After spending the last few days reading Nobody’s Girl, A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting For Justice, by Virginia Giuffre about her life before, during, and after Jeffrey Epstein, I have three comments:
- It is not an easy read.
- It is not easy to put down.
- It is a must read.
If you are anything like me, you will feel gutted when you read how a pretty, smart, young girl was used and abused by the adults in her life. Sexually abused for years beginning at the age of six (!!) by her father and a friend of his, she became desperate while still a vulnerable teenager. It’s a textbook case of a young child not understanding why these things are happening to her, not protected by her own mother, and responding by acting out and running away in an attempt to escape the abuse. Runaways are ripe fruit for picking, and the predators soon swept in to claim another victim.
When Virginia was fourteen years old, her father, who worked on the grounds of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, secured a job for his daughter cleaning locker rooms, sorting towels, and sometimes acting as a receptionist at the clubhouse on the site. By the time Virginia (who went by the name Jenna) was recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell, she was worn down, beaten, and receptive to anyone who showed interest in her and offered to take care of her.
It’s hard for some people to understand how young girls become trapped in this destructive life. They lack the ability and the resources to escape their predators. Virginia explains it best in her own words: “You’re just thrown into a world that you don’t understand, and you’re screaming on the inside. And you don’t know how to let it come out. You just become this numb figure who refuses to feel and refuses to speak . . . All you do is obey.”
The level of crime and privilege enjoyed and covered up by some of the world’s richest, old, white men (and women) is shocking. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is just the tip of a very dirty iceberg. Thorbjørn Jagland, who served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997, has been charged with aggravated corruption following an investigation into his ties with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Virginia had a deep love for her husband and was a devoted mother to her three children. She upended her entire life twenty years after she was trafficked to be the voice of young girls who could not speak for themselves. Sadly, Jeffrey Epstein and his gang of abusers represent just one cell in worldwide, large and small networks of human traffickers and sex abusers. I hope true justice prevails and they finally nail all the bastards who participated in these abuses, and still do evil things to young girls and boys. I’m not holding my breath.
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Footnote: Today’s New York Times (Sunday, February 22, 2026) printed a partial list of some of the individuals who have been identified as participants and perpetrators in Jeffrey Epstein’s evil network. Obviously, there are so many more names yet to be identified. For those who do not subscribe to the NYT, here’s a copy:
See Who Has Faced Fallout From the Epstein Files
Here’s who has resigned, is being investigated or is experiencing other consequences.
The Justice Department’s latest release of files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has set off global repercussions across politics, finance, entertainment and academia. While some links to Mr. Epstein were previously known, new names and details from the roughly three million pages of documents continue to emerge.
The types of connections people in the files had to Mr. Epstein vary. Some had friendships with him that spanned decades and went far beyond what had previously been disclosed. Others were more superficial. Inclusion in the files does not necessarily imply wrongdoing. Many of the documents contain unverified tips and allegations.
This list will continue to be updated and includes only people who have faced concrete consequences, such as the loss of their position, following the release of the latest batch of files on Jan. 30, 2026, as well as earlier releases.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Arrested and released; under investigation; lost royal title
British police arrested Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, on Feb. 19 over suspicions of misconduct in public office after accusations that he shared confidential information with Mr. Epstein while serving as a British trade envoy. He was released from custody several hours later, but police said the investigation was continuing. The former prince was stripped of his royal titles and kicked out of his royal residence after disclosures in 2025 about the extent of his relationship to Mr. Epstein and his alleged sexual abuse of a young woman trafficked to him by Mr. Epstein. -
Thorbjorn Jagland
Criminally charged
