A growing coalition of survivors has renewed demands for accountability across the fashion and entertainment sectors as Epstein survivors accuse modelling industry figures of enabling abuse by arranging work visits to the late financier’s Florida estate.
The claims form the core of a new international documentary investigation based on unsealed Department of Justice files, flight itineraries, internal expense vouchers, and interviews with models from more than a dozen countries.
Assigned to Convicted Offender's Estate
Central to the investigation is Roza, who moved to New York from Uzbekistan at 18 after signing an international modelling contract. Weeks after her arrival in 2009, her talent agency, the US branch of MC2 Model Management, directed her to travel to Palm Beach, Florida, for portfolio sessions.
Her destination was Jeffrey Epstein’s waterfront residence. Epstein was then serving an 18-month sentence following a 2008 guilty plea to state charges involving the solicitation of a minor. Under a controversial court agreement, he was permitted daytime work release to conduct business from his home and office.
Roza said agency leadership knew the location and purpose of the trips. Travel and expense documentation shows return flights booked and coordinated by agency management following her second visit to the property.
Allegations of Coercive Employment
Following the photoshoots, Epstein offered Roza a position as his personal assistant. Multiple survivors have described this hiring pattern as an established method used by Epstein to maintain contact with young women.
Roza alleged that Epstein began sexually assaulting and raping her within days of her employment, and that the abuse continued over three years. She noted that international recruits faced compounded vulnerabilities, including language barriers, travel debts owed to their agencies, and work-permit dependencies that made seeking help difficult.
Federal case files examined in the inquiry indicate that at least ten models tied to the same agency network visited or communicated with Epstein after his conviction.
Executive Responses and Oversight Calls
Jeff Fuller, who served as president of MC2’s US division at the time and now operates another American agency, has previously stated he did not know Roza was visiting Epstein's residence and was unaware of any abuse. Fuller did not respond to requests for comment regarding the latest findings.
Legal advocates and survivor support organizations argue that agencies had an enforceable duty of care to protect young performers from known predators. They are urging regulators in the United States and Europe to introduce tighter licensing standards, mandatory background checks, and formal safeguarding requirements for talent firms managing foreign models.
