Jeffrey Epstein assistant fiercely denies she was an accomplice and claims he abused her

Sarah Kellen testified to a House oversight committee that she was not an accomplice and sought to dispel rumors and conspiracies. She said she worked for Jeffrey Epstein for more than ten years beginning in 2001. Kellen described being groomed, sexually and psychologically abused, controlled, manipulated, dominated, and gaslit. She said the abuse affected her ability to distinguish her own thoughts from Epstein’s. She compared the experience to living with a constant virtual reality headset. She said disobedience or turning against him would mean losing her job, home, relationships, and even her life. She previously participated in an interview describing herself as a survivor of Epstein’s abuse.

"I am here today to answer your questions, to dispel rumors and conspiracies, and to tell you the truth, Sarah Kellen told lawmakers on the House of Representatives oversight and reform committee on Thursday morning, as part of its ongoing review of the federal investigation into Epstein."

"Kellen told lawmakers in her prepared remarks that she worked for, and was sexually and psychologically abused by, Jeffrey Epstein for over a decade. He groomed me, sexually and psychologically abused me, controlled me, manipulated me, dominated me, and gaslit me until I could no longer tell which thoughts were mine and which were his, she said."

"It was like living with a permanent virtual reality headset on. I was reminded every day how powerful he was how influential he was and that to turn on him or disobey him would mean losing everything: my job, my home, everyone I knew in the world, even my life."

"Kellen was employed by Epstein as a personal assistant for more than 10 years beginning in 2001, and has faced public scrutiny for years since it emerged that she was listed as one of the four women named as possible co-conspirators and granted immunity from prosecution in Epstein's controversial 2007 plea deal with federal prosecutors in Florida."

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