Mr. Jagland, a former prime minister of Norway, was charged with “gross corruption” in connection with his ties to Mr. Epstein, the Norwegian police said on Feb. 12. Investigators are looking into “whether gifts, travel and loans were received in connection with his position.” The emails between the two men released by the Justice Department show Mr. Jagland and Mr. Epstein emailed frequently. In one instance, Mr. Jagland emailed Mr. Epstein asking to stay at his Paris apartment. In another email Mr. Epstein sent Mr. Jagland, then head of the Council of Europe, Mr. Epstein suggested that Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, should reach out to him. -
Mona Juul
Under investigation; resigned after being suspended
Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Ms. Juul’s resignation on Feb. 8, days after she was suspended as Norway’s ambassador to Jordan and Iraq after disclosures of financial dealings between her, her husband and Mr. Epstein. She and her husband, Mr. Rod-Larsen, are facing a corruption investigation, which was announced by the police in Norway on Feb. 9. -
Terje Rod-Larsen
Under investigation; resigned from position
Mr. Rod-Larsen and his wife, Mona Juul, are currently under investigation by the police in Norway, after news media reports that the couple had been left $10 million in Mr. Epstein’s will. Mr. Rod-Larsen previously resigned as president and chief executive of the International Peace Institute in 2020, after documents revealed he had secured donations and a personal loan from Mr. Epstein. -
Jack Lang
Resigned from position; under investigation
Mr. Lang, who once served as France’s culture minister, announced on Feb. 7 that he would resign as head of the Arab World Institute, a prestigious cultural institution in Paris, after French authorities said they were investigating reports that he and his family had financial links to Mr. Epstein. -
Peter Mandelson
Lost ambassadorship; resigned from position; under investigation
In September 2025, Mr. Mandelson was fired from his job as British ambassador to the United States when the depth of his friendship with Mr. Epstein started to become clear. In February, Mr. Mandelson was forced to resign from the Labour Party and the House of Lords. The Metropolitan Police in London have begun a criminal investigation into Mr. Mandelson. -
Morgan McSweeney
Resigned from position
Mr. McSweeney, the former chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, resigned under pressure on Feb. 8 after days of political upheaval over his role in the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Mr. Mandelson was fired from his post in September when it was revealed that his friendship with Mr. Epstein was much closer than previously known and included sharing confidential government information with Mr. Epstein. Mr. McSweeney has no known ties to Mr. Epstein. -
Joanna Rubinstein
Resigned from position
Ms. Rubinstein resigned as chair of Sweden for the U.N. High Commission for Refugees after newly unsealed documents revealed that she and her family had visited Mr. Epstein on his private island in 2012. -
Miroslav Lajcak
Resigned from position
Mr. Lajcak, the national security adviser to Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, stepped down after the release of emails in which he and Mr. Epstein appeared to banter about young women.
Business
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Thomas J. Pritzker
Resigned from position
Mr. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stepped down from his role on Feb. 16 as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation after recently released files revealed that Mr. Pritzker was in regular contact with Mr. Epstein in the years following Mr. Epstein’s 2008 plea deal on sex crimes charges. -
Casey Wasserman
Selling business; lost clients
Mr. Wasserman, the chairman of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, said on Feb. 13 that he was starting the process of selling his talent agency. The announcement followed a wave of defections from dozens of musicians and performers from the agency after flirtatious emails he sent years ago to Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Mr. Epstein, became public. -
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Resigned from position
Mr. bin Sulayem, the head of the Dubai-based ports giant DP World, resigned on Feb. 13 after documents became public that showed apparent attempts by him and Mr. Epstein to arrange business opportunities for each other in addition to exchanges about women. When the documents were first released on Jan. 30, the Emirati executive’s name was redacted, but he was identified on Feb. 11 during a House hearing. -
Dr. Peter Attia
Resigned from position
Dr. Attia stepped down from his position as chief science officer for David, a protein bar company, after his correspondence with Mr. Epstein was released. Documents showed that Dr. Attia spent part of the 2010s in close contact with Mr. Epstein, making visits, sharing medical advice and exchanging crude emails about women. -
James E. Staley
Resigned from position
Mr. Staley stepped down in 2021 as the chief executive of Barclays after allegations involving his ties to Mr. Epstein. Mr. Staley maintained a relationship with Mr. Epstein in the years after his 2008 plea deal, and visited Mr. Epstein while he was allowed to work during his 13-month sentence. -
Leon Black
Resigned from position
