Former model Roza Gilles details alleged Epstein abuse

A woman who says she was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein for years while he was serving a sentence under court supervision has publicly shared her account for the first time. Roza Gilles, a former model from Uzbekistan, detailed her alleged abuse in an interview published on July 20, 2026, describing a system that she felt allowed Epstein to continue preying on young women with impunity.

Gilles says she first encountered Epstein in the summer of 2009 after moving to the United States. She had signed with MC2 Model Management, an agency founded by French scout Jean-Luc Brunel, who was later revealed to have financial ties to Epstein. Struggling with debt from her visa and living expenses, she accepted a weekend receptionist job at Epstein's Florida Science Foundation office in Palm Beach.

On her first day, she entered his 14th-floor office and was asked by another female employee to massage Epstein's feet. Gilles noticed a black plastic band with a blinking light on his ankle. When she asked what it was, she says Epstein told her to take off her shirt. She froze, and the other woman proceeded to unbutton her blouse and remove her bra before leaving the room. Gilles says she...