Six Epstein Victims Accused His Assistant Leslie Groff of Lying to Congress

According to the broadcaster, six women directly contradicted statements Groff made on June 9 during a transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee.

Groff claimed she had not met the women exploited by Epstein, did not know their ages, and did not hand them money directly. The survivors describe a different picture. Four women who spoke under their own names and two anonymous accusers said they personally interacted with Groff, and that she, according to them, helped arrange travel, checked documents, and handed out cash.

Marina Lacerda, who was drawn into Epstein’s network in 2002, said Groff often handed girls $100 bills in white envelopes at Epstein’s New York office. Another anonymous survivor confirmed that she regularly received money through Groff.

Liza Phillips said she personally picked up tuition checks from Groff. Several women also said they received tickets to Broadway productions from Epstein’s former assistant at his New York home.

Groff told lawmakers she did not know that Epstein selected underage girls. Survivors say she took part in screening new girls and handled their documents.

Lacerda said Groff asked her to make sure new girls brought school IDs. Another survivor, who was abused from the age of 14, said Groff saw her in a Catholic school uniform and regularly coordinated her early departure from classes.

Chauntae Davies and another anonymous accuser say Groff personally handled their passport applications and travel. This contradicts her statement to Congress that she never worked with passports.

During her testimony, Groff also said she was barred from entering Epstein’s New York townhouse from 2001 to 2013. Two survivors said they repeatedly interacted with her inside that house during that very period.

Groff described Epstein as a skilled manipulator who concealed the abuse throughout all 18 years of her employment. She has never faced criminal charges, though she was listed as a potential co-conspirator in a 2008 Florida agreement that allowed Epstein to avoid federal prosecution.

Knowingly giving false testimony to the US Congress is a federal crime. Representatives of the House Oversight Committee confirmed that they are comparing the transcript of Groff’s testimony with the available evidence.

The office of Rep. Robert Garcia criticized the committee for not requiring Groff to testify under oath.

The US Justice Department says it does not have sufficient evidence to bring new charges against other Epstein associates apart from Ghislaine Maxwell.

Groff’s lawyers declined to comment on the accusations. Survivors acknowledge that physical evidence of such episodes is difficult to find because many of them took place before the spread of modern digital communications.