Britain's second biggest selling newspaper, The Daily Mail, has printed pictures of former US president Bill Clinton receiving a massage from a 22 year-old-woman identified as a victim of convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It is said that the photograph is dated from 2002, before Epstein had been convicted of soliciting an underage prostitute and before he was later arrested on suspicion of running an underage sex trafficking ring.
EXCLUSIVE: 'Would you mind giving it a crack?' Clinton leans back and smiles while receiving neck massage from Epstein victim https://t.co/wtWwgLa2CX
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) August 18, 2020
The photograph emerged the same day as Clinton made a speech at the Democratic Party National Convention in support of presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The woman in the picture, Chauntae Davies, was allegedly raped repeatedly by Epstein over a period of 4 years. The picture was taken during a stop-over in Portugal on a trip taken by Clinton, comedian Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey, as well as Epstein himself, to Africa as part of a humanitarian mission. Spacey has recently been under investigation for having sex with a 14-year-old boy.
Clinton was 56 at the time.
Davies has said that Clinton was a "perfect gentleman during the trip and I saw absolutely no foul play involving him", therefore it is possible that the former president may escape further criticism.
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Many of those in Epstein's circle of influence, including Prince Andrew, have been suspected of involvement in his nefarious activities, particularly those that maintained contact with him after his 2008 conviction.
Clinton denies any wrongdoing and that he only flew with Epstein on four occasions, though flight records show the number was much higher.
Some believe that Epstein, a con-man who faked his way into the world of high-finance, attempted to put rich and powerful people into uncompromising situations in order to later use that information as blackmail for his own personal advancement. His girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is said to have been his right-hand-woman and to have organised his sex-ring like a Ponzi operation, is currently awaiting trial from a New York City prison.
At trial it is suspected that a great deal of information regarding Epstein's powerful circle of friends will come to light.
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