Virginia Louise Giuffre (née Roberts) was an American-Australian survivor, activist, and key witness who became a prominent advocate for sex trafficking survivors and a central accuser and plaintiff in civil lawsuits in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Born on August 9, 1983, in Sacramento, California, Giuffre had a tumultuous early life, leaving school at age 16 and working at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, where she was recruited and groomed for abuse by Ghislaine Maxwell into Epstein's trafficking ring in 2000 while working as a spa attendant. She alleges she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell as a minor to high-profile individuals for sexual exploitation, including Prince Andrew of the UK, whom she sued in 2021 for sexual abuse; the case settled out of court in 2022 for an undisclosed sum (estimated £12 million). Giuffre's testimony has been central to multiple investigations and lawsuits, including her 2015 defamation suit against Maxwell (which was settled) and her public accusations against attorney Alan Dershowitz, leading to a mutual defamation settlement in 2022 where both parties dropped claims and acknowledged no admission of wrongdoing. She was also a defendant in Dershowitz's defamation lawsuit, which she sued him for defamation in return, and opposed former U.S. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta for his role in Epstein's lenient 2008 plea deal. In 2015, Giuffre founded the non-profit Victims Refuse Silence to support trafficking survivors, which relaunched as Speak Out, Act, Reclaim (SOAR) in 2021. She has provided detailed accounts to journalists and authorities, contributing to Epstein's 2019 arrest and Maxwell's 2021 conviction for sex trafficking. During the 2005-2006 investigation, she was interviewed as a victim/witness by Recarey. Giuffre's accounts detailed abuse at Epstein's properties in New York, New Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and she became a key witness in investigations into the network. Her advocacy extended to the #MeToo movement, influencing public awareness and policy on sexual abuse. Giuffre faced intense scrutiny, including death threats and legal battles, but remained a vocal activist until her death on April 25, 2025, from suicide, as reported, amid ongoing trauma from her experiences. Her story highlights networks of influence involving wealthy elites, with allegations extending to figures like Bill Clinton and Bill Gates, though she has not accused them of misconduct. Giuffre resided in Australia with her husband and children and continued advocacy work. She was one of Epstein's most prominent accusers and sued him and his associates for sex trafficking. In her advocacy, she wrote a letter to Lang urging him to testify about what he saw while working for Epstein. She also alleged that modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel raped and trafficked her, accusing him of trafficking her to Epstein and other men. Testimony has also placed her on Epstein's flights. She was deposed in civil litigation she brought regarding Epstein's activities. She was a victim and primary accuser in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein. Witnesses knew Giuffre (then Roberts) during her time at the Epstein residence and testified about her presence.