THE WEATHER, SAVANNAH SAT DOWN WITH SIX JEFFREY EPSTEIN
ACCUSERS.
ACCUSERS. SOME SHARING THEIR VERY PERSONAL
AND EMOTIONAL STORIES PUBLICLY
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> THE ONLY SOLACE FOR ME IS
THAT WHEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO
HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA OF THIS
KIND COME TOGETHER UNITED
AGAINST A COMMON ENEMY, THERE’S
A VERY SPECIAL BOND BETWEEN US
ALL.
ALL. >> A PAINFUL BOND SHARED AMONG
THESE SIX WOMEN SITTING TOGETHER
FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR AN
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NBC
NEWS.
NEWS. >> I FIND IT VERY COMFORTING TO
BE HERE.
BE HERE. >> MARIKA, ASHARING THEIR STORIE
ABOUT EPSTEIN FOR THE FIRST TIME
ON TELEVISION.
ON TELEVISION. >> I THINK THE NATURE OF THIS
KIND OF ABUSE MEANS YOU’RE
CONDITIONED TO BE SILENT, TO BE
ISOLATED, SECRETIVE AND
SHAMEFUL.
SHAMEFUL. >> I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS
A BIG GAME FOR HIM.
AND WE WERE THE PIECES OF HIS
GAME.
GAME. >> YOU’RE LIKE I’M JUST NOT
GOING TO SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE
THAT’S WHAT HE TOLD ME TO DO.
>> THE WOMEN ALL HAVE FAMILIAR
STORIES OF GROOMING, PROMISES,
AND THEN SEXUAL ASSAULT.
>> I CAN RELATE TO PRETTY MUCH
EVERY PERSON SITTING HERE NEXT
TO ME.
TO ME. >> VIRGINIA ROBERTS GIUFFRE SAID
EPSTEIN ASSOCIATE GHISLAINE MAX
WELL RECRUITED HER WHEN SHE WAS
WORKING AS A LOCKER ROOM
ATTENDANT AT MAR-A-LAGO.
IN HER FIRST BROADCAST
INTERVIEW, VIRGINIA TELLS NBC
NEWS WHAT SHE HAS PREVIOUSLY
ALLEGED IN COURT FILINGS, THAT
EPSTEIN DIRECTED HER TO HAVE SEX
WITH A NUMBER OF POWERFUL MEN,
AMONG THEM BRITAIN’S PRINCE
ANDREW.
ANDREW. >> HE WAS AN ABUSER, HE WAS A
PARTICIPANT.
PARTICIPANT. >> VIRGINIA SAYS SHE WAS 17 WHEN
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN WITH THE
PRINCE IN MAXWELL’S LONDON TOWN
HOME NEXT TO THE BATHROOM WHERE
SHE SAYS HE SEXUALLY ABUSED HER.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> THAT FIRST TIME IN LONDON, I
WAS SO YOUNG, GILLSHE WOKE UP AN
SAID YOU’RE GOING TO MEET A
PRINCE TODAY.
PRINCE TODAY. I DIDN’T KNOW AT THAT POINT THAT
I WAS GOING TO BE TRAFFICKED TO
THAT PRINT.
THAT PRINT. AND THEN THAT NIGHT PRINCE
ANDREW CAME TO HER HOUSE IN
LONDON AND WE WENT OUT TO CLUB
TRAMP.
TRAMP. PRINCE ANDREW GOT ME ALCOHOL.
IT WAS IN THE VIP SECTION.
IT WAS, I’M PRETTY SURE IT WAS
VODKA.
VODKA. PRINCE ANDREW IS LIKE LET’S
DANCE TOGETHER, AND I WAS LIKE
OKAY.
OKAY. AND WE LEAVE CLUB TRAMP, AND I
HOP IN THE CAR WITH JEFFREY,
AND, HE’S COMING BACK TO THE
HOUSE, AND I WANT YOU TO DO FOR
HIM WHAT YOU DO FOR EPSTEIN.
I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT.
>> VIRGINIA SAYS THE ABUSE MOVED
FROM THE BATHROOM TO A BEDROOM.
>> HE WASN’T RUDE OR ANYTHING
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. HE SAID, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU,
AND SOME KIND OF SOFT SENTIMENTS
LIKE THAT AND LEFT.
