One of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent victims begged an FBI agent to help her in her quest to stop the pedophile financier's sex trafficking back in 2014.
As part of the series of newly released documents related to the highly controversial case, emails sent by Virginia Giuffre to the FBI reveal the difficulties she faced in pursuing her campaign against Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
In April 2014, Giuffre wrote to FBI agent Jason Richards to tell him she was back in the US, having previously lived in Australia, and that she was trying to keep a low profile while she kept her case against Epstein moving.
'I am here to have this BS non-prosecution agreement thrown out and in conversation with Jude Paul Cassal (sic) he suggested we try to obtain photographs and/or video recordings released by the FBI to further our case “help prove how much Pedophilia occurred with Jeffrey and the many other monsters he treated with underage girls,” she wrote.
The non-prosecution agreement Giuffre is referring to is the “sweetheart deal” Epstein received from Republican prosecutor Alexander Acosta in 2008.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre holds a photo of herself at age 16 when she says Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein began sexually abusing her
Giuffre shown with Prince Andrew in a photo taken at Ghislaine Maxwell's London home in March 2001
Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's powerful friends and acquaintances were exposed as part of a massive exposé ordered by a judge just before the New Year
In her email, Giuffre referred to the non-prosecution agreement Jeffrey Epstein received from Republican prosecutor Alexander Acosta.
Under the 2008 non-prosecution agreement – also known as an NPA – Epstein pleaded guilty to charges in Florida of soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution.
This allowed him to avoid a possible life sentence and instead serve thirteen months in a work release program. He had to make payments to the victims and register as a sex offender.
In response to Giuffre, Richards says he cannot release information from FBI documents to her and advises her to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to gain access.
Giuffre responds, saying she just needs some dates confirmed regarding interviews she gave to the federal government.
She adds that she “turned the Wilton Manors Police Department on its head and came forward.” Giuffre then asks for the name of the officer who took her statement about Ron Eppinger, the sex trafficker who abused her in her early teens.
In a 2016 statement, Giuffre (pictured in August 2019) said she was advised by former judge Paul Cassell to contact the FBI and see if she could gain access to their files.
'I'm really racking my brains over this!! It would be a personal favor to me and I am very grateful for anything you could do now!!,” she concluded in her email.
'You can always contact us. Greetings. Jason,” he answers simply.
In the next email, Giuffre wishes him well and says she won't “bother” him anymore.
Giuffre also contacted another agent, Christina Pryor, who now works for the DEA, in an attempt to obtain the same information.
She began her email to Pryor with these words: “I was wondering if you remember me from the consulate in Sydney.” Giuffre, whose husband is Australian, previously lived in a suburb of Sydney.
Ghislaine Maxwell, 59, is accused of recruiting underage girls for Epstein
In a 2016 statement, Giuffre said former Judge Paul Cassell advised her to contact the FBI and see if she could gain access to their files. She also revealed that Cassell acted as her attorney at the time.
The roughly 60 documents released Thursday largely mention figures whose names were already known, including high-profile friends of Epstein and victims who have spoken publicly.
The judge who called for the information to be released last month said she did so in large part because much of it is already public.
The plan to release the documents had led to rumors that they contained a list of “clients” or “co-conspirators”, and misinformation about their contents remains rampant on social media.
Still, the documents provide some new details about the financier's sexual abuse of teenage girls, and are a reminder of how he used his powerful connections to recruit his victims and cover up his crimes.
The documents released this week are the latest of thousands previously made public in lawsuits involving Epstein. About 250 more are expected to be released in the future.