Virginia Giuffre’s story is one of tragedy and abuse. As BBC explains, Giuffre was born in California in 1983. From a very early age, her childhood was torn apart, as a family friend sexually abused her when she was just 7 years old. These scars had a significant impact on her life. “I was just so mentally scarred already at such a young age, and I ran away from that,” Giuffre told the BBC in an interview. Things got even more rough for her after that, as she had tumultuous experiences in foster care, and was eventually homeless, struggling to make ends meet on the streets.
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Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell decided to take advantage of Giuffre’s vulnerability in 2000 and manipulate her. As the BBC explains, Giuffre was a locker room attendant working shifts at Mar-a-Lago Resort when Maxwell first approached her. Maxwell had offered her an opportunity to apply for a massage therapist job. “I ran over to my dad who works on the tennis courts at Mar-a-Lago, and he knows I’m trying to fix my life up at that point, which is why he got me the job there. I said: ‘You’re not going to believe it Dad,'” she told the BBC.
