The Epstein/Maxwell Trafficking Ring
We have created a separate page for the Epstein/Maxwell files, partly because there’s so much information, but also because it covers so many areas that we focus on at CAAGe.
We don’t pretend to be the most complete source of information, and if there is anything you feel we should be including, please contact us.
We have taken the view that we will only focus on victim’s public testimonies where they’ve given interviews to the media. These women were young when they were sucked in, and are not there for our entertainment.
They are waiting far too long for justice, in part because of the wealth, connections and power of the perpetrators.
The grooming patterns we see are:
The lure - Career promises, such as modelling, acting, beautician, masseuse, furthering artistic careers: Maxwell and Epstein promised the World and delivered Hell; in some cases, they were promising
Complicity - Making victims complicit: getting them to do something they wouldn’t otherwise have done, be that recruiting others (Epstein’s operation worked like a pyramid scheme) or s*x
Fear - Ensuring that the victims had something to lose or be afraid for, be that threats to family or lost opportunities for themselves or loved ones
Disbelief and discreditting- when victims tell their stories, they are disbelieved because the perpetrator is rich and/or famous; grooming will often lead victims to drugs or alcohol dependency as a coping mechanism, which is then used to discredit them.
Victim blaming - in no other field is there as much victim blaming: they took the money, they went there knowingly, ‘slut shaming’, gold digging…. the list goes on.
Seeking justice can be as traumatising as events - justice systems everywhere are rarely kind to victims
Perpetrators hide in plain sight - even having been found guilty of being a paedophile, Epstein’s operation continued, often with the support of friends he had made along the way
The grooming of others as support - whilst some were complicit in what was happening, others found their names/connections used to offer credibility to the lures being offered
The ‘acolyte’ - there is often a wingman/wingwoman enabling the groomer, someone who knows but rather than speaking up, continues to offer suppoort to the offender
The following are victims’ public testimonies. We are not trawling through document after document and ‘outing’ victims. We. choose to believe them - they have corroborated each others’ stories. We need to listen to them, believe them. Whilst to develop a court case, there obviously needs to be evidence, there is enough here to believe the victims
Whilst many people still suggest ‘ innocent until proved guilty’ of many of the people involved, the sheer volume of evidence, even before some files were made public, backs up the victims’ recollections.
Releasing the files has been a process that indications suggest will take until 2027 to complete, pointing clearly to that fact that we must believe these women. It’s the fight that victims of grooming face - being believed, and groomers being excused on a regular basis.
Initially the whole Epstein/Maxwell case was predictated on the grooming of children, but Epstein and Maxwell groomed adults as well. Many of the women above would be over the age of consent in UK law, and many were in their early 20s when ‘recruited’ into their pyramid of abuse.
Their fight for justice is for all of us.
Epstein and Maxwell: The hidden in plain sight trafficking ring
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The Context: Perversion of Justice
The Miami Herald has been covering the history of the Epstein/Maxwell grooming pyramid here:
The resource is constantly updated.
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Track the Investigations/Progress of Justice
The Epstein Observer
This is the resource we’d have loved to have had the time to put together on the Epstein trafficking ring. It makes the links, tells victims stories, and puts everyone in the right box.
The girls who were groomed into prostitution. The people groomed by Maxwell and Epstein’s circle. The ‘beneficiaries’. The enablers.
Classic grooming on a massive nd powerful scale, person by person.
Interestingly, the myth thatit’s only a woman who was sentenced for related crimes is put to bed here: https://epstein.observer/status/sentenced
The Epstein Wiki
The Epstein Wiki is another great resource for understanding who’s who.
We have tried to include public testmonies from victims in neither of these sources where it’s clear that the victims have chosen to go public.
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NOT OUR SHAME
Five of Epstein’s victims meet and talk in this supportive piece in Grazia magazine.
Virginia Giuffre, Teresa Helm, Rachel Benavidez, Marijke Chartouni, and Sarah Ransome want to reframe the narrative—and reclaim their power.
Over the coming months we’ll build out their stories. We considered this - we should be helping people identify the groomers rather than the victims. But in this case, they have been so brave, and their stories can help us all understand, and others going through the same may find some hope in their survival, and know they’re not alone.
