show Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz has
been flying with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on the financier's
private jet dubbed the 'Lolita Express' since as early as 1997, despite
public statements that they were only acquaintances.
The
high-profile lawyer has been distancing himself from Epstein ever since
a young woman named Virginia Roberts filed a lawsuit claiming she was
recruited to work as a 'sex slave' for Epstein when she was just 15,
naming both Dershowitz and Prince Andrew as two of her molesters.
The flight records, obtained by Gawker, also
show former President Bill Clinton rode on Epstein's jet at least 11
times, and often with two of Epstein's female associates believed to
have provided the dozens of underage girls to their boss and his
well-connected friends.
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Passengers:
Newly-released flight logs show Harvard law profession Alan Dershowitz
(left) and former President Bill Clinton (right) flew several times on
pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's private plane
Claims: Virginia Roberts says she was
recruited to work as a sex slave for Epstein when she was just 15, and
has named Dershowitz and Prince Andrew as two of the men she was forced
to have sex with. Roberts pictured with the Duke of York
Lolita express: Epstein's Boeing 727
on the ground at Basingstoke Airport in August 2012. He used it to fly
Bill Clinton between a string of destinations. Picture from airport-data. com
According
to court documents, Epstein's former assistant Sarah Kellen and
socialite Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly found and groomed the underage
girls to pimp out to Epstein and his friends. Kellen received immunity
for her part in the ring during Epstein's court case in the mid-2000s,
while Maxwell was never charged and has furiously denied involvement.
In
court filings, Roberts maintains that she never had sexual relations
with Clinton - or knew of him taking an interest in any of Epstein's
other 'massage' girls - though he was sometimes present on the banker's
private Caribbean island during her years of work.
On
Thursday, Dershowitz appeared on the Today show to emphatically deny
claims he had sex with then-underage Roberts, saying she was 'making the
whole thing up'.
'I
was never in the presence of a single underage woman,' he said. 'I
never saw [Epstein] doing anything improper. I was not a witness. I was
not a participant. And I will prove it.'
On
Wednesday, Roberts lodged fresh documents in Florida detailing the
alleged abuse she suffered at the Duke of York's hands, including how
she had an orgy with him and eight other young girls.
Flight logs from August 2002 show Bill Clinton aboard the plane with Kevin Spacey and Charles Tucker
They apparently took a trip together from JFK airport with Jeffrey Epstein ('JE') and Ghislaine Maxwell ('GM')
Flying solo: Another log shows Dershowitz on the plane - without his wife - on two journeys in 2005
The prominent lawyer is again seen in the log flying with Epstein in October 1998 - again, without his wife
But
on Thursday, Dershowitz said that, while Roberts claims she had sex
with him at Epstein's Caribbean Island and his New Mexico ranch, he had
only ever been there briefly with his wife and daughter.
He
claims that the third accusation - that he had sex with Roberts on a
private plane - is false and that flight manifests will prove he was
never aboard the plane with her.
'I've
ever seen her and I've never met her,' he insisted. 'She is
categorically lying and making the whole thing up... This is Pinocchio's
nose growing longer and longer.'
He
insisted that his relationship with Epstein had been entirely
'academic' and that he had only ever met with him in the presence of
dignitaries and professors. He told the American Lawyer that reports
that the two were 'chummy' were 'a total bum rap'.
While
Epstein did donate to Dershowitz's university in 2003, flight records
show that their familiarity goes all the way back to December 1997 when
the lawyer first rode on his jet from Palm Beach, Florida to New
Jersey's Teterboro Airport with Epstein's gal-pal Maxwell and a slew of
woman identified without their last names on the flight log.
Their names were simply jotted down as 'Hazel', 'Claire' and one other anonymous 'female'.
Long-distance: Epstein's private jet
can cross the Atlantic without refueling, which allowed him to use it to
fly Bill Clinton around Africa
A log from March 1998 shows that Epstein met Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Fegurson and their kids
In February 2002, Bill Clinton flew on Epstein's plane with model Naomi Campbell, according to the log
When
confronted with the flight information by Gawker, Dershowitz admitted
that he had known Epstein since 1997 and rode on the banker's jet to
attend Limited Brands CEO Les Wexner's 60th birthday.
And
the ride up to Wexner's birthday wasn't just a one off thing. The logs
show Dershowitz continued to fly on Epstein's plane including a October
1998 flight from Massachusetts to New Jersey and a 1999 trip from New
Jersey to Martha's Vineyard.
A 2005 jaunt from Massachusetts to Montreal shows Dershowitz traveled with Epstein, a woman named 'Tatianna' and others.
Despite
telling Gawker that he has a 'very clear, unequivocal recollection' of
never being on a plane with 'young women' he has a hard time explaining
who the single-named females are who scatter the flight logs.
He
said he doesn't know who 'Hazel' or 'Claire' were, and that 'Tatianna'
may have been a twenty-something woman who was friends with Epstein's
girlfriend, but that he never flew with her.
And
he also finds it hard to explain why his wife doesn't appear to join
him on the flights, who he publicly said accompanies him nearly
everywhere in statements issued in the wake of the lawsuit.
Young: Virginia Roberts (left) is currently in the middle of a high-profile lawsuit against Epstein (right)
'She
travels with me all over. On occasion, she's working or travels
separately. I travel with her almost all the time, not all the time,' he
told Gawker. 'I have a very clear, unequivocal recollection that I was
never on a plane with any young women, period.'
It
should be noted though that flight records are kept by pilots mostly to
keep time, and could contain inaccuracies as to passengers.
