Jeffrey Epstein victim speaks out publicly for the first time, seeks release of Epstein files

“I would like for them to give all the victims transparency, right, to what happened and release these files. It’s also not only for the victims, but for the American people,” Lacerda told ABC News’ Good Morning America.

Met Epstein at the age 14

According to ABC News, Lacerda, whose family immigrated from Brazil, first met Epstein in 2002, when she was 14 years old. She was first introduced to Epstein by a friend, who said it was an opportunity to make money to support her family.

She was first sexually abused by Epstein during a visit to his New York home to provide massage services.

“She had said that, you know, I was going to massage somebody and there wasn’t much specifics,” Lacerda said. “I wasn’t expecting what led on to that day because I think with Jeffrey Epstein, it starts somewhere, but then it ends. Either you having sex with them whether you like it or not.”

According to Lacerda, she became a part of a growing network of young girls recruited by Epstein in New York, meeting and being forced into sexual interactions with the financier.

“His house was a revolving door. There was always girls,” Lacerda said. “If he was in New York, he had his week prepped to see as many girls as possible. I would say he was seeing about five to maybe eight women, maybe even more, maybe up to ten women a day.”

‘Too old for Epstein at 17’

Lacerda said Epstein’s interest in her faded as she grew older, and she began recruiting other young women for him.

“It came to a point when I was, I’d say, 16 and a half or 17. He didn’t want me anymore. He was just like, you’re too old,” she said.

The FBI first contacted Lacerda in 2008, but Epstein secured a non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors before she could address the grand jury.

But eleven years later, the FBI contacted Lacerda again, after New York prosecutors opened a case into Epstein, and her witness testimony played a major role in his conviction.

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