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Virginia Giuffre Death: Epstein Accuser Dies by Suicide at 41 in Australia
Virginia Giuffre Death – April 25 (Reuters) – Virginia Giuffre, one of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, has committed suicide, her family said on Friday.
Giuffre, 41, died on Friday in Western Australia state, where she had been living for several years, the family said in an emailed statement.
“Virginia was a valiant fighter against sex trafficking and sexual assault. According to the family statement, “she was the light that lifted so many survivors.” “She shone so brightly in spite of all the hardships she had to endure. The loss of her will be immense.
State police in Western Australia said late Friday local time that a 41-year-old lady, who they did not identify, had passed away at a home in Neergabby, a rural neighborhood on the outskirts of Perth. According to the police, foul play was not suspected and first aid attempts were unsuccessful.
Giuffre was among the first to demand that Epstein be charged with a crime, which he ultimately did. In July 2019, Epstein was accused of sex trafficking. According to authorities, he killed himself while incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York a few weeks later.
For years, Epstein’s death has been a source of dispute. Some claim he was killed while he was incarcerated in order to hide the identities of his wealthy and influential customers who were supposedly having trysts with some 250 minors on his island. A number of victims sued the FBI in 2024, claiming the agency concealed its failure to look into Epstein.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has promised to make all records pertaining to Epstein’s allegations public, including lists of prominent individuals connected to him. There were no shocking revelations in the “first phase” of papers, which opened a new tab in February.
In 2022, Giuffre reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging that she was sexually abused as a child in Epstein’s residence in New York and on Epstein’s private Caribbean island, Little St. James, by Britain’s Prince Andrew.
The allegations against Epstein have given rise to a number of lawsuits and court cases, such as the sex trafficking conviction in New York for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who was charged with assisting Epstein, her ex-boyfriend, in the sexual abuse of adolescent females. She is incarcerated in a Florida jail for 20 years.