▲Jeffrey Epstein [Image source=AP News]

▲Jeffrey Epstein [Image source=AP News]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Testimony has emerged late in a U.S. court revealing that numerous world-famous figures boarded the private jet of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who committed sexual crimes against children and later took his own life.


On the 30th (local time), at the U.S. Federal Court in Manhattan, New York, Lawrence Visoski, who worked as Epstein's personal jet pilot for 25 years, testified as a witness.


Among the passengers disclosed by Lawrence Visoski were former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, as well as Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom.


Visoski also testified that Virginia Giuffre, who has claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Prince Andrew, boarded the jet. Prince Andrew has strongly denied the allegations against him.


Additionally, Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey, renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman, U.S. Senators George Mitchell and John Glenn were also reported to have boarded the plane.


▲Former President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton, identified as passengers on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

▲Former President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton, identified as passengers on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

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However, Visoski did not clarify whether these individuals were involved in Epstein's sexual crimes in any way. He added that the cockpit door was always closed during flights and that he never witnessed any sexual acts.


Visoski also mentioned that the plane was nicknamed the "Lolita Express" at the time. "Lolita" is a term symbolizing perverse sexual desire toward female children.


Visoski's court testimony took place during the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's ex-girlfriend who is charged with conspiracy to commit sexual crimes.


Maxwell, born in the UK and holding U.S. and French citizenship, is accused of recruiting and introducing minors for Epstein's child sexual crimes from 1994 to 2004.


Regarding Maxwell's relationship with Epstein, Visoski said, "It was more of a personal relationship than a business one, but it was hard to call it romantic," adding, "I rarely saw them holding hands or hugging."


During the trial, a victim of Epstein's crimes testified under the pseudonym "Jane."



This woman testified that Maxwell was present multiple times in the same space while she was being abused by Epstein at the age of 14.


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