Virginia Giuffre, in an extract from her posthumous memoir, has detailed how she was trafficked to wealthy and powerful men after being recruited from Mar-a-Lago at the age of 16. She describes walking onto the manicured grounds of the resort for the first time, where her father worked maintaining air-conditioning units and tennis courts. Giuffre was given a uniform and a name tag reading 'JENNA', her family nickname.
Giuffre recounts being introduced to Donald Trump by her father, who praised her work ethic. Trump asked if she babysat, leading to extra work minding children of the elite in nearby houses. However, her day job at the spa gave her a vision of a better future, as she marvelled at the peaceful atmosphere and aspired to become a massage therapist.
One hot day before her 17th birthday, Ghislaine Maxwell spotted Giuffre walking to work. Maxwell, a British socialite, ordered her driver to stop and followed Giuffre into the spa. Introducing herself, Maxwell noticed Giuffre's anatomy book and expressed interest in her massage ambitions, claiming to know a wealthy Mar-a-Lago member seeking a massage therapist.
Giuffre later alleged she was trafficked by Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein to Prince Andrew, who she said believed having sex with her was his 'birthright'. The memoir extract highlights how an 'apex predator' closed in on her, leading to years of abuse that she says everyone knew about.
