Question
What role did Sarah Kellen play in Epstein’s trafficking operation?
Answer
Sarah Kellen — who later changed her name to Sarah Vickers following her marriage to NASCAR driver Brian Vickers — was identified in victim testimony, deposition records, and court filings as one of the most operationally central figures in the day-to-day logistics of Epstein’s trafficking network.
Victim accounts described Kellen as directly involved in managing the scheduling of victim appointments at Epstein’s properties. She contacted victims to arrange visits, coordinated their transportation, and served as a communications point between victims and Epstein’s operation. Some accounts placed her as present during abusive encounters.
Kellen was named as a potential co-conspirator in the federal non-prosecution agreement of 2007–2008 and received immunity from prosecution under its co-conspirator protection provisions. Victims’ legal challenges to the NPA specifically cited the protection of Kellen and others as evidence of the agreement’s extraordinary scope.
Despite the victim testimony and the NPA co-conspirator designation, Kellen was never charged. She was not called as a witness in the Maxwell trial. Her legal status — protected by an agreement that a federal judge found had been unlawfully implemented on procedural grounds — represented one of the clearest examples of accountability gap in the Epstein proceedings.
Kellen/Vickers maintained a low public profile after Epstein’s prosecution.
Sources
- Federal NPA (2007–2008), publicly filed 2019
- Civil deposition testimony in multiple Epstein cases
- CVRA ruling on NPA implementation, Judge Marra, 2019