‘Survivors are nothing more than pawns for political discourse’ | Epstein survivor speaks

Warning: This video contains graphic sexual descriptions.

A woman who said she was drugged and raped by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has spoken publicly for the first time to BBC Newsnight about her ordeal.

The woman who the BBC refers to as Nicky, spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity. She says she met the disgraced financier when she was 19 and working as a model.

She said that after she gave him a massage at his waterfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, he gave her a drink of water and she blacked out for hours, when she believes she was raped by Epstein.

Nicky said she felt encouraged to come forward by other survivors sharing their stories. She is now calling for the US Department of Justice to release all its remaining files on Epstein.

A spokesperson from the Department of Justice said: “As the Department of Justice has consistently said and has done since the January 30, 2026 publication of the Epstein files, if any member of the public, including victims, reported concerns with information in the pages, the Department would review, make any corrections and republish online…”

“As with all documents that have been flagged by the public, the Department is currently reviewing files within that category of the production. Should any document be found to have been improperly tagged in the review process and is responsive to the Act, the Department will of course publish it, consistent with the law.”

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