Jeffrey Epstein victim breaks down as she details abuse while paedophile was in jail

A woman has fought back tears while telling US lawmakers how Jeffrey Epstein allegedly flaunted his power, and even claimed girls had visited him while he was behind bars.

Speaking during a committee hearing in Palm Beach, the aspiring model, known only as Roza, became visibly emotional as she detailed her encounters with the disgraced financier.

Roza said her ordeal began when she was recruited out of Uzbekistan at just 18 by French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a longtime Epstein associate.

Within a year of arriving in the US she was taken to Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion, at a time when he was already under house arrest for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

According to her testimony, Epstein leaned heavily on his connections and influence.

“Epstein used the names of powerful politicians to demonstrate his influence,” she told the congressional field hearing in Florida.

“He told me he’s an investor of the very agency that promised me a career, he also spoke of his arrest like it was a game, bragging about girls visiting his cell and his friendships with authorities.”

Roza said she later found herself trapped in a financial arrangement, owing $10,000 to the modelling agency, a debt Epstein allegedly offered to “resolve” by employing her at his science foundation.

She then described the moment she says the abuse began.

“One day, his masseuse called me into his room where I was molested for the first time by Jeffrey,” Roza said.

The hearing was told she was relocated to Miami during Epstein’s sentence so she could remain close to him, only returning to New York once his house arrest ended.

Roza said she eventually went to authorities, but kept her identity hidden, until it was exposed during the controversial release of Epstein-related documents.

“I woke up one day with my name mentioned over 500 times, while the rich and powerful remain protected by redactions, my name was exposed to the world.

“I can only imagine the long-term impact this will have on my life.”

Other survivors echoed her frustration, with Jena-Lisa Jones criticising the handling of the files.

The committee also heard broader allegations that Epstein used intimidation and threats to silence victims.

Maria Farmer, who first reported Epstein in 1996, said she had been “robbed” of a normal life and career.

She asked the committee: “Why won’t the FBI release my full report?”

“Doing my civic duty has cost me dearly.”

Lawmakers signalled the investigation is far from over.

“We are taking this investigation to Epstein and Trump’s backyard,” California Representative Robert Garcia said.

“No one is above the law.”

Epstein died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.

His former associate Ghislaine Maxwell is the only person convicted in connection to his crimes and is currently serving a 20-year sentence.

Brunel, accused of recruiting girls for Epstein, died in a Paris prison in 2022 while awaiting trial on rape charges.