Jeffrey Epstein’s personal assistant says he ‘violently raped’ her — and even abused her from behind bars

Nypost · Jun 08, 2026 · 756 words · By Chris Bradford

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Jeffrey Epstein’s personal assistant says he ‘violently raped’ her — and even abused her from behind bars See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Jeffrey Epstein’s personal assistant says he ‘violently raped’ her — and even abused her from behind bars See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA personal assistant to Jeffrey Epstein has testified that she was “violently raped” by the notorious pedophile — and that he even managed to abuse her via Skype while he was serving time for sex crimes.

Common ground

Sarah Kellen — who was known as Epstein’s “lieutenant” and even named as a potential co-conspirator in his 2007 sweetheart federal non-prosecution deal — now says she was actually a victim “trapped inside Jeffrey Epstein’s world” for more than 20 years.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Epstein was found dead in a Lower Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while he was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, and the death was ruled a suicide.”

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Claim 2: “She eventually started working, initially unpaid, as an assistant for Epstein and his madam, Ghislaine Maxwell”

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Multiple sources confirm she worked as a longtime assistant for Jeffrey Epstein and were involved in his inner circle alongside Ghislaine Maxwell.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School in New York City, before enteri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files comprise over six million pages of documents detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So far about three and a half million fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_named_in_the_Ep…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ran a ring of female sex traffickers, who were tasked with recruiting underage females into his orbit for his sexual gratification. His cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litigation_involving_Jeffrey_E…

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Claim 3: “Kellen, who said she was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness”

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The provided evidence mentions her age and abuse, but none of the search results explicitly confirm she was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, although a Reddit thread mentions 'exjw' (ex-Jehovah's Witness) in the title, which is not a primary authoritative source.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... 22 votes, 30 comments. https://oversight.house.gov/?s=Sarah+Kellen+ The Oversight commity released Sarah Kellens Opening Statements.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1tx1nq0/sarah_kellen_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Sarah Kellen, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime assistant, told lawmakers that she was abused and controlled by him for years.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/sarah-kell…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 21, 2026 ... Kellen, now 46, was sexually abused by Epstein and possibly others, according to a federal prosecution memo.
https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/who-is-sarah-kellen-and…

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Claim 4: “He even Skyped me from a computer inside the Palm Beach County Stockade”

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Claim 5: “he even managed to abuse her via Skype while he was serving time for sex crimes”

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While one web search snippet mentions the 'violently raped' claim and the Skype abuse in the same context, other sources only mention general abuse or psychological abuse. There is not enough independent corroboration for the specific Skype detail across multiple sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 21, 2026 ... Sarah Kellen tells lawmakers that convicted sex offender 'sexually and psychologically abused me … and gaslit me'
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/21/jeffrey-epst…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 19, 2026 ... Posting on Yahoo can still be worthwhile for occasional engagement or to reach its existing audience, but the platform's opaque moderation ...
https://www.facebook.com/yahoonews/posts/sarah-kellen-a-long…

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Claim 6: “The abuse continued for years, including on Epstein’s notorious so-called Lolita Express private jet, and his private island, Little Saint James.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to support or refute this specific claim.

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Claim 7: “Previously, she was named as the “lieutenant” and is claimed to have “served as both his [Epstein’s] scheduler and a recruiter/procurer of the girls,” according to a 2010 docket since released by the Department of Justice.”

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Claim 8: “Epstein’s abuse continued even while he was serving his 18-month sentence in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor.”

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Claim 9: “Kellen alleged one particularly disturbing attack in a Palm Beach gym where Epstein “blasted the music so loud so no one could hear, choked me and violently raped me.””

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No evidence was provided in the search results to support or refute this specific claim regarding a Palm Beach gym.

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Claim 10: “A personal assistant to Jeffrey Epstein has testified that she was “violently raped” by the notorious pedophile”

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Multiple independent web sources (Hindustan Times and other news reports) confirm that Sarah Kellen testified she was 'violently raped' by Jeffrey Epstein.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich is an American web documentary television miniseries about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The miniseries is based on the 2016 book of the same name by James Patte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein:_Filthy_Rich

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Claim 11: “Kellen, now 46, told the House Oversight Committee last month, according to a transcript released Friday”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Sarah Kellen testified before the House Oversight Committee in May 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ninety-fourth Minnesota Legislature is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state of Minnesota, composed of the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives. It conv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/94th_Minnesota_Legislature

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated connections with influential individuals and institutions across the globe. Epstein was personally connected with many figures in internatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_of_Jeffrey_Epstein

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) is a law passed by the 119th United States Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025. It requires the U.S. attorney general to "make …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act

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Claim 12: “she said of starting as his assistant in 2001”

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Three independent web sources explicitly state that Sarah Kellen began working for Epstein in 2001.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sarah Kellen began working as the late pedophile’s assistant in 2001 and worked for him for about 15 years.Jeffrey Epstein's former assistant Sarah Kellen at a closed-door interview with the House Ove…
https://pagesix.com/2026/06/03/society/jeffrey-epstein-assis…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant Sarah Kellen.Kellen began working for Epstein in 2001 and stayed on his payroll for more than a decade, during which time she said she was “sexually and psychologica…
https://newrepublic.com/post/210831/epstein-assistant-names-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sarah Kellen, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant, has told Congress she was also a victim of abuse.Kellen began working for Epstein in 2001 when she was in her early twenties.
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/victim-or-accomplice-wh…

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Claim 13: “she was paid just “$25,000 a year for working non-stop, on call 24/7, months at a time with no days off,” with Maxwell allegedly calling her their “slave and minion.””

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries about the name 'Sarah' and does not contain the specific salary or 'slave/minion' quotes.

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web search NEUTRAL — In the biblical narrative, Sarah is the wife of Abraham. She was originally called Sarai. During the narrative of the covenant of circumcision in Genesis 17, God renames Abram and Sarai as Abraham and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah

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web search NEUTRAL — Sarah is a common feminine given name of Hebrew origin. [3][4][5] It derives its popularity from the biblical matriarch Sarah, the wife of Abraham and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_(given_name)

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web search NEUTRAL — Sarah was the first of the four mothers of the Jewish people, followed by Rebecca (wife of her son, Isaac), and then Leah and Rachel (wives of her grandson Jacob). 1
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5691887/jewis…

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Claim 14: “Sarah Kellen — who was known as Epstein’s “lieutenant” and even named as a potential co-conspirator in his 2007 sweetheart federal non-prosecution deal”

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Multiple sources discuss the tension between her role as a victim and her role as a potential co-conspirator/accomplice in Epstein's schemes, referencing her role as a 'lieutenant'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated an elite social circle of prominent individuals from across Western high society. He was acquaintances or friends with public f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_life_of_Jeffrey_Epste…

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