Virginia Giuffre, the woman who came out to accuse financier Jeffrey Epstein alongside Britain’s Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, died from suicide at her home in Western Australia, as her family announced on Saturday.
“Utterly broken hearted” were the exact words when quoting her family, stating, “It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia.” They underscored and made it clear that she “lost her life to suicide after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking”.
The Giuffre family marked the 41-year old woman as a dual citizen of America and Australia.
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Hearing Virginia’s name brings to mind the numerous accusations placed against Jeffrey Epstein after his unfortunate demise, accusing him of using her as a sex slave. Virginia also didn’t stop there and placed accusations against Prince Andrew as well, stating that he in fact did sexually assault her at the age of 17. Though claiming till the end that he is innocent, uncontested, and out of court he did pay her a lump sum for as settlement paying alongside settling with Giuffre out of court, with claims that the money paid amount run in millions.
Family and Legal Community Mourn Her Loss
Her family recalled her for having ‘deep courage and a caring heart’, adding they were heartbroken by her loss saying, ‘our sweet Virginia has passed away.’ They quoted Giuffre’s own statement about her life, “the weight of the abuse became unbearable,” highlighting the lasting impact of her trauma.
Giuffre is survived by her three children – Christian, Noah, and Emily – who according to her family were, “the joy of her life.”
McCawley, Giuffre’s lawyer who considered her a ‘dear friend’ lauded her for showing ‘awe-inspiring strength’. Dini von Mueffling, her agent, remembered her for being ‘deeply loving, wise, funny’ and for her role as a ‘beacon to other survivors.’
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