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Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent survivors of\u00a0Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s sexual abuse<\/a>, has died by suicide, her family said Friday.\u00a0
Giuffre, 41, died in Neergabby, Australia, where she had been living for several years.
Giuffre was one of the earliest and loudest voices calling for criminal charges against Epstein<\/a> and his enablers. Other Epstein abuse survivors later credited her with giving them the courage to speak out.
She also provided critical information to law enforcement that contributed to the investigation into and later the conviction of Epstein\u2019s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as other investigations by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
“It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia,” her family said in a statement to NBC News. “She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.”
“Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors,” the statement said.\u00a0\u201cIn the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight.”
Raised primarily in Florida, Giuffre had a troubled childhood. She said she was abused by a family friend, triggering a downward spiral that led to her living on the streets for a time as a teenager.
She was attempting to rebuild her life when she met Maxwell, Epstein\u2019s close confidant. Maxwell groomed her to be sexually abused by Epstein, and that abuse continued from 1999 to 2002, according to Giuffre. Giuffre also alleged that Epstein trafficked her to his powerful friends, including Prince Andrew and French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel.
Epstein, a wealthy financier, died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while he was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
Maxwell, a former British socialite, was found guilty on five counts of sex trafficking in 2021 for her role in recruiting young girls to be abused by Epstein.
Giuffre filed a federal lawsuit against Andrew in 2021, alleging that he sexually abused her when she was 17. Andrew, who stepped back from his duties as an active royal as controversy related to Epstein swirled around him, agreed to settle the case for an undisclosed amount in 2022. He has denied having sex with her.\u00a0
Brunel, who headed several modeling agencies, was charged with sexual harassment and the rape of at least one minor in December 2020. He denied wrongdoing and died by suicide in his jail cell in February 2022.
Several months prior, Giuffre testified against Brunel in a Paris courtroom in June 2021. In an interview after her daylong closed-door testimony, Giuffre said she appeared in court to be a voice for the victims and to make sure Brunel was brought to justice.
\u201cI wanted Brunel to know that he no longer has the power over me,\u201d Giuffre said, \u201cthat I am a grown woman now and I\u2019ve decided to hold him accountable for what he did to me and so many others.\u201d
Giuffre moved to Australia with her husband before Epstein\u2019s 2019 arrest. The couple has three children.
Her brother, Danny Wilson, told NBC News she “pushed so hard to snuff the evil out” of the world.
“Her biggest push was, ‘If I don\u2019t do this, nobody\u2019s going to do it,'” he said, regarding her advocacy. “She was in real physical pain \u2014 suffered from renal failure.\u00a0But I think that the mental pain was worse.”
The Epstein story received renewed attention during the most recent presidential election, and in February, Attorney General Pam Bondi released a collection of Epstein-related files to right-wing media figures and then to the public.
Though the release was widely panned<\/a> for containing information that was almost entirely previously public, the lead-up to its release \u2014 including concerns about the disclosure of sensitive or personally identifying information about victims \u2014 had been a source of distress and anxiety for victims in recent months, multiple victims told NBC News.
Giuffre\u2019s lawyer, Sigrid McCawley, described her as a \u201cdear friend and an incredible champion for other victims.\u201d
Those who were close to Giuffre said they remembered her as a fighter.
“Virginia was one of the most extraordinary human beings I have ever had the honor to know,” her representative, Dini von Mueffling, said.
And McCawley said, \u201cHer courage pushed me to fight harder, and her strength was awe-inspiring.”
In an interview for a “Dateline” NBC special on Epstein that aired before authorities charged Maxwell and Brunel, Giuffre urged law enforcement to act.
“Take us serious,” she said. “We matter.”
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at\u00a0<\/em>800-273-8255<\/em><\/a>, text HOME to 741741 or visit\u00a0<\/em>SpeakingOfSuicide.com\/resources<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for additional resources.<\/em>
Sarah Fitzpatrick is a senior investigative producer and story editor for NBC News. She previously worked for CBS News and “60 Minutes.”\u00a0
Rich Schapiro is a reporter for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
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