Further
discrediting Dershowitz's claim not to be close with Epstein is a
Vanity Fair story from 2003 in which he says that he would stand by
Epstein, even if he filed for bankruptcy.
'Absolutely.
I would be as interested in him as a friend if we had hamburgers on the
boardwalk in Coney Island and talked about his ideas,' he told the
magazine.
He
responded to the Vanity Fair quote, telling Gawker: 'He was a friend
with whom I talked about ideas. We never discussed women or his social
life.'
Also
revealed in the flight logs was the fact that former President Clinton
road on Epstein's jet at least 11 times between 2002 to 2004, and was
sometimes accompanied by Maxwell and Kellen.
Lashing out: Lawyer Alan Dershowitz appeared on the Today show on Thursday to slam claims that he had sex with Roberts
Support: Dershowitz (left) previously
said that his wife Carolyn (right) accompanies him everywhere but she is
not seen on the flight manifests released today
No
allegations have been leveled at Clinton. His name has been mentioned
in the recent scandal, because he vacationed on Epstein's private island
during the years when the sex crimes where thought to have occurred.
Roberts maintains that she never saw Clinton do anything wrong or even
appear to know about the underage girls.
He was a friend with whom I talked about ideas. We never discussed women or his social life
Alan Dershowitz to Gawker
He
appears to have flown on Epstein's flight with several curious women
including an young actress who used to work in soft-core porn.
Clinton
booked Epstein's jet for a 2002 anti-poverty and anti-AIDS tour of
Africa with friends Chris Tucker, billion Ron Burkle, friend Gayle Smith
and actor Kevin Spacey.
Joining them for five days of the week-long tour were Maxwell, Kellen and a woman identified as Chauntae Davies.
Davies
is also one of some 160 women whose contact information he kept in a
handful of cities across the world, all listed as massuers. Though
prosecutors believe some of the women on the list may have been underage
prostitutes, Davies was 23 at the time and has not been accused of any
crime. Her LinkedIn page shows an expertise in Swedish massage.
Davies
has since achieved some success as an actress with a role on HBO's
Enlightened, but previously worked as a 'lingerie model' in a film
produced by a soft-core porn company.
Old friends: Prince Andrew came under fire after he was pictured with Epstein following his prison term in 2011
She refused to comment when asked by Gawker what she did on the Africa trip.
'I
really am not interested in being slandered in the media for having
known this person a time ago. Some of the things being said are not
things I have information on,' Davies said.
At Davos on Thursday, Prince Andrew made his first public appearance and refused to discuss the claims.
The palace previously issued a vehement denial on Prince Andrew's behalf.
'It
is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual
contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts,' a spokesperson said.
'The allegations made are false and without any foundation.'
Roberts called the denial 'false and hurtful to me'.
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Following
her most recent filing, a Buckingham Palace spokesman added this week:
'We have nothing to say in addition to our earlier comments on the
issue.'
Roberts
claims she had sex with the Prince, a former friend of Epstein, in New
York, London and the U.S.Virgin Islands while she was a 'sex slave'.
Buckingham Palace has denied all allegations.
In
the documents, she said her lawyers had served a letter on the Duke
last week requesting he answer questions – but he 'refused' to accept
it.
She also described the alleged abuse in new and startling detail.
She
claimed Prince Andrew correctly guessed she was just 17 when he met
her, and how she was instructed to give him anything he wanted.
His police bodyguards left her alone with him the first time they had sex, she said.
'Epstein
made me have sex with Prince Andrew several times,' she said. 'I had
sex with him three times, including one orgy. I knew he was a member of
the British Royal Family, but I just called him 'Andy.'
After they had sex, she was paid $15,000, she said.
Prince
Andrew's decision to pursue legal action - he has the right to sue his
accuser - will depend on whether the Palace is willing to subject him to
depositions about his private life.
Dershowitz
has also filed a motion in federal court to enter in a lawsuit brought
against the U.S. government by his accuser and other women who say
Epstein sexually abused them.
The court has yet to decide whether to grant his motion.
The
two lawyers representing Jane Doe #3, former federal judge Paul Cassell
and Florida plaintiffs attorney Bradley Edwards, have now filed
counter-defamation charges against Dershowitz.
In
an earlier article, he explained that this will subject them and their
client to sworn depositions. If they repeat the charges under oath, and
if they are untrue, they will be subject to prosecution for perjury.
In
a previous statement to DailyMail.com, Mr Cassell said that he and Mr
Edwards would not be responding to 'specific claims of indignation by
anyone'.
Anger:
Dershowitz slammed his accuser's lawyers, Brad Edwards (left) and Paul
Cassell (right), for naming him in the lawsuit. He claims that they
failed to carry out proper investigations - which they have denied
'We
have been informed of Mr Dershowitz's threats based on the factual
allegations we have made in our recent filing,' he said in a statement.
'We
carefully investigate all of the allegations in our pleadings before
presenting them... We would be pleased to consider any sworn testimony
and documentary evidence Mr Dershowitz would like to provide which he
contends would refute any of our allegations.'
Finally,
Dershowitz has also challenged his accuser to file formal rape charges
against him. If she were to file a false rape charge, she would be
committing a crime. She has not done so.
It
comes a week after Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson slammed
reports that he had sex with an underage girl as 'salacious lies' and
defended him as a 'humongously good man'.
In
a passionate rebuttal on the Today show last Tuesday, the Duchess of
York said that she was standing by 'my best friend and my best
ex-husband ever' amid the allegations.
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