This article discusses topics related to self-harm, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. Reader discretion is advised. Virginia Giuffre, one of the most outspoken survivors in the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell case,

In response, Virginia sued Ghislaine Maxwell for defamation – and, although the case was settled, it was the discovery in this litigation, that wound up being the backbone of the 2019 criminal case against Epstein – and, later, after he died without facing a trial – Maxwell.