About this episode
Victoria Derbyshire interviews survivors of Jeffrey Epstein about their experiences and the impact of the abuse on their lives.
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to survivors of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting a trial for sex trafficking. The interview took place in Washington DC, two weeks before Melania Trump, US First Lady, gave an unexpected press conference at the White House where she called for congressional hearings for the Epstein survivors. Millions of documents, emails and photographs are now in the public domain and show Epstein’s connections to high profile figures from politics, business and royalty. In this interview, which some listeners may find upsetting, Chauntae Davies, Joanna Harrison, Jena-Lisa Jones, Wendy Pesante and Lisa Phillips share their experiences, and discuss the impact that the abuse has had on their lives. Thank you to the Newsnight team for their help in making this programme. If you’ve been affected by this programme, you can reach out to Befrienders Worldwide for help by visiting befrienders.org The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a…
People in this episode
Host: Victoria Derbyshire
Guests: Chauntae Davies, Joanna Harrison, Jena-Lisa Jones, Wendy Pesante, Lisa Phillips
Topics covered
- survivors
- abuse
- sex trafficking
- Jeffrey Epstein
- politics
- impact of abuse
Keywords
- Jeffrey Epstein
- survivors
- abuse
- sex trafficking
- politics
- Melania Trump
- Washington DC
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Befrienders Worldwide, BBC World Service
Places: Washington DC
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