A Jeffrey Epstein accuser said former associate Ghislaine Maxwell was "more evil" than the late financier.
While Virginia Giuffre, one of the first to raise the alarm about Epstein, did not testify at Maxwell's trial, she said she was relieved the jury convicted "the devil's right-hand man" on five out of six charges.
"I have been dreaming of this day for the last 10 years, not knowing that it was going to come," Giuffre told the Cut. "Since the trial started, I’ve been having sleepless nights, wanting to get inside of the jurors’ minds. I am grateful they saw Maxwell for who she is."
She said the defense's argument that Maxwell was only Epstein's manager was false and that Maxwell herself participated in the abuse.
"She made these appointments for him. She actively went out there and scouted for new girls," Giuffre said. "She was part of the sexual encounters at times. To paint herself as just the 'house manager' is a load of crock."
"She’s definitely worse than Epstein," she continued. "She used that charm, that wit, that smile to come off as somebody you want to trust. Epstein did a whole bunch of really bad stuff, acting on his sick urges ... But Ghislaine facilitated it. She was the one out there bringing the girls in for him and participating in some of the sexual events. She’s worse to me, more evil than Epstein. What Ghislaine did to so many of us, it’s unforgivable."
Thoughts of the trial consumed her thoughts, Giuffre said, adding she is determined to hold everyone involved accountable so her children can live in a safer world.
"I’m very happy. I’m still very shaken," she said of Maxwell's conviction. "I think it takes time to heal, and this justice is part of the process. Now I can start really working past Maxwell and thinking about the others who need to be held accountable."
Giuffre, who filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew in August alleging the British royal sexually abused her at Epstein's home when she was 17, said Maxwell lured her into the ring when she was a 16-year-old working as a locker attendant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Maxwell was able to break down Giuffre's defenses from growing up in foster care and living on the streets with her "poise" and "sophistication," promising to give her training to be a massage therapist.
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The jury in New York City delivered the guilty verdict Wednesday after weeks of trial. Epstein's former girlfriend and confidant pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking girls as young as 13.
Epstein died in prison while awaiting trial in 2019, with his death ruled a suicide.