▁an ▁Ep stein ▁associate , ▁Gh is la ine ▁Max well , ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁background , ▁though ▁Andrew ' s ▁friends ▁have ▁repeatedly ▁claimed ▁the ▁photo ▁is ▁fake ▁and ▁edited . ▁Gi uff re ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁press ured ▁to ▁have ▁sex ▁with ▁the ▁Duke ▁and ▁" w ould n ' t ▁have ▁d ared ▁object " ▁as ▁Ep stein , ▁through ▁contacts , ▁could ▁have ▁her ▁" kil led ▁or ▁ab duct ed ". ▁The ▁alleg ations ▁have , ▁as ▁of ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁not ▁been ▁tested ▁in ▁any ▁court . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Judge ▁Kenneth ▁Mar ra ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁" sex ▁alleg ations ▁made ▁against ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁in ▁court ▁papers ▁file d ▁in ▁Florida ▁must ▁be ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁record ". ▁Mar ra ▁made ▁no ▁r uling ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁claims ▁by ▁Gi uff re ▁are ▁true ▁or ▁false , ▁specifically ▁stating ▁that ▁she ▁may ▁later ▁give ▁evidence ▁when ▁the ▁case ▁comes ▁to ▁court . ▁Gi uff re ▁stated ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁" be ▁bul lied ▁back ▁into ▁silence ." ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁court ▁documents ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁def am ation ▁case ▁between ▁Gi uff re ▁and ▁Max well ▁revealed ▁that ▁a ▁second ▁girl , ▁Johann a ▁S jo berg , ▁gave ▁evidence ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁had ▁placed ▁his ▁hand ▁on ▁her ▁breast ▁while ▁in ▁Ep stein ' s ▁m ansion ▁pos ing ▁for ▁a ▁photo ▁with