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Epstein survivor describes 'wilful blindness' around financier
The earliest publicly known survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse has told Sky News there was a "wilful blindness" about the young women and children around him - as she claimed the US Department of Justice (DoJ) had "broken the law" with the Epstein files.
Warning: This article contains details of sexual assault. In 1991, Jess Michaels, then a 22-year-old professional dancer, was introduced to Epstein by a roommate who said he had a "fabulous experience" with the financier.
They met twice, with the first meeting being an interview at his office in Madison Avenue for a role as a masseuse. During their second meeting at Epstein's penthouse, she said he raped her.
Speaking to Sky News presenter Barbara Serra, Ms Michaels said that while she did not meet anyone else in connection with the convicted sex offender, "the volume of wilful blindness and blatant disregard for the protection of the young women and the children" that were "very obviously around Jeffrey Epstein" was "horrific". Three months after her encounter with Epstein, Ms Michaels said she left New York "because of the anxiety and the insomnia".
Six months after, she said she could "pull a pair of size zero jeans down off of my hips because I was really struggling to even eat properly.
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