Transcription of victim Roza's statement at Survivor's Hearing in Palm Beach, 5-12-26

[3dithKohn]

"In 2008, I just turned 18 when I met MC^2 Model Management owner named Jean-Luc Brunel. Coming from a financially unstable background, I was the perfect target for coercion. I was promised a modeling career beyond my dreams. In less than 6 months, MC^2 obtained an 01 visa for me: a feat nearly impossible for a teenager with almost no experience. I did not have the [?] to earn that visa. By May of 2009, I was in New York City, I was isolated and controlled in a manner I've never experienced before. Within 3 months, the agency claimed I owed them over $10,000. I had no family, no friends, or no money. MC^2 controlled every aspect of my life: where I went, how I dressed, and how I looked. They provided me enough of an allowance to keep me afloat but never enough to be independent. Less than a month after I arrived to the United States, my agency sent me to the home of a registered sex offender. I was introduced to his girlfriend under the guise that she was a photographer who helped me build my portfolio. Now I know that Jeffrey Epstein was supposed to be in jail cell in June of 2008. I met him at his house right here in West Palm Beach. He was not in a jail. Jean-Luc Brunel brought me to West Palm Beach to have dinner with Epstein in July. Epstein used the names of powerful politicians to demonstrate his influence. He told me he's investor of the very agency that promised me a career. He also spoke of his arrest like it was a game - bragging about girls visiting his cell and his friendships with authorities. Jeffrey offered me a position at the Florida Science Foundation to handle phone calls, to help me with my financial "troubles." One day, his masseuse called me into his room, where I was molested for the first time by Jeffrey. For the following three years, I was subject to ongoing rape. Jeffrey Epstein was under house arrest for the molestation of underage girls at the exact time he was abusing me. Seeing that - the fact that he could commit those acts made justice feel impossible to me and it took my ability to seek for help. I was summoned to his residence right here in West Palm Beach. My agency relocated me to Miami to keep me closer and only after he was released from the house arrest I was allowed to go back to New York City, where my nightmares continued. Those years of abuse turned into a decade of fear that I still carry today. I eventually found the courage to reach out for help. I stepped forward among other survivors hoping those who allow this to happen will be held accountable. I kept my identity protected as Jane Doe. I woke up one day with my name mentioned over 500 times. While the rich and powerful remain protected by redaction, my name was exposed to the world - now reporters from across the globe contact me. I cannot live without looking over my shoulder. I can only imagine the long-term impact this mistake will have on my life. I wanted to be a doctor when I was a kid. So, I want to end this statement with a story. In 1800, a doctor named Ignaz Semmelweis discovered something life-saving he realized that the doctors who were performing autopsies and then immediately delivering babies without washing their hands were carrying cadaverous particles causing women dying in agony. He had evidence, he had a solution, he begged the medical establishment to wash their hands to save lives. But the doctors were offended. They found it easier to protect their own reputation and maintain the status quo than to admit they were the ones causing harm. They chose their pride over the life of women and Dr. Semmelweis was ignored, ridiculed and eventually cast out. I see the same patterns happening today with the handling of these files. Releasing my name while redacting the names of other powerful is not a mistake it's a choice, it's a choice to prioritize the comfort of institution of the safety of the survivors. The evidence is right here, yet those in power rather us die socially, emotionally and physically than admit their own complicity. I am no longer a Jane Doe hidden in the files. I'm a woman, I'm a fighter and I'm a witness and I'm begging you - please wash your hands."

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