Former Jeffrey Epstein Assistant Reveals Three New Names Alleged to Be Sexual Abusers
The former assistant of Jeffrey Epstein, Sarah Kellen, has provided three new names believed to be perpetrators connected to the network of the late billionaire’s sexual abuse. The information was conveyed by Kellen in a closed-door interview with the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee on Thursday local time.
Committee Chair James Comer described the findings as a very promising lead in the panel’s investigation into Epstein’s crimes. While declining to identify the three individuals, Comer stressed that the names had not previously been known to the public. “These new names are the ones we have been waiting for,” Comer said. He added, “I am more optimistic today than at any time before.”
Kellen has long been a controversial figure within Epstein’s circle. In 2007, law enforcement described her as a potential accomplice who helped Epstein recruit underage girls. In her closed testimony, however, Kellen firmly denied the accusation and instead portrayed herself as a victim of psychological and sexual abuse by the employer. “I want this Committee to know that the abuse occurred roughly every week, and sometimes involved violence,” she wrote in opening remarks shared with CNN.
Kellen detailed the cruelty of the treatment she endured. “The abuse included him entering my bedroom in the middle of the night and inserting his fingers into my body, waking me from sleep. It also included an incident in Palm Beach when he trapped me in the gym by lowering the metal storm shutter, blasting music so loudly that no one could be heard, choking me, and raping me violently.”
She said she could not escape Epstein’s grasp for years due to the circumstances she faced. “I had nowhere else to go. I had no money, no family, no education, and felt I did not deserve a better life.”
A Democrat member of the panel, Melanie Stansbury, asked Kellen whether Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, should be moved to a prison with lower security or granted a presidential pardon. Kellen answered no to both questions and even blamed Maxwell for some of the crimes, saying, “Maxwell made Epstein into the monster he is today.”
Additionally, a source familiar with the proceedings said Kellen did not witness Trump’s inappropriate conduct directly. However, she believed Epstein and Trump were once close because Trump’s photos hung in all of Epstein’s properties. Regarding this relationship, Comer explained Kellen’s testimony that Epstein used to exercise at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, but Trump later expelled him for “flirting with girls” associated with club members.
As of now, the House Oversight Committee plans to publish the full transcript of Kellen’s interview soon so that the public can scrutinise the investigation’s details with transparency. (CNN/Z-2)