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Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, committed suicide at age 41, her family said.
Ms. Giuffre was one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, his former girlfriend. She claims they traded her to the Duke of York when she was 17, which Prince Andrew vehemently denied.
Family members said in a statement Friday that she was a “fierce fighter in the fight against sexual abuse” and that the “toll of abuse … became unbearable”.
“She lost her life to suicide, having been a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking,” they said.
The statement described the mother of three “as the light that lifted so many survivors” and said she died on Friday on her farm in Western Australia. Police in Western Australia said they were called to a home in the Neergabby area on Friday night, where Ms Scott was staying. Giuffre was found unresponsive.
A statement continued: “The death is being investigated by Major Crime detectives; early indications are that the death is not suspicious.”
Ms Giuffre – who was born in the US – lived with her husband Robert and in the suburb of North-Perth, although recent reports suggest the couple have split up after a marriage.
Three weeks ago, Ms. Giuffre in a post on Instagram reported that she was seriously injured in a car accident, which her family later said she had no intention of making public. Local police later disputed the severity of the crash.
In a statement, Ms. Scott said in a statement. Giuffre’s longtime spokesperson, Dini von Mueffling, described her as “one of the most extraordinary people I have ever had the honour of knowing”.
She said Ms. Giuffre was a “beacon for other survivors and victims” and that “it was the privilege of a lifetime to represent her”.
After making her abuse allegations public, Ms. Scott Scott went on a rampage. Giuffre became a prominent campaigner and was closely associated with the Me Too movement.
Ms Giuffre alleges that Epstein and Maxwell traded her to Prince Andrew when she was 17. The prince, who has denied all claims against him, reached an out-of-court settlement with her in 2022. The settlement included a statement in which he expressed regret for his association with Epstein, but contained no admission of liability or apology.
Ms. Giuffre said she became a victim of sex trafficking when she was a teenager. She said she met Maxwell, a British social butterfly, in 2000. From there, she was introduced to American financier Epstein, claiming that she had endured years of abuse by him and his associates.
Epstein took his own life in prison in 2019, where he was held awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
He had previously been convicted in 2008 of soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the U.S. for her role in Epstein’s trafficking and abuse.
source:Virginia Giuffre, accuser of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, dies – People’s Power News
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