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Epstein associate who still runs model agency ‘put me in danger’ says abuse survivor
Roza, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, says MC2 Model Management put her in danger by sending her to two photoshoots at Epstein’s Florida home in 2009. She says the agency’s US president, Jeff Fuller, knew where she was going and should be held accountable; the allegations raise questions about how model agencies may have enabled Epstein’s access to young women.
Roza was 18 and had recently arrived in the US from Uzbekistan when she was sent to the Palm Beach house, where Epstein was serving a sentence but was allowed to work during the day. She says the shoots led to a job as his assistant and that he then raped her. US justice files show ten MC2 models met or communicated with Epstein after his conviction, and that he gave MC2 $1m in 2005; Fuller, who now runs The Source Models, has not responded to the BBC’s allegations.
In short
- Roza says MC2 sent her to Epstein’s home for two shoots.
- She alleges Jeff Fuller knew where she was going.
- Files link ten MC2 models to Epstein after his conviction.
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The case for
Roza’s account and the reported links between MC2 and Epstein raise serious questions about whether the agency took adequate care to protect a young, newly arrived model, especially if its president knew the destination. If Fuller or the agency knowingly sent her into a situation where Epstein could exploit her, accountability would be justified and could help prevent similar harm.
The case against
The allegations should be examined carefully before responsibility is assigned to Fuller or the agency: the reported records establish contact and financial ties, but do not by themselves show what he knew about the shoots or foreseeably about the risk to Roza. A fair assessment should distinguish the agency’s possible failures from Epstein’s responsibility for the alleged rape and give Fuller a chance to respond.
Explained simply
Jeffrey Epstein was a wealthy US financier who was convicted in 2008 of soliciting prostitution from a minor. His sentence allowed him to leave jail for work during the day. He was later accused of sexually abusing many young women and girls.
MC2 Model Management was a modelling agency that sent models to work opportunities, including photoshoots. Roza says she was sent to Epstein’s Florida home through MC2 when she was 18, and that the agency’s US president, Jeff Fuller, knew where she was going. Fuller now runs another agency, The Source Models.
The case raises questions about what model agencies knew about Epstein and how they handled risks to young models. US justice files show that several MC2 models met or communicated with him after his conviction, and that he gave MC2 $1m in 2005.