One of several women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking died Friday at the age of 41.
Virginia Giuffre was declared dead by suicide on her farm in Western Australia, her spokesperson said. Associated Press.
“Deeply loving, clever and funny, she was a beacon for other survivors and victims,” spokesperson Dini von Muyefling said in a statement to the Associated Press.
“She adored children and many animals. She was more interested in me than herself. I miss her beyond words. It was a lifelong privilege to represent her,” she added.
Giuffre supported survivors of sexual assault through her Soar Charity, which represents “Speak Out, Act, Reclaim.” She found herself dressed in the global spotlight after publicly accusing several powerful men of sexual abuse, including Epstein and Prince Andrew.
Giuffle, born in the US but a longtime Australian resident, offered anonymous testimony to Epstein’s hands about the long-standing assault after being sentenced to 18 months in 2009 for seeking prostitution.
She said Epstein and his longtime partner Gislaine Maxwell hired her as a masseuse after being featured at President Trump’s Mar Lago Club in the early 2000s. Giuffre was a teenager at the time.
Giuffle allegedly, Maxwell and Epstein forced her to do sexual acts for her as well as many others, including former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) and former Sen. George Mitchell (D Maine). She sued the British Royal in 2021.
Epstein died of suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal trafficking charges of US federal human trafficking. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on federal sex trafficking charges and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Giuffre’s death comes months after Attorney General Pam Bondi declassified the first stage of the document detailing the actions of Epstein and his close companions. However, this release provided almost new information and caused a stir.
“There are no cover-ups, no missing documents, no stone left, and everyone at the station before or present, is pursued quickly. If there is a gap, we will find them.”
“If records are hidden, we reveal them, and bring everything we find to the DOJ, and sow them transparently to the American people as they should be,” he added.
Later last month, Giuffre told social media that he had lived there for four days after being hit by a bus in a car accident. She said she had kidney failure at the time.
“Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors,” her family said in a statement. “In spite of all the adversity she faced in her life, she was shining so brightly. She is overlooked immeasurably.”
