Epstein Victim Says Being Alienated from Kids Worse than Being Sex-Trafficked
Her Children Are Being "Poisoned" against Her
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the most prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring, is in the news again this week after being in an accident that landed her in the hospital—and a post on Instagram that got everyone’s attention.
In the Instagram post, she says her car was hit by a bus, she is dying of kidney failure, and she wants to see her children “one last time”. She implies this wish will not be granted because “you know what they say about wishes. Sh*t in one hand and wish in the other & I guarantee it’s still going to be s**t at the end of the day.”
In another post just days before the accident, she says her children are “being poisoned with lies” and she misses them “so very much” and she’s been “through hell & back in my 41 years but this is incredibly hurting me worse than anything else. Hurt me, abuse me but don’t take my babies. My heart is shattered and every day that passes my sadness only deepens [sad emoji]”.
Imagine that.
Being alienated from her children is worse than anything she’s ever experienced—and she was continuously molested, raped, and sex-trafficked throughout her childhood.
That speaks volumes.
There are countless mothers who’ve been alienated from their children via Family Court who can relate. And they are suffering greatly, just like Virginia.
And yet.
Despite this happening in epidemic numbers and being the worst thing that can happen to a mother, it gets almost no attention. This is in large part because Protective Parent/Domestic Abuse groups are telling mothers to not use the term alienation—or even the concept. This is confusing and dividing women.
Language is a powerful tool and it’s time for a paradigm shift. Virginia’s high-profile case provides the perfect opportunity to throw out the Old Game Plan and bring in a more realistic and effective one. [See TakeAways below.]
But first, Virginia’s story.
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VIRGINIA’S STORY
Virginia was born in 1983 in California and her family moved to the Miami area when she was 4. From the age of seven, she was sexually abused by a family friend, which left her “mentally scarred”. She began using drugs at a young age and regularly skipped school. She had problems at home and eventually ran away.
At 14, she was groomed and trafficked by a man who held her captive in his Miami apartment and pimped her out. She escaped and went back to live with her father. When she was 16, she got a job at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, where she was recruited into Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.
Virginia claims she was trafficked to many high-profile people, including Prince Andrew, who settled with her for 15 million dollars. She also won a settlement from Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, likely also for millions. At least she’s gotten financial recompense for all her victimization and suffering.
Epstein finally followed through on his original promise while grooming Virginia that he would pay for massage school. In 2002, when she was 19, he sent her to a massage school in Thailand on the condition she bring back a Thai girl for him to traffic. While there, she met Robert, who brought her back to Australia with him. They married ten days later.
BLISSFUL FAMILY LIFE?
Virginia and Robert had three children, two older boys and the youngest a girl. They moved around a quite a bit, mostly living in various parts of Australia. They seemed to have a blissful family life as per social media.
Virginia was contacted by the FBI in 2007 as part of their initial investigation into Epstein’s sexual abuse of children, but she was too terrified to cooperate. Epstein pled guilty and was given a slap on the hand.
It wasn’t until 2011, shortly after the birth of her daughter, Virginia started speaking out. She said she didn’t want “her little girl growing up in a world that is so vicious”.
Virginia was again contacted by the FBI in 2019, when Epstein was was being investigated for the second time. He was indicted but committed suicide in his jail cell before trial (supposedly).
It was at the massively publicized trial of Ghislaine Maxwell in 2022 that Virginia gained international fame as she bravely agreed to testify against Maxwell and be named publicly. She became a hero in the movement against child sex abuse and trafficking.
Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison and Virginia went back to live a quiet life, or so everyone thought, in her beachfront home in a small town north of Perth on Australia’s west coast.
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
From the outside, Virginia appeared to have the perfect home life. Lots of pix on social media of herself and hubby looking happy. She always kept her children from the public—and, now we know, also the abuse by Robert.
There was trouble in paradise behind the scenes. She has been enduring domestic violence for over 10 years, according to relatives.
On January 9th, Virginia says she endured a “brutal attack” that landed her in the hospital. She had a cracked sternum, a perforated eye, and other injuries.
Her brother and sister-in-law recommended she leave him, warning her the next time she may die. So she decided that is what she would do.
But Robert beat her to the punch (no pun intended). He filed for a Restraining Order against her first. This is a common divorce tactic used by abusers. Virginia was kicked out of the family home and went to live in the country alone about a half hour north.
It is unclear what Robert accused Virginia of, but he was criminally charged with leaving his guns unsecured, i.e. the children could access them. He also has a recent conviction for driving recklessly and going nearly 30 mph over the speed limit.
Those are both things that actually endanger children, yet he was able to get custody and keep the kids away from Virginia, who has likely never endangered her children. The fact that she is being prohibited from even supervised contact, is further proof that it is not about abuse. It’s about male entitlement, men being enabled to use children to punish women who decide to leave. When men commit DV on ex-wives, judges excuse it and give them custody anyway.
Keep in mind that Virginia’s ex is a big man and a martial arts instructor. She is a petite woman. For him to be granted a restraining order against her is absurd.
On February 2nd, Virginia was criminally charged with violating the RO after texting Robert. Another absurdity. She was arraigned on March 14th and did not make a plea, which is the same as pleading not guilty.
On March 22, she posted about how much she missed her kids and how they were being poisoned against her.
Two days later, on March 24th, Virginia was sideswiped by a speeding bus that was trying to pass. She called the police but they didn’t have any officers available, so she took herself to the hospital. She was treated for her injuries and released the next day. Her face was badly bruised.
Six days after the accident, on March 30th, she was in so much abdominal pain that she had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital. This is when she posted the picture of herself with a still badly bruised face, saying she was dying of kidney failure and wanted to see her kids one last time. It is unclear whether the kidney problem was due to the accident or something else.
MSM and Virginia’s detractors, including a prominent friend of Prince Andrew, have been skewing coverage against her. You know, the she’s lying or crazy stuff, rather than she’s really distressed from being in great pain, possibly having