Five Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s Abuse on Trauma, Justice, and Sisterhood
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Carolyn Andriano
Carolyn Andriano, Jeffrey Epstein's victims, testified against Ghislaine Maxwell in her trial for sex-trafficking minors.
She died of an accidental overdose on May 23, 2023.
She isn’t included among the 14 people known to be dead on the Epstein Fallout Tracker.
Carolyn’s testimony was apparently key to bringing Ghislaine Maxwell to ‘justice’.
We didn’t want her forgotten.
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Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Virginia died by suicide 25 de abril de 2025, Neergabby, Australia.
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Leigh Skye Patrick
Leigh Skye Patrick, one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims , died of an overdose in 2017, aged just 30.
She was one of the first victims to report, andis believed to be one of the victims who reported the former Prince, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, appearing to substantiate the claims made by Virginia Giuffre.
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Marijke Chartouni
Marijke Chartouni posesa direct question to Trump in an interview: why the protection for abusers?
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Chauntae Davies
Chauntae Davies not only bravely testified but has also named not only Epstein and Maxwell, but implicated both Donald Trump and Bill Clinton in an article in in Mediaite
Note: we have primarily included the victims here who have been publicly fighting for justice.
There is very little mainstream informtion about Chauntae, and we apologise if she was trying to maintain a low profile. We are more than aware that released files redacted abusers in many cases, but inadvertently named victims.
Picture from Snopes, confirmed by them as genuine
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Anouska De Georgiou
Anouska de Georgiou is believed to have been the first British victim of Epstein.
The Standard reports on the model’s testimony: Jeffrey Epstein's first alleged British victim speaks out
How a British teen model was lured into Jeffrey Epstein's web, the NBC ‘exclusive, challenges the rhetoric of victimes coming from poor, uncared for backgrounds. They simply had ambitions that Epstein preyed on.
(Doesn’t appear in the ‘Fallout Tracker’)
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Annie and Maria Farmer
Maria Farmer was the original Epstein whistle-blower. Today she’s an anti-trafficking advocate.
Jeffrey Epstein accuser urged FBI to investigate Trump decades ago – report
They knew it was true. They just chose to ignore me
We have joined her profile with sister Annie’s. Both girls tried to protect each other. Both girls show exactly how Epstein and Maxwell applied pressure, and how many opportunities for justice were missed.
Annie Farmer
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Marina Lacerda
Marina Lacerda was for a long time referred to as Minor Victim-1 by legal authorities as Epstein was endicted.
She had already been abused by the time Epstein got to her - a horribly familiar story if you’ve read Virginia Giuffre’s Nobody’s Girl.
Despite this, Lacerda was one of Epstein’s youngest recorded victims.
She waived anonymity to join the fight for justice alongside many other Epstein/Maxwell victims.
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Rina Oh Amen
Rina Oh claims both to be a victim of Epstein and to have been assaulted by Virginia (Roberts) Giuffre.
She was taking legal action against Virginia at the time of Virginia’s death.
Her involvement is somewhat different to many other survivors - apparently Epstein confided in her.
Given the ‘pyramid way in which Maxwell worked, there is room to believe that Oh was both a victim and did regrettable things, in the same way as her more famous counterpart, Giuffre, also became complicit.
Amen v. Giuffre (court filings)
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Sarah Ransome
Sarah Ransome, on Woman’s Hour talking about Epstein’s first trial
Footnote, showing the immense pressure these witnesses were under:
On the tapes from Epstein’s home:
Ms Ransome withdrew her claim about the tapes in an email to a New York Post columnist, stating she was concerned it would "create pain for my family".
"I would like to retract everything I have said to you and walk away from this," Ms Ransome says in an email dated 23 October 2016.
The first trial against Epstein included videos found at the Epstein mansion.
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Other testimonies
Danielle ‘Dani’ Bensky: Marie Claire podcast
‘Jane’, Kate and Carolyn testify alongside Annie Farmer . the Guardian reported their testimonies for the Epstein trial that they were denied: Court testimony
Nadia Bjorlin’s mother testified to the abuse of her 13 year old daughter: Article in The Sun
Johanna Sjoberg appeared to corroborate stories about the former Prince, Andrew Mountbatten. The Sun covers her story.