I JUST COULDN’T BELIEVE IT.
I COULDN’T BELIEVE THAT EVEN
ROYALTY WERE INVOLVED.
>> SHE SAYS PRINCE ANDREW ABUSED
HER TWO MORE TIMES, ONCE IN NEW
YORK IN EPSTEIN’S MANSION, AND
AGAIN AT HIS VIRGIN ISLANDS
ESTATE.
ESTATE. >> PRINCE ANDREW, OF COURSE,
DENIES THAT THIS EVER HAPPENED.
>> HE DENIES THAT IT EVER
HAPPENED, AND HE’S GOING TO KEEP
DENYING THAT IT EVER HAPPENED
BUT HE KNOWS THE TRUTH, AND I
KNOW THE TRUTH.
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY IF PEOPLE
THINK THIS IS ABOUT MONEY FOR
YOU, THAT YOU’RE TRYING TO GET
MONEY AND HAVE GOTTEN MONEY?
>> WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE’S
THIS HORRIBLE LAW CALLED STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS, MY LAWYERS SAID
THE WAY TO GET JEFFREY EPSTEIN
TO BE ACCOUNTABLE, TO SAY I’M A
LIAR, WHICH I’M NOT.
>> LIKE ALL OTHERS SHE’S NAMED,
PRINCE ANDREW HAS DENIED THE
ALLEGATIONS.
ALLEGATIONS. BUCKINGHAM PALACE TELLING NBC
NEWS IN A STATEMENT, IT IS
EMPHATICALLY DENIED THAT THE
DUKE OF YORK HAD SEXUAL CONDUCT
OR RELATIONSHIP WITH VIRGINIA
ROBERTS AND CLAIMED IT IS FALSE
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
WITHOUT FOUNDATION. MAXWELL HAS NOT BEEN CRIMINALLY
CHARGED AND HAS REPEATEDLY
DENIED THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST
HER.
HER. >> WHAT DOES JUSTICE LOOK LIKE
TO YOU NOW?
>> JUSTICE NOW IS HOLDING
ACCOUNTABLE THE PERPETRATORS
THAT HELPED HIM AND PARTICIPATED
WITH HIM.
WITH HIM. AND ENCOURAGING MORE PEOPLE TO
COME FORWARD SO WE CAN TRY TO
PUT THIS PUZZLE TOGETHER, AND
UNDERSTAND HOW IT HAPPENED.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN FOR SO LONG,
HOW DID HE GET AWAY WITH IT.
>> THESE ARE QUESTIONS MANY OF
THESE WOMEN HAVE ASKED,
ESPECIALLY NOW AFTER EPSTEIN’S
SUICIDE IN JAIL AWAITING TRIAL
ON CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING AND
CONSPIRACY CHARGES.
CONSPIRACY CHARGES. >> I FEEL LET DOWN, YOU KNOW,
THAT HE WAS ABLE TO COMMIT
SUICIDE.
SUICIDE. YEAH, IT WAS REALLY UPSETTING.
>> THEY FAILED US BEFORE.
DON’T FAIL US AGAIN.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> THAT’S ALL WE’RE ASKING.
TAKE US SERIOUS.
WE MATTER.
WE MATTER. >> YOU MATTER, AND YOU MATTER,
AND YOU MATTER, AND FOR ALL THE
GIRLS OUT THERE, YOU ALL MATTER
TOO.
TOO. >> YES.
>> YES. >> A MESSAGE TO OTHER POSSIBLE
VICTIMS OF EPSTEIN STILL WAITING
IN THE SHADOWS.
>> JEFFREY THOUGHT THAT WE WERE
DISPOSABLE, AND HE THREW US ALL
AWAY, AND LOOK WHO’S STILL
STANDING.
STANDING. >> THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT
SEEING THE GROUP OF WOMEN
TOGETHER WITH THOSE SHARED
STORIES THAT IS INCREDIBLY
COMPELLING AS IS VIRGINIA’S
STORY.
STORY. >> THE IMAGE ITSELF IS POWERFUL,
AND THE WORDS EVEN MORE
POWERFUL.
POWERFUL. >> YOU CAN SEE SAVANNAH’S FULL
CONVERSATION, A SPECIAL DATE
LINE, THAT IS TONIGHT AT 10:00,