In early 2021, Mr. Black stepped down from all of his leadership roles at Apollo Global Management, the private equity firm he co-founded, because of his close business and social ties to Mr. Epstein. Mr. Black paid Mr. Epstein $170 million for tax and estate advisory work. Mr. Black also agreed to step down as chairman of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Academia
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Dr. Letty Moss-Salentijn
Lost position
Columbia University said it was stripping Dr. Moss-Salentijn of her title as a vice dean at the dental college after documents disclosed she helped develop a personalized plan of study for Mr. Epstein’s girlfriend. She remains a tenured faculty member at the college. -
Dr. Thomas Magnani
Lost position
Columbia University cut all ties with Dr. Magnani, formerly Mr. Epstein’s dentist, after documents revealed he was the point person to secure Mr. Epstein’s girlfriend admission to the College of Dental Medicine. The university said that Dr. Magnani had not taught at the college since 2017, but that it had removed him from the admissions review committee and his volunteer leadership roles. -
David A. Ross
Resigned from position
Mr. Ross, a longtime luminary in the contemporary art world and the former leader of some of the top museums in the United States, resigned from his position as department chair at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan after emails he sent to Mr. Epstein were made public, revealing a friendship that spanned decades. -
Larry Summers
Resigned from positions; on leave from position
In November 2025, Mr. Summers — a former Harvard president and secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration — said he would step back from some of his public commitments after new emails showed he had stayed in touch with Mr. Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges. He is on leave from Harvard, which is investigating their relationship, and he has resigned from positions at two think tanks and from the board of OpenAI. The Opinion section of The New York Times did not renew his contract as a contributing writer. -
Elisa New
Lost position; show canceled
In December 2025, Arizona State University cut ties with Ms. New and PBS dropped her show, “Poetry in America,” after it was revealed that Mr. Epstein was involved in developing and funding the program. Ms. New is a former Harvard poetry professor and the wife of Mr. Summers. -
Joichi Ito
Resigned from positions
Mr. Ito resigned as director of M.I.T.’s Media Lab in 2019 after he admitted to concealing his financial connections to Mr. Epstein. Mr. Ito also resigned from three boards, including that of The New York Times Company, and left a visiting professorship at Harvard.
U.S. politics
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George J. Mitchell
Resigned from position; name removed from organizations
Mr. Mitchell, a former Senate majority leader and diplomat, is facing fallout at home and abroad for his long association with Mr. Epstein. In early February, he resigned from the Mitchell Institute, which provides college scholarships to students from Maine. The institute’s board said it was “an appropriate time” to consider changing its name. Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland took down a bronze bust of Mr. Mitchell’s likeness and stripped his name from a research institute. The US-Ireland Alliance, a nonprofit that runs a prestigious exchange scholarship in his name, said it would call the award something else. -
R. Alexander Acosta
Resigned from position
In 2019, Mr. Acosta resigned as labor secretary after an outcry over his handling of Mr. Epstein’s sex crimes case in 2008. Mr. Acosta, then a federal prosecutor in Florida, agreed to a plea deal in which Mr. Epstein would serve 18 months in jail after being accused of sexually abusing dozens of young women and girls. Mr. Epstein served 13 months.
Law
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Kathryn Ruemmler
Resigned from position
Ms. Ruemmler, the general counsel at Goldman Sachs and a former top Obama administration lawyer, announced on Feb. 12 that she would step down from Goldman Sachs in June after emails showed a friendship with Mr. Epstein spanning many years. She advised him on how to respond to tough questions about his sex crimes and discussed her dating life, while Mr. Epstein provided career advice on her move to Goldman and showered her with gifts. -
Brad Karp
Resigned from position
Mr. Karp, the longtime chairman of Paul Weiss, one of the nation’s top corporate law firms, resigned as chairman on Feb. 4 after emails showed that Mr. Karp’s relationship with Mr. Epstein was deeper than previously known. He remains at the firm. A 2019 email revealed that Mr. Karp had offered his legal opinion to Mr. Epstein about a plea deal he made roughly a decade earlier involving soliciting a minor for prostitution. Mr. Karp weighed in on the legal matter even though Mr. Epstein was not a Paul Weiss client.
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This is the worst of the worst. The depth and scope of what was going on is absolutely reprehensible.
But will any of these high power people ever pay the price.
Virginia Guthrie did!
Good job. I am just reading the book. I see the world in a different way now. 🙁
Just mind boggling the depth of this involvement & the once well respected individuals involved… Why is beyond my comprehension.