A woman who was an air-hostess on Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane and accused him of raping her has spoken out for the first time about her flight to Africa with Bill Clinton, Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey in September 2002.
Chauntae Davies recounted the five-day humanitarian trip to Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mozambique, Johannesburg and Cape Town in an interview with The Sun published Wednesday.
It was part of a project for Clinton’s foundation, which raised awareness about poverty and the AIDS crisis.
The star-studded group flew to Africa on Epstein’s private jet, dubbed the Lolita Express.
Many of Epstein’s alleged victims have claimed that he used the plane to shuttle underage girls between his properties and that he organized orgies onboard. There is no evidence to suggest that Clinton, Tucker or Spacey engaged in any sexual activities when they flew on the plane.
Davies, who was 22 at the time of the Africa trip, described being shocked when she saw so many A-listers board the plane.
Chauntae Davies, who worked on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita express’ private jet and also performed massages on him, has revealed new details about her trip to Africa with Bill Clinton
Davies spoke publicly for the first time about the rape allegations at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein during a New York court hearing in August
‘I jumped out of my seat and was immediately aware that my travel mates had arrived. And in walks Bill Clinton,’ she told The Sun.
‘He continued to walk onto the plane, introducing himself. I thought him to be charming and sweet.
‘More of the guests arrived, and somehow, as the plane closed its doors, I stood looking around the room at all the new faces I just met.
‘Chris Tucker, Kevin Spacey and Bill – accompanied also of course by the Secret Service.
‘I was going to Africa with the most eclectic group of people imaginable.’
Davies said the group quickly began bonding after the plane took off from a New York airfield.
‘It was like I was at camp with the most unimaginable group of campers one could put together.
‘Everybody cracked jokes at one another. Clinton was chiming in cracking jokes along with us, and we were all laughing and bonding over corny jokes.
‘A movie was put on, everyone took either a seat in the giant armchairs or on the floor, and watched it all together. Eventually, everyone fell asleep to the movie.’
‘It’s clear that Epstein was using this private jet and his wealth to get close to rich and powerful people,’ Davies told The Sun
Davies categorically denied that any misconduct occurred around Clinton and said he was a ‘complete gentleman’ the entire time.
The former president previously issued a statement regarding his travel on Epstein’s plane and insisted he knew nothing about the financier’s crimes.
‘President Clinton knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein plead guilty to in Florida some years ago, or those with which he has previously been charged in New York,’ the statement said.
‘In 2002 and 2003, President Clinton took a total of four trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s airplane: one to Europe, one to Asia, and two to Africa, which included stops in connection with the Clinton Foundation.
‘Staff, supporters of the Foundation, and his Secret Service detail traveled on every leg or every trip.’
Never-before-seen photos, obtained exclusively by The Sun, show Clinton posing next to Epstein’s alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell as they boarded the private jet.
Another photo showed Clinton with his arm around Davies, who claims she was forced to wear a pilot’s uniform when she traveled in the jet.
Other images from inside the Boeing 727 show Clinton sucking on a cigar and playing cards.
Davies, now 40, said there was no suggestion that Clinton, Spacey or Tucker knew of the abuse she suffered at Epstein’s hands or the alleged crimes Maxwell committed on his behalf.
But she said revisiting the photos made her question how such powerful people were pulled into Epstein’s circle as he was committing heinous sex crimes.
‘It’s clear that Epstein was using this private jet and his wealth to get close to rich and powerful people,’ Davies told The Sun.
‘Looking back at these images now it raises a lot of questions about why Bill Clinton was using the plane and what perhaps Jeffrey may have been trying to accomplish by having him around.’
Epstein was arrested on July 6 and pleaded not guilty to federal charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of girls as young as 14.
He was found dead on August 10 in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan and an autopsy concluded that he hanged himself.
Epstein’s death has triggered investigations by the FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General and the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, which runs the detention facility.
His arrest in New York this year came more than a decade after Epstein avoided being prosecuted on similar federal charges in Florida by striking a deal that allowed him to plead guilty to state prostitution charges.
That deal, which has been widely criticized as too lenient, resulted in Epstein serving 13 months in a county jail, which he was allowed to leave during the day on work release.