Roza Gilles disclosed for the first time that she was lured by Jeffrey Epstein and abused for years [1].
This testimony adds to the growing body of evidence regarding Epstein's international recruitment network and the long-term psychological impact on survivors who remained silent for years.
Gilles, a former model from Uzbekistan, said she met Epstein in Florida when she was 18 [1]. She said she was lured under the promise of a modeling career, which subsequently led to her abuse [2]. In a recent interview, Gilles said she had never told any soul about the abuse before speaking out [1].
The survivor criticized the government's handling of the case and the lack of transparency regarding the full extent of the network [2]. The disclosure comes years after the legal proceedings against Epstein, who was indicted in 2019 [3].
While some reports spell the survivor's name as Rosa, other records identify her as Roza Gilles [1, 4]. She described the experience as heartbreaking and noted that the abuser showed no remorse for his actions [4].
Gilles' decision to speak publicly serves as a critique of the judicial process and a call for further accountability for those who may have enabled the abuse [2].
“I never told any soul about this”
The emergence of new survivors like Roza Gilles suggests that the full scope of Jeffrey Epstein's victim network may be larger than previously documented. By highlighting the use of professional aspirations—such as modeling—to lure women from outside the U.S., this testimony emphasizes the predatory nature of the operation and the systemic failures in protecting vulnerable foreign nationals.
