Epstein associate who still runs model agency 'put me in danger' says abuse survivor

What the report says

A BBC World Service investigation says a former model, identified as Roza, has accused the president of a model agency at the time, Jeff Fuller, of putting her at risk by sending her to photoshoots at Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida beach house in 2009. Roza says she was 18, newly arrived from Uzbekistan, and believed the agency should have protected her. She says the shoots led to work as an assistant for Epstein, after which she says he repeatedly raped her. Fuller now runs another agency, The Source Models, and has previously said he did not know she was going to Epstein’s home.

The BBC report says documents released by the US Department of Justice show 10 models from MC2 Model Management met or communicated with Epstein after his conviction, and indicate Epstein gave $1 million to the agency in 2005. The story also cites evidence involving other industry figures, including former agent Ramsey Elkholy and former senior executive Faith Kates, as the investigation examines how model agencies and connected insiders may have helped Epstein gain access to young women.

The article places the allegations in the wider context of renewed scrutiny over who may have enabled Epstein after his 2008 conviction. New York state senator Zellnor Myrie is pushing a bill aimed at giving police more power to investigate alleged enablers, while victims’ lawyers and advocates argue agencies were in a position to spot warning signs and should be held accountable. The Source Models, Next Management, and Fuller did not provide comment to the BBC in the report.