Prince Andrew is among high-profile figures named in newly released court documents detailing connections of sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.

A US judge ordered the records to be released as part of a lawsuit related to Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

The legal papers include a previously reported claim of groping by Prince Andrew, which he has denied.

Also named in the dozens of files are Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, though neither is accused of illegality.

The much-hyped trove - covering about 900 pages - did not appear to reveal any new bombshell revelations about Epstein.

However, more documents in the case are expected to be released in the coming days.

Of more than 100 people named, some are accused of wrongdoing, while others in the court records are making allegations or are potential witnesses.

The legal filings highlight the well-connected social circle in the orbit of Epstein, who pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2009.

When ordering the release of the files, New York Judge Loretta Preska said many of those named had already been identified by the media or in Maxwell's criminal trial.

She added that many others did not raise an objection to the release of the documents. Judge Preska also ordered that some names remain redacted because they would identify victims of sexual abuse.

The files include references to Johanna Sjoberg, who has claimed that Prince Andrew groped her breast while sitting on a couch inside Epstein's Manhattan apartment in 2001.

Buckingham Palace has previously said her allegations are "categorically untrue".

In one deposition, which has already been reported, Ms Sjoberg alleged that Prince Andrew put his hand on her breast to pose for a photo with another accuser, Virginia Giuffre, and a puppet that said "Prince Andrew" on it.

In 2022, the British royal paid millions to Ms Giuffre to settle a lawsuit she filed alleging he sexually abused her when she was 17 years old.

Prince Andrew said he had never met Ms Giuffre and denied her allegations.

In a 2019 BBC interview, Prince Andrew said he could not recall any incident involving Virginia Giuffre

Former US President Clinton is also named in the court documents, although there is no implication of any illegality. When contacted for comment, his representatives referred to a statement he issued in 2019 saying he "knows nothing" about Epstein's crimes.

According to the records, Ms Sjoberg testified that Epstein once told her that Mr Clinton "likes them young", referring to girls. Mr Clinton had an affair with a 22-year-old White House intern while he was US president.

The files include testimony from Maxwell confirming that Mr Clinton had travelled on board Epstein's private jet, but she did not know how many times.

Mr Clinton travelled on Epstein's plane on what were described as humanitarian trips to Africa in the early 2000s and at the time praised Epstein as a committed philanthropist, though said he later cut ties with him.

The former US president's 2019 statement said he was accompanied on his trips aboard Epstein's jet by staff and supporters from his charity, the Clinton Foundation.