Virginia Giuffre First Contacted About Epstein's Network
Virginia Giuffre (then Roberts) is recruited into Epstein's network. Her eventual testimony and advocacy would become central to multiple legal proceedings and the broader public reckoning with the case.
People Involved
Virginia Roberts (now Giuffre) was recruited into Epstein’s network around 20002001 when she was a teenager working at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. She has described being approached by Ghislaine Maxwell, who offered her employment as a massage therapist for Epstein.
Giuffre’s testimony covers multiple years and multiple properties, including Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion, New York townhouse, and Little Saint James island. She has alleged she was trafficked to multiple individuals including Prince Andrew, Alan Dershowitz (who settled her defamation suit in 2023), and others.
Giuffre became the most prominent public-facing victim and advocate in the case. Her civil lawsuits, depositions, and testimony shaped critically important legal proceedings including the Maxwell trial and the 2024 document unsealing.