Epstein files latest: Accuser describes being 'blindfolded, taken underground and raped'

Another document tells of a 17-year-old girl who says she was approached by a stranger in a New York park about a dog-walking job, and later sexually abused.

The incident was reported in 2020 via a rape hotline run by the City of New York police department.

The log entry reads: "In 1992, C/V states when she was 17 y/o she met an unknown female in Central Park who offered her a dog walking position."

"C/V" is thought to be an abbreviation of "complainant/victim". 

The entry continues: "C/v states the female brought her back to a residence at Central Park West to meet her boss (Jeffrey Epstein) to be interviewed."

It adds: "C/v states while there she was offered something to drink. Afterwards, c/v states she felt dizzy and shaky. CN states she remembers feeling tired and leaning back.

"C/V states she remembers waking up in a room with someone heavy on her chest. C/v states she fell asleep again and remembers being brought to the bathroom to wash up. 

"C/v states there was bleeding in her vaginal area. C/v states 2 women helped her get dressed and being sent away in a cab."

A lengthy 86-page document records statements from victims that were delivered in the US district court of New York in 2019, shortly after Epstein died by suicide. 

The case is known as USA v Jeffrey Epstein.

A lawyer representing the victims read out the statements. Here are some excerpts. 

The testimony from "Jane Doe 7" reads: "I used to be relatively carefree, inquisitive, hopeful and excited about life, but my life changed because of Jeffrey Epstein. 

"My perspective on life became very dark when I was unknowingly recruited by one of his agents. 

"Jeffrey Epstein ruined me. His recruiter ruined me. 

"The far-reaching consequences of that day ruined my family's lives."  

Another statement delivered on behalf of Jane Doe 6 says: "Jeffrey Epstein stole my innocence. He gave me a life sentence of guilt and shame. 

"I do not consider myself a victim. I see myself a survivor."

The statement from Jane Doe 8 says: "I, along with other people, will never have an answer as to why. I will never have an apology for the wrongdoing. 

"And most importantly, Epstein will not be justly sentenced for his crimes. 

"Now I sit in my home questioning the well-being of those girls like myself. In choosing death, Epstein denied everyone justice."

One of the documents is a transcript of evidence given in court by an alleged victim who also brought girls to Jeffrey Epstein in Palm Beach. 

The woman appeared in court as part of Operation Leap Year - the FBI investigation into Epstein's sex crimes that began in 2006.

She tells the court: "[REDACTED] had asked me if I wanted to make money and she was working for this guy, Epstein, in Palm Beach. 

"So I told her I was interested and she further went into detail about massaging him, that you would have to take off articles of clothing and there would be touching and fondling involved."

She says this happened when she was 16. 

There were a "few girls" that Epstein "wasn't crazy about", she adds, including a person who was 23.

"He thought she was kind of too old," she says. 

Among the files is a 38-page transcript of testimony given by an FBI special agent before the district court in West Palm Beach, Florida, in May 2007.

The testimony was part of Operation Leap Year, the FBI's federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that started in 2006 after a Palm Beach police investigation into allegations he had abused a 14-year-old girl.

The agent describes an interview with an Epstein accuser, who got upset while talking about a massage in 2004. 

The agent says the woman, referred to as Jane Doe 4, "became so visibly upset". 

Jane Doe is a pseudonym used when a female's identity is either unknown or deliberately concealed.

The agent tells the court: "When she talked about the last massage and him grabbing her breasts and fondling her breasts she was in tears. 

"I could not get her back to discussing anything further that had taken place." 

Among the documents is a summary written in 2007 of an FBI interview with a witness who says she met Epstein at the age of 14. 

The woman, whose name has been redacted, told the FBI she was introduced to the paedophile by a 17-year-old girl, who asked her if she would like to make £300 by "providing a man in Palm Beach with a massage". 

"She needed to dress sexy and provide a massage for an hour and she would make $300. [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] that Epstein might ask her to remove her shirt, but she could keep her bra on," the summary says. 

It continues: "Epstein told [REDACTED] she was pretty. Epstein asked her age. [REDACTED] uttered "four" and then said 17. 

