Four more key Jeffrey Epstein aides could face questions from prosecutors after Ghislaine Maxwell conviction
FOUR more of Jeffrey Epstein’s aides could face questions from prosecutors after Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted. After Epstein took own life in jail in 2019, prosecutors turned their attention to other people involved in his sickening sex trafficking ring, starting with Maxwell. Epstein and the 60-year-old British socialite are said to have enlisted the help […]
FOUR more of Jeffrey Epstein’s aides could face questions from prosecutors after Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted.
After Epstein took own life in jail in 2019, prosecutors turned their attention to other people involved in his sickening sex trafficking ring, starting with Maxwell.
Epstein and the 60-year-old British socialite are said to have enlisted the help of female employees, schedulers, and assistants to bring in a string of new girls for the paedophile over the years.
Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, Nadia Marcinkova and Lesley Groff were described in a 2007 non-prosecution agreement as “potential co-conspirators” when Epstein pleaded guilty to solicitation in return for a lenient sentence.
They four been accused of being his “recruiters, groomers, sexual partners and friends”.
It’s alleged they were part of an organised network of underlings who received huge salaries and perks in return.
They have previously been granted immunity from prosecution over their involvement with Epstein, but they could face an uncertain future.
Brad Edwards, a lawyer representing dozens of Epstein victims, said Maxwell’s conviction has raised questions over whether she will “spill the beans on the other abusers”.
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He told the Daily Mail: “Let’s be clear, Ghislaine Maxwell is the top of the pyramid. There are others who should be held accountable but none more dangerous and evil as she.
“When I heard about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell 13 tears ago, I decided not to stop until justice was served for all of the victims.
“But it’s not over. Everyone else who played a role knows who they are.”
Sarah Kellen
Sarah Kellen, now 42, was reportedly Epstein and Maxwell’s personal assistant.
She has been dubbed Epstein’s “lieutenant” for allegedly recruiting and booking girls for “massages”.
Kellen was accused by lawyers in legal filings years ago of “bringing girls to Epstein’s mansion to be abused”.
She is said to have sorted contact information, relayed messages and made travel arrangements for Maxwell and Epstein.
Carolyn, one of the victims who testified at Maxwell’s trial, said it was Maxwell who initially called her to schedule massages for Epstein – which began when she was 14.
But after a year or two, it was Kellen who called her.
Sarah Ransome, another victim, told The New York Times “it was Ghislaine and Ms Kellen that showed me how to please Jeffrey”.
Kellen is now married to a racing driver and works as an interior designer going by the name Sarah Kensington.
She has denied the allegations and claimed she was a victim of Epstein.
Last year, she said: “I’ve been made out to be such a monster, but it’s not true. I was raped and abused weekly.”
And her spokesman told Politico earlier this year: “When Sarah was targeted by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, she, like many of their victims, was struggling financially and emotionally.
“Soon after Sarah was brought into Epstein’s world, he began to sexually and psychologically abuse her – abuse that endured for years.”
Adriana Ross
Adriana Ross, 38, a former model from Poland, allegedly helped to organise Epstein’s massages.
She moved to Florida in 2002 and worked at the paedophile’s mansion in Palm Beach and often flew on his private jet, according to flight records.
Ross was one of several witnesses questioned in a 2010 civil suit about whether Prince Andrew participated in Epstein’s sex ring.
She was asked: “Has Prince Andrew ever been involved with underage minor females to your knowledge? Have you ever met (him)? Have you flown on (Epstein’s) plane with Andrew?”
Ross, now an accountant, declined to answer and has repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment rights.
She was accused of clearing three computers from Epstein’s home in Palm Beach in 2005 before police raided it – but when questioned, she exercised her right to remain silent.
Nadia Marcinkova
Former model Nadia Marcinkova – who now runs her own aviation company – was said to be have been Epstein’s former “squeeze” and one of his “recruiters”.
It’s been claimed Epstein would pay girls to have sex with her while he watched and took photos to hang on his walls.
According to police records obtained by the Guardian in 2015, one of Epstein’s alleged victims claimed she was told Marcinkova, 36, had been bought from her parents in eastern Europe by Epstein when she was 15.
One victim also reportedly alleged she was made to have sex with Marcinkova and to watch her have sex with Epstein.
Marcinkova – who calls herself “Global Girl” on social media – has since changed her last name.
The former model was said to have been one of Epstein’s most loyal followers and reportedly visited him 67 times when he was in a Florida prison in 2008 for procuring a minor for prostitution.
“Nadia and Jeffrey seemed to really love each other. It was as if they had a romantic relationship,” an Epstein insider said at the time.
But she has claimed that she herself was one of Epstein’s many victims.
Lesley Groff
Lesley Groff, now 55, was Epstein’s New York-based assistant for 20 years.
She boasted in an interview in 2005 that she had such a tight bond with him that “I know what he is thinking”.
Epstein’s victims have described Groff as one of his schedulers based at his New York home.
In December, a civil case against Ms Groff brought by Jennifer Araoz, who accused Epstein of sexually abusing her at his mansion in New York City, was dropped.
Araoz claimed Groff was the chief scheduler of her “massages”.
Groff’s lawyers, Michael Bachner and Jon Whitcomb, said prosecutors have no plans to bring charges against her at this time.
Bachner admitted she made appointments for Epstein but “at no time did she engage in any misconduct”.
The lawyers told the Guardian: “After a more than two-year investigation by the Department of Justice into Jeffrey Epstein’s conduct, which included lengthy interviews of witnesses and a thorough review of relevant communications, we have been informed that no criminal charges will be brought against Lesley Groff.”
They said Groff had “never witnessed anything improper or illegal” and she only worked from the Madison Avenue offices, never stepping foot in Epstein’s home.
Groff now lives in a £2million house in Connecticut with her husband and children.