Virginia claims FBI contacted her about hidden‑camera footage at Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach house and her role as a key witness against Prince An...

12/8/2015 ‘The first few months after | married Robert were the worst,’ she says. ‘I couldn't bring myself to tell him much. No man wants to know his wife has been traded out. ‘l felt very alone. | was having panic attacks and seeing a psychiatrist and was on anti-depressants. ’ Virginia was beginning to put her Epstein days behind her when, three years ago, she was phoned by the FBI. ‘They said they had found photos of me at Jeffrey's Palm Beach house,’ she says. ‘[Epstein had] hidden cameras watching me the entire time even when | was in the bathroom. | was so embarrassed. ‘| told the FBI that my true purpose was sexual. They told me everything he did was illegal because | was under age.’ (The age of consent in Florida is 18). ‘They said that if it had to go to trial, they'd need me because I'd lived with him and that made me a key witness. | was very afraid, because he had so much power, but eventually | agreed to testify. | was glad he’d finally been found out. He shouldn’t be hurting other girls. Following Epstein’s arrest, investigators are believed to have found a list of men’s names on his computer and asked him whether they had been ‘treated’ to sexual encounters with his menage of minors. ‘He took the Fifth Amendment, refusing to answer, indicating that if he were to answer the question, it could be incriminating,’ a source told The Mail on Sunday. Epstein struck a deal resulting in what commentators characterised as a ‘slap on the wrist’ for him, and ended up serving 13 months of his sentence, much of it in a liberal work-release programme Lawyer Brad Edwards, who represented several of Epstein’s victims, said: ‘Rather than punish him the way they would an average Joe, they sent a clear message that with enough money and power and influence, the system can be bought.’ Virginia was spared her the humiliation of having to go before a jury, and has kept her feelings bottled up until last weekend’s photograph of Andrew with Epstein triggered distressing memories. Virginia says: ‘| am appalled. To me, it’s saying, “We are above the law.” But Jeffrey is a monster.’ Last night, neither Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell nor Prince Andrew would comment on Virginia’s story. Advertisement Share or comment on this article Sponsored Links by Taboola FROM THE WEB Miley Cyrus Just Revealed This Dog Lives Longer Than Her L.A. Mansion And It's Any Other Breed GORGEOUS P ds 21 Things You Probably Didn't Know About ‘Criminal Minds' Matthew Gray Gubler i Prince Andrew and girl, 17, who sex offender friend flew to Britain to meet him | Daily Mail Online > wall for shoot in eg = picturesque Mykonos " = Actress'new photoshoot #4/. j}- 2 =o oy! oe 4 le. “i: >'lam a lucky, lucky girl!" Grey's Anatomy's Jessica Capshaw, 39, announces she is pregnant with her fourth child She plays Dr. Robbins > That's awkward! Pete Wentz jets out of Los Angeles after Kim Kardashian and Kanye West copy his baby Saint's unusual name Name was criticized » Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's baby son Saint 'will NOT appear on Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ North was kept off the show for her first year too > Nicky Hilton and Tommy Hilfiger's wife Dee Ocleppo wear the SAME dress at Valentino event... and style out fashion faux pas with a frosty kiss > Former Mousketeer and American Idol contestant Marque Lynche found dead at 34 Discovered in his New York City apartment by his roommate > Moving in with Bradley? Irina Shayk puts her $2.65M two- bedroom NYC condo up for sale as romance heats up Been dating since spring » Risque Jenna Dewan Tatum flashes her sexy lingerie in a sheer corset-style gown as she joins husband Channing at The Hateful Eight premiere » White hot mama! Pregnant Chrissy Teigen gives the cold shoulder to maternity = wear and heats things q up in a ultra-short dress Expecting first child > Dancing With The Stars champion Derek Hough shows off his buff body by going shirtless on the beach as he takes a well-earned break in Hawaii > Make-up free Rumer Willis hauls luggage out of LAX following her five-show stint with Sway: A Dance Trilogy Daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis ‘Seems I'm an absolute pleasure to shoot’: Amy Schumer shares sexy behind-the-scenes look at her Pirelli Calendar photo session She's in the 43rd edition http:/Awww.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361039/Prince-Andrew-girl- 17-sex-offender-friend-flew-Britain-meet-him.htm| HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015649 7/29