"Epstein responded by saying, 'so you are fourteen'. 

"[REDACTED] was previously instructed by [REDACTED] to tell Epstein she was 17. He told [REDACTED] that they would not tell anyone." 

The witness also told investigators: "According to [REDACTED] if a girl felt uncomfortable and did not want to comply with Epstein's requests, he would ask them to bring other girls." 

Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche has said "fake documents" have been released in the Epstein files.

Posting on X, he said there had been "outright lies" told about the files and urged people to separate fact from fiction. 

"We produce documents, and sometimes this can result in releasing fake or false documents because they simply are in our possession because the law requires this," he said. 

He said there had been a fake letter, fake videos of Epstein in his cell and "sensational tales and lies by random people" included in the release over the past few days.

He specifically identified a fake letter from Epstein apparently to Larry Nassar, a sports doctor convicted of sexually abusing Olympic athletes...

"Case in point: the so-called Epstein Nassar letter is clearly FAKE - wrong handwriting, wrong return address, and postmarked three days after Epstein died," Blanche said. 

The FBI confirmed the letter was fake, saying it was received by the jail and flagged to officers at the time. 

"This fake letter serves as a reminder that just because a document is released by the Department of Justice does not make the allegations or claims within the document factual. Nevertheless, the DOJ will continue to release all material required by law," it said. 

As a reminder, being named in the Epstein files does not suggest any wrongdoing. 

The documents range from handwritten notes to photographs and official transcripts of interviews with the authorities and have been released with little or no context.

While questions may be raised over any link that emerges in the files, we will provide the full context in which anyone's name is mentioned - or outline any missing details.

In an email sent in October 2024, a threat intake examiner at the FBI National Threat Operations Center summarises an account given by a woman who said she had been trafficked for sex and brought to Jeffrey Epstein's island when she was 13. 

The unnamed officer says the victim reported being trafficked from the age of five after being taken from an apartment and "cut in the throat". 

They recount the woman said she was taken again at the age of 12 or 13 to Paris, where she was raped by three men. 

"The men were a part of an organisation that would take naked photos of young girls and used [REDACTED] photo where she flew to Ireland for politicians and notable men," the email continues. 

"They would have sex with the young women and she was taken from Ireland and brought to Jeffery [sic] Epstein Island when she was 13 years old. 

"[REDACTED] said the only way to get off the island was to take naked photos or pose that is why there are so many photos laying around the house." 

The woman continues her account in the 2019 email to Hope for Justice, an anti-modern slavery charity, recounting being "taken to an underground location" where Jeffrey Epstein raped her. 

There is no indication of when the events took place.

Her written statement reads: "In Virgin Islands, I was [REDACTED] they stopped there. I was 17 years old, [REDACTED] was blindfolded and taken to an underground location. It had steps that went down. I was raped by Jeffery [sic] Epstein, there were other men that raped me. I was kept in a stall so that men could look at me. He said I was an animal and that he was perfect, if I had sex with him that I wouldn't be such an animal. [REDACTED]. He said I wanted to be raped because I wanted to be more like him."

Two of the documents appear to be taken from an email sent by an alleged victim to Hope for Justice, a charity that aims to end human trafficking. 

The woman, whose identity has been redacted, has written up answers to "preliminary questions" the organisation says it needs to "evaluate human trafficking situations for potential rescue".

The subject line of the email, which was sent in 2019, reads: "I'm sorry this took so long, please let me know if you need anything else".

We don't know any more context about what the witness recounts.

She begins by saying she was "born into sex trafficking".

"I do not remember a time that I was not trafficked for sex. According to birth certificate from [REDACTED] my biological parents (I do not recognize them as parents) [REDACTED] began to sell me for sex in the town of [REDACTED]," she writes.

"There were many men that were brought to their home to have sex with me. I was taken to many states in the US to sell me. I was forced by threat by [REDACTED], and Jeffery Epstein of being killed, bodily harm, and threats of harming other children if I did not have sex with them and any other people that they sold me to."