David Gwyn Jeffreys (b. April 18, 1919, Eastbourne, England) was a British historian, archaeologist, educator, and diplomat.
Jeffreys authored several books, including "Guide to Rome", "Guide to Greece", "Easter on The Holy Mountain", "Paul Alias Saul", and four collections of poetry. He was a member of the British Archaeological Association, Conservative Committee on Education (Vice Chairman), and other prominent societies. His personal connections included figures like Norman Douglas and C.A. Tripp, and he was known for his mentorship of "Little Hans," an orphan he adopted and educated, who later became a leader in Italy's Atomic Energy Commission.
The Tapes
Jeffreys is notably connected to a set of 40 audio recordings, made during a trip to the Pagsanjan Falls resort in the Philippines—a site famous for child prostitution. These recordings were created at the suggestion of C.A. Tripp and documented the activities of Jeffreys, Sext Kopf (a Danish aristocrat), and others during their time at the resort. The tapes describe daily encounters with underage boys, with some of the content being highly explicit.
After Tripp’s death, copies of these tapes were obtained by the Archive for Sexology, managed by Erwin Haeberle, and remain part of the Hirschfeld-Haeberle Archive in Berlin.[1] Despite being preserved, much of the material has not been fully analyzed or transcribed. However, summaries exist, and portions of these tapes have been described as providing detailed and controversial accounts of their activities. These recordings, along with Kopf’s extensive pornographic collection, continue to attract interest and scrutiny from researchers in sexual science.[2]