Epstein/Maxwell Survivor Teresa Helm talks to Washington Watch during Maxwell’s trial.
Epstein survivor Danielle ‘Dani’ Bensky talks to CBS News, speaking out about the system/Justice Department
Epstein survivors interviewed by ABC News
Sarah Ransome talks to CBS Sunday Morning about her Epstein/Maxwell ordeal. (Her book, Silenced no More, is recommended reading.
‘Kiki Doe’ on being recruited into Epstein’s circle.
Footnote: Melania Trump has issued a statement about Epstein NOT introducing her to Donald Trump. She is in a position of privilege, but married to man whose name appears repeatedly in the Epstein files
Whatever we may feel about her likeability or her taste in life partners, if she was ever a victim of Epstein, and is choosing to remain uninvolved and unnamed, we should all be repecting that.
Carolyn Andriano gives her testimony against Maxwell
Have a Seat ‘s Chris Hansen, talks to Jeffery Epstein victim and survivor young South African model Juliette Bryant - in a shocking interview giving more details of Epstein’s crimes.
Artist Maria Farmer talks to CNN about allegations that she made but which were ignored. And about Trump’s visit to Epstein’s office.
Brazilian Marina Lacerda talks about Jeffrey Epstein to Soft White Underbelly in an interview that had to heavily edited for YouTube.
“No Justice Here”
Jena Lisa Jones tells her harrowing story to the ‘Soft White Underbelly’ YouTube channel
Sarah Ransome talks about being recruited to work for Ghislaine Maxwell by Sarah Kellen for NDTV Washington Watch.
Victims describe the deprvity of Epstein and Maxwell on Good Morning Britain
Victoria Derbyshire talks to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein in a special Newsnight programme from Washington.
Victim Jennifer Araoz tells of her sexual assault by Jeffrey Epstein, and of being recruited - as a model.
Epstein victims send a clear message to Trump in this CNN News coverage.
Victims of Maxwell and Epstein talk about the horrors of being lured in.
Epstein survivors, including Jenna Lisa Jones, speak out on Capitol Hill to demand justice and accountability
ABC Videos, Truth and Lies, on YouTube
Truth and Lies, Part 1 - ABC News
Maria Farmer began working for him shortly after the two met in 1995.
He assaulted her at his home in Ohio. She reported him but had to wait three decades to be believed.
Truth and Lies, Part 4 - ABC News
When a woman called police after her 14 year old stepdaughter admitted to accepting money from Epstein, investigations started.
The recruits who turned into recruiters, “the younger the better”. The deliberate targetting. Epstein’s addiction. The guilt….
Truth and Lies, Part 2- ABC News
Palm Beach. The Haves and Have Nots. Courtney Wild, Jena-Lisa Jones and Michelle Licata, despite strange rumours, poorer kids from the area, were lured into making apparently easy money by giving Epstein a massage.
Truth and Lies, Part 5 - ABC News
The effects on the victims - and there were at least two dozen identified. Police and victims both say Epstein had them followed. His lawyers attacked his accusers’ credibility, and police credibility.
Intimidation. Harrassment.
Epstein was later charged with just one count of solicitation of prostitution, despite the evidence.
Detectives, however, take it to the FBI.
Truth and Lies, Part 3 - ABC News
Courtney Wild, Jena-Lisa Jones and Michelle Licata discuss going to his room to give him a massage, but being forced to undress and undergo unwanted touching - terrified.
Jean Luc Brunel, an Epstein Associate/Friend/Accomplice
The model link.
The former Prince, Andrew Mountbatten.
The complicity.
And justice failing.
Epstein needed Jean Luc Brunel and others like Les Wexner, CEO of Victoria’s Secret, in his orbit to maintain the pretence of potential modelling careers.
LBC explains the links between Brunel and Epstein.
Although EpsteinWiki isn’t a usual source of articles and information for us, their file on Brunel quotes all of their sources, and explains the link clearly, in English: Jean-Luc Brunel
Jean Luc Brunel is believed to have sent Epstein three 12 year old girls as a birthday present - the New York Post explains.
Brunel dies by suicide, escaping justice: Guardian article