Virginia Giuffre – the woman whose story of sexual abuse as a teenager led to the resumption of the Jeffrey Epstein case – is fighting for her life after a car accident in Australia.
On Sunday, Giuffre posted her Instagram photos on a hospital bed covered in bruises, characterising her injuries as life-threatening. The 41-year-old California woman said she was told she had four days left to live, according to a post first reported by British media.
“I had kidney failure,” she said. “They spent four days living with me and transferred me to a urology specialist. I’m ready to go until I see the baby…”
Giuffle said he was hit by a speeding bus after trying to bend the car to avoid a collision. She didn’t say when or where the crash occurred.
Giuffle was one of the first victims to publicly speak out about abuse by Epstein, Githrane Maxwell, Prince Andrew, and several other prominent men who accused her of trafficking her. She later formed a nonprofit organization to educate and advocate for victims of sex trafficking.
Born in Sacramento, California, Giuffre said she was sexually abused by a child. She met Maxwell, Epstein’s partner, at the age of 16 in 2000, and worked as a spa attendant at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach Country Club owned by President Donald Trump.
Giuffle, who uses the nickname Jenna, was introduced to Epstein by Maxwell. She is Prince Andrew, whom she later sued among those who are said to have been forced to have sex. The lawsuit was settled for a private amount that is said to be in millions. Andrew was stripped of his military title and royal patronage in 2022.
Giuffle escaped control of Epstein in 2002 and went to Thailand, where he met and married Australian martial arts instructor Robert Giuffle. The couple moved to Australia and had three children, but are now teenagers.
She recently became estranged from her husband and children and posted on Instagram a week ago that she had missed her child. “My beautiful babies don’t have the clue how much I love them that they are lying and poisoned,” she wrote.
According to Dini von Muyefling, the president of Giuffre, “Virginia has been suffering from a serious accident and is receiving medical care in hospitals. She is very grateful for the support and wishes people are sending.”
