Virginia Giuffre accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse in Britain, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent victims, who died. She is 41 years old.
Her publicist and family died of suicide on Friday at a farm in Western Australia.
“Virginia is a fight against sexual abuse and sexual trafficking,” her family said in a statement. “Even though she faced all her adversity throughout her life, she illuminated so brightly. She will be forgotten. ”
Her propagandist Dini von Mueffling described Giuffre as “loved, wise and fun.”
“She admires her children and many animals. She always cares more about me than I do,” Von Mueffling wrote in a statement. “I will miss her words. It is a lifelong privilege to represent her.”
American-born Gi, who has lived in Australia for many years, has become an advocate for survivors of sex trafficking among the core figures of Epstein's long-term downfall.
Files – Sexual assault victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre spoke at a press conference outside Manhattan Court, outside Manhattan Court, where the judge's sexual victims had a hearing before facing the sex trafficking charges before the defendant Jeffrey Epstein faced the sex trafficking charges Tuesday, August 27, 2019.
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Giuffre sued Prince Andrew in 2021, accusing him of having sex at his London home at the age of 17.
She also accused Andrew of abuse at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion and Epstein’s private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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The two achieved an unspecified amount in February 2022. Before the settlement was reached, Andrew gave up his military title and patronage, returning them to Queen Elizabeth II in response to public objections in the lawsuit and his relationship with Epstein.
The 65-year-old prince, the queen's second son, denied Giuffrey's allegations.
Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was arrested in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges involving dozens of teenage girls and young women, some of whom were up to 14 years old.
The allegations are the first time that police in Palm Beach, Florida, have begun investigating allegations that he sexually abused a minor girl hired to give him a massage.
After the initial investigation ended with Epstein’s 18-month term in Florida prison, Giffray publicly stepped forward, who reached a secret agreement to avoid federal prosecution rather than a charge of soliciting prostitution at a relatively small state level. He was released in 2009.
One photo shows Prince Andrew and Virginia ornaments.
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A few months after Epstein's arrest, he was found dead in a prison in Manhattan prison. His death was ruled as suicide, which left his accusers hoping he would be responsible for the crime.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges and sentenced to 20 years in prison. She said she should not blame Epstein for his abuse.
The prosecutor's election did not include Giuffre's allegations in Maxwell's case, but Giuffre later told the court that British socialites “opened the door to hell.”
Giuffre, who was born in Virginia Roberts, told the interviewer that her childhood was broken when a man her family knew was sexually abused. She said she later fled her home and suffered more abuse.
Last month, Giuffre's PR staff confirmed her client was hospitalized after a serious accident. Giuffre posted on Instagram saying she was hit by a school bus and had only had a few days of life.
Her three children survived, which the statement described as “the light of her life.”
“Her courage has prompted me to fight hard, and her power is awesome. Today, the world has lost an amazing person. Today, my sweet angel is resting in peace.”
– Documents with the Associated Press
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