how did virginia giuffre meet epstein

Virginia Giuffre has described meeting Jeffrey Epstein through a series of events tied to her work at Mar-a-Lago and her connection to Epstein’s trafficking network. According to Giuffre and reporting surrounding her posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl, Maxwell noticed her while she was working at Mar-a-Lago with her father in the year 2000, and invited her to meet Epstein that evening because Epstein was seeking a massage therapist to accompany him on travels. This initial encounter led to Giuffre entering Epstein’s orbit and beginning the coerced sexual abuse and trafficking pattern that defined much of her testimony in lawsuits and interviews over the years. Giuffre later recounted that Epstein’s recruitment and abuse often occurred under coercive circumstances, with Maxwell playing a key role in introducing her to Epstein. These accounts have been widely covered in media and are central to the public narrative about Epstein’s circle, including interactions with other high- profile figures described in her writings and subsequent disclosures.