A Young Woman's Traumatic Encounter with Royalty and Escape from Exploitation

Virginia Giuffre died by suicide last week, aged 41. Jeffrey Epstein’s key accuser was instrumental in putting Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars and had also accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault. He’s always denied the claims and settled the case for a rumoured £12 million. So was justice done for Giuffre and the other survivors? And how did a woman from the right side of the tracks end up being trafficked around the world?

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Guest: Helen Rumbelow, Feature Writer and Columnist, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: 

• Olivia Case
• Hannah Varrall.

Further reading:

• Virginia Giuffre’s battle to escape the past
• Virginia Giuffre obituary

Clips: BBC, Miami Herald, NBC, 60 Minutes Australia.

Photo: Getty Images.

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