Over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case have been uncovered, the US Department of Justice has said.
Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault
In a post on X, it said it had received the documents from the US attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI, to review them for release.
The full release of the files could take a “few more weeks”, the justice department said, further delaying compliance with a 19 December deadline set by Congress.
Just hours before the announcement, a dozen US senators called on the justice department’s watchdog to examine its failure to meet Friday’s deadline.
The update came one day after the largest tranche of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein was released. Inclusion in the files does not suggest any wrongdoing and have been released with little or no context.
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However, inside those 11,000 files were the testimonies of numerous alleged victims of Epstein – a convicted child sex offender.
Sky News has collated some of the excerpts from those harrowing testimonies.
Accuser says parents sold her for sex
Two of the documents appear to be taken from an email sent by an alleged victim to Hope for Justice, a charity that aims to end human trafficking.
The woman, whose identity has been redacted, has written up answers to “preliminary questions” the organisation says it needs to “evaluate human trafficking situations for potential rescue”.
The subject line of the email, which was sent in 2019, reads: “I’m sorry this took so long, please let me know if you need anything else.”
We do not know any more context about what the witness recounts.
She begins by saying she was “born into sex trafficking”.
“I do not remember a time that I was not trafficked for sex. According to birth certificate from [REDACTED] my biological parents (I do not recognize them as parents) [REDACTED] began to sell me for sex in the town of [REDACTED],” she writes.
“There were many men that were brought to their home to have sex with me. I was taken to many states in the US to sell me. I was forced by threat by [REDACTED], and Jeffery Epstein of being killed, bodily harm, and threats of harming other children if I did not have sex with them and any other people that they sold me to.”
The woman then recounts being “taken to an underground location”, where Jeffrey Epstein raped her.
There is no indication of when the events took place.
Her written statement reads: “In Virgin Islands, I was [REDACTED] they stopped there. I was 17 years old, [REDACTED] was blindfolded and taken to an underground location. It had steps that went down.
“I was raped by Jeffery [sic] Epstein, there were other men that raped me. I was kept in a stall so that men could look at me.
“He said I was an animal and that he was perfect, if I had sex with him that I wouldn’t be such an animal. [REDACTED]. He said I wanted to be raped because I wanted to be more like him.”
Woman told FBI she was taken to Epstein’s island at 13
In an email sent in October 2024, a threat intake examiner at the FBI National Threat Operations Center summarises an account given by a woman, who said she had been trafficked for sex and brought to Jeffrey Epstein’s island when she was 13.
The unnamed officer says the victim reported being trafficked from the age of five, after being taken from an apartment and “cut in the throat”.
They recount the woman said she was taken again at the age of 12 or 13 to Paris, where she was raped by three men.
“The men were a part of an organisation that would take naked photos of young girls and used [REDACTED] photo where she flew to Ireland for politicians and notable men,” the email continues.
“They would have sex with the young women and she was taken from Ireland and brought to Jeffery [sic] Epstein Island when she was 13 years old.
“[REDACTED] said the only way to get off the island was to take naked photos or pose that is why there are so many photos laying around the house.”
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Witness, 14, was instructed to tell Epstein she was 17
Among the documents is a summary written in 2007 of an FBI interview with a witness who says she met Epstein at the age of 14.
The woman, whose name has been redacted, told the FBI she was introduced to the paedophile by a 17-year-old girl, who asked her if she would like to make £300 by “providing a man in Palm Beach with a massage”.
“She needed to dress sexy and provide a massage for an hour and she would make $300. [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] that Epstein might ask her to remove her shirt, but she could keep her bra on,” the summary says.
It continues: “Epstein told [REDACTED] she was pretty. Epstein asked her age. [REDACTED] uttered “four” and then said 17.
“Epstein responded by saying, ‘so you are fourteen’.
“[REDACTED] was previously instructed by [REDACTED] to tell Epstein she was 17. He told [REDACTED] that they would not tell anyone.”
The witness also told investigators: “According to [REDACTED] if a girl felt uncomfortable and did not want to comply with Epstein’s requests, he would ask them to bring other girls.”
17-year-old approached in New York park
Another document tells of a 17-year-old girl who says she was approached by a stranger in a New York park about a dog-walking job, and later sexually abused.
The incident was reported in 2020 via a rape hotline run by the City of New York police department.
The log entry reads: “In 1992, C/V states when she was 17 y/o she met an unknown female in Central Park who offered her a dog walking position.”
“C/V” is thought to be an abbreviation of “complainant/victim”.
The entry continues: “C/v states the female brought her back to a residence at Central Park West to meet her boss (Jeffrey Epstein) to be interviewed.”
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It adds: “C/v states while there she was offered something to drink. Afterwards, c/v states she felt dizzy and shaky. CN states she remembers feeling tired and leaning back.
“C/V states she remembers waking up in a room with someone heavy on her chest. C/v states she fell asleep again and remembers being brought to the bathroom to wash up.
“C/v states there was bleeding in her vaginal area. C/v states 2 women helped her get dressed and being sent away in a cab.”
