'We Stand Together': Epstein Survivor Makes Emotional Plea

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Speaking in Washington DC, survivor Danialle Bensky recounts her year-long abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, urging lawmakers to deliver full transparency and justice for thousands of victims.

By TRH Foreign Affairs Desk

New Delhi, November 18, 2025 — Ahead of a high-stakes congressional vote on releasing long-sealed Epstein-related records, Epstein survivor Danialle Bensky delivered an emotional and powerful statement in Washington DC, urging lawmakers to ensure “complete transparency” and justice for the thousands of victims whose lives, she said, were “shattered” by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Bensky, who was recruited into Epstein’s network in 2004, told reporters that she was manipulated after a period of “systematic breaking down,” during which Epstein allegedly used her mother’s brain-tumour scans to coerce compliance. “He threatened to withhold care for her,” she said. “He trapped me in a year-long cycle of abuse.”

Flanked by other survivors, Bensky spoke of the strength and solidarity that has emerged within the community of women who were exploited by Epstein and Maxwell. “We are a beautiful mosaic of energy, passion, love, and life,” she said. “I am one story of a thousand. Our hopes and dreams were shattered at their hands.”

She described the diverse group of survivors standing beside her: “We come from different backgrounds, different races, different religions. Some of us are political, some of us don’t want to be political at all. But we stand together for this cause.”

Calling the upcoming congressional vote a turning point, Bensky said the demand is simple: transparency and justice — for their younger selves, for victims who died without answers, and for the youth of tomorrow.

Holding up images of victims, she added: “These pictures you see — they’re real people. I wish I could tell my younger self that this matters and that things will change.”

In a moment of collective reflection, Bensky asked everyone present to close their eyes and think of a child between 14 and 18 years old. “It could be your daughter, your niece, a friend’s kid — or you at that age,” she said, urging the public to understand the stakes of systemic sexual exploitation.

The congressional vote set for this week could decide whether previously classified information linked to Epstein’s trafficking network becomes public — a decision survivors say is essential for accountability.

Banksy’s message to lawmakers and the nation was clear: “Please stay the course. Justice is personal — for us, and for the country.”