August M
Recently disclosed government documents are shedding new light on the years following Jeffrey Epstein’s first conviction.
Newly released letters show that Epstein was explicitly warned to keep his distance from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after leaving jail in 2008, according to LADbible.
The outlet reports that Epstein had served 13 months for child sex offences before returning home under strict conditions.
Among the instructions, documents show he was advised to stay away from Andrew, formerly known as Prince Andrew.
The letters surfaced shortly after a large trove of emails between Epstein and his contacts became public.
One of the emails alleged that President Trump “knew about the girls,” while another claimed he “spent hours” with one of Epstein’s victims at the financier’s home, LADbible reports.
The correspondence, dating from 2011 to 2019, was released online by Democrats on the Oversight Committee.
LADbible notes that Trump and the White House accused them of “deflecting” from the recent US government shutdown.
PR damage plan
In total, around 20,000 pages of documents were released, including the public relations roadmap created for Epstein by Osborne & Partners after his 2008 release.
The memo, titled Issues of Reputation, focused heavily on how he should manage associations that were drawing negative attention, LADbible reports.
At the time, Andrew was already facing scrutiny in the UK press. His public image suffered further after the Daily Mail circulated the well-known photograph showing him with his arm around Virginia Giuffre’s waist.
Giuffre later alleged she had sex with Andrew three times, including when she was 17; he has always denied the claims.
The PR memo warned Epstein: “It is disastrous for you to be seen in any way to facilitate his lifestyle, or to help with his well-documented issues.”
It added: “Their [the UK press] sole interest in you and Ghislaine [Maxwell] is as a means to attack Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.”
Managing search results
The document advised Epstein to distance himself completely from the couple.
“You need to studiously avoid any involvement whatsoever with the couple, which will lessen the interest and we can establish a constructive relationship on your behalf with them,” the firm wrote.
According to LADbible, the PR team described an “urgent priority”: reshaping online search results tied to Epstein’s name.
They stressed how damaging early pages of results had become, stating: “Today, when anyone types in your name, a majority of the first few pages of the results are references to the charges, to paedophilia, to Prince Andrew, to unflattering stories – many of which link back to the Mail websites.”
They also wrote: “We have hired an excellent team of Israeli experts for other clients, and there are many firms that claim to be able to optimise results this way but fail to deliver.”
The memo concluded: “I cannot overstate the importance of this, because it is the initial source of information on you for many people.”
Reporter’s note
The newly released documents offer a rare glimpse into how high-profile figures tried to manage fallout surrounding Epstein in the years after his conviction.
Beyond the revelations themselves, they highlight growing political tension in the US over transparency, accountability, and the use of leaked communications as investigative tools.
Sources: LADbible, The House Oversight Committee
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