Exclusive: Roza Gilles was an 18-year-old model when Jeffrey Epstein first abused her — while he was serving jail time
Gilles says Epstein abused her after recruiting her for a modeling job, as two other women filed similar complaints about his work-release program.
- Roza Gilles publicly shared her account of sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein during his 13-month work-release sentence at the Florida Science Foundation in Palm Beach.
- The controversial 2008 plea deal negotiated by former US attorney Alex Acosta allowed Epstein to work full-time while serving his sentence, a decision a 2020 Justice Department review concluded exercised "poor judgement."
- Gilles, an 18-year-old model from Uzbekistan, was saddled with debt by a modeling agency; other survivors reported being "made to engage in sexual encounters" with Epstein at the office.
- Two women filed complaints in 2019 alleging abuse during the work-release program, prompting the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office to terminate it in December 2019.
- Accounts from Gilles and other survivors raise serious questions about the 2008 agreement that permitted Epstein to spend much of his sentence outside jail, with implications for oversight of future work-release programs.
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Jeffrey Epstein Survivor Reveals Extreme Step She Considered to Kill Him
Photo Credit: Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images A woman has opened up about the abuse she says she endured at the hands of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She told CNN that she became so desperate she considered killing him to end the abuse. Trigger Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse that some readers may find distressing. Jeffrey Epstein Survivor Reveals Extreme Step She Co…
Jeffrey Epstein Survivor Speaks Out - Claims She Was First Abused As A Teen, Tried Contracting STD 'To Kill A Pedophile'
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] A Jeffrey Epstein survivor is speaking out with a shocking story about how she tried to “kill” him by passing an STD. On Monday, Roza Gilles opened up to CNN about being abused by the dead human trafficker years ago. Before becoming the CrossFit champ she is now, Roza started a modeling career as a teen: “I was really tall and skinny. I was kind of an awkward looking girl.” Roza would eventually sign a c…
Model From Uzbekistan Says Epstein Sexually Abused Her While Wearing an Ankle Monitor — and With an Officer Next Door
Jeffrey Epstein raped and abused 18-year-old Uzbek model Roza Gilles for years during his controversial 2008 work-release sentence in Palm Beach, Florida, she has told CNN. According to her narration, the convicted financier was wearing a court-ordered ankle monitor and an officer was next door when the first assault took place. Her account, published on 20 July 2026, is the fullest public version of her story to date. It exposes fresh detail ab…
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Le Journal de MontrealJeffrey Epstein abused an 18-year-old model while serving a prison sentence.
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