On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made public around 30,000 pages of documents, which included photographs, legal records, and emails related to Jeffrey Epstein. This release came after the initial unveiling of documents on Friday and Saturday concerning the DOJ’s case files on the deceased convicted sex offender. Within these documents are references to individuals in Canada.
One notable mention is Peter Nygard. Among the files was an April 2020 letter drafted by the DOJ and forwarded to U.K. authorities. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York were seeking to arrange an interview with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—then Prince Andrew—regarding potential ties to fashion tycoon Peter Nygard. The letter highlighted evidence linking Mountbatten-Windsor to both Nygard and Epstein in separate sex trafficking investigations. It indicated that the former prince had visited Nygard Cay, Nygard’s luxurious Bahamas property, where Nygard allegedly trafficked minor and adult female victims.
While the former prince was not the subject of any ongoing investigation at that time and there was no proof of him violating U.S. laws, the letter emphasized the possibility of Mountbatten-Windsor being asked to provide testimony in either the Nygard or Epstein cases if he shared pertinent information during an interview. U.S. authorities requested their U.K. counterparts to inquire about dates of encounters with Epstein or Nygard, visits to their properties, and interactions with women associated with them.
Peter Nygard has been embroiled in several sexual assault allegations across different jurisdictions and was convicted in 2023 by a Toronto jury on four sexual assault charges.
In a separate instance, an FBI “intake” record detailed allegations from an unnamed individual in August 2020, claiming to have been groomed by a Serbian Canadian “lingerie model actress” and another individual in 1996 when they were 19 years old. The accuser also mentioned that their artwork was stolen by these individuals as they needed money to settle a debt. The allegations hinted at a scheme involving false romance and grooming to eventually introduce the individual to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
Ghislaine Maxwell, who was accused of aiding in the recruitment of underage girls for Epstein, was apprehended in July 2020 and charged with sex crimes. She was subsequently convicted on multiple counts, including sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking of a minor, currently serving a 20-year prison term.
Furthermore, another allegation reported to the FBI on August 5, 2020, stated that a person was introduced to Epstein by a Canadian woman, described as a friend at the time. The encounter allegedly occurred in New York City around 2004 or 2005, with the Canadian woman also being associated with Maxwell. The unnamed individual, identified as a jewelry designer, claimed that the Canadian woman, an aspiring French Canadian model, would recruit young women to meet Epstein, including underage aspiring models from various countries.
The Canadian woman purportedly received cash from Epstein for her assistance and mentioned his preference for massages and his involvement with young beautiful women.
