The family of Virginia Giuffre – who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew – has shared a sad statement in which they praised her as a “fierce warrior” after she took her own life.
The 41-year-old was one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and alleged they trafficked her to the Duke of York when she was 17 – a claim which Prince Andrew has vehemently denied.
The campaigner died by suicide at her farm in Western Australia. Paying tribute to the mum of three, her family said she was “the light that lifted so many survivors” since she became one of the earliest and loudest voices calling for criminal charges against Epstein.
The family said in a statement: “It is with utterly broken hearts we announce Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia. She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.”
Virginia, raised in Florida, was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein as a teen. The abuse lasted three years from 1999 to 2003. He was eventually found unresponsive in his jail cell in New York more than 15 years later before he could stand trial.
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Western Australia Police Force said they received reports of an unresponsive woman at a property in the Perth suburb of Neergabby on Friday night.
A spokesman said: “Police and St John Western Australia attended and provided emergency first aid. Sadly, the 41-year-old woman was declared deceased at the scene.
“The death is being investigated by Major Crime detectives; early indication is the death is not suspicious.”
Virginia Giuffre said she was a teenage spa attendant at Mar-a-Lago when she was approached in 2000 by Epstein’s girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Giuffre said Maxwell hired her as a masseuse for Epstein, but the couple effectively made her a sexual servant, pressuring her into gratifying not only Epstein but his friends and associates.
Virginia Giuffre – who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexually exploiting her as a teenager – has been described as a “fierce warrior” by her family.
The campaigner died by suicide aged 41 at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia. Paying tribute to the mum of three, her family said she was “the light that lifted so many survivors”.
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The family of Virgina Giuffre have shared a sad final photo sex trafficking survivor who took her own life overnight.
Ms Giuffre was one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell She alleged they trafficked her to the Duke of York when she was 17, a claim which Andrew has vehemently denied. Her heartbroken relatives called her “a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse”, after she took her life at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia.
Her brother, Danny Wilson, shared a sweet final photo of Ms Giuffre after news of the tragedy was broken.
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