The Ongoing Fight For Justice Of Jeffrey Epstein Survivors

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🗓️ 6 November 2025

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Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, “Nobody’s Girl,” is again shining a light on justice for the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

The Department of Justice says Epstein died by suicide in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. Over the summer, she was moved to a minimum security prison in Texas after meeting privately with Trump administration officials.

In the book, Giuffre recounts how she was lured into Epstein’s world after meeting Maxwell at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago spa at the age of 16. She was then subjected to years of abuse where she was sex trafficked, including to England’s former Prince Andrew, whose title was revoked last week in part due to these allegations.

Giuffre took her own life earlier this year. Even before her memoir was released posthumously, she was one of Epstein’s most outspoken accusers. We sit down with Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law about her story and their call for justice. We also speak with Marijke Chartouni, another Epstein survivor who says she was recruited in 2000 and was sexually assaulted by Epstein.

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1:02.3	Virginia Jeffre's memoir, Nobody's Girl shined a light again on justice for the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Galane Maxwell.
1:15.1	Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking while the Justice Department says Epstein died of suicide in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
1:24.9	Over the summer, Maxwell was moved to a minimum security prison in Texas
1:29.3	after meeting privately with Trump administration officials. In her book, Jeffrey recounts how she was
1:35.7	lured into Epstein's world after meeting Maxwell at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago spa at the age of 16.
1:43.1	Jafray was then subject to years of abuse where she was sex
1:46.6	trafficked, including to England's former Prince Andrew, who had his title revoked last week due in
1:52.7	part to allegations in the book. Jafray took her own life earlier this year. Even before her
1:59.3	memoir was released posthumously, she was one of Epstein's most
2:02.8	outspoken accusers. Later on, we'll hear from Jeffre's brother and sister-in-law about her story
2:09.1	and their call for justice. But first, Jen White sat down earlier with Marika Chartuny, another
2:15.9	Epstein survivor who was friends with Virginia
2:18.2	Jafray. Chartuni says she was recruited in 2000 and was sexually assaulted by Epstein. We bring
2:25.1	you that conversation after this break. You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm Todd Zwillick
2:30.4	in for Jen White. Stay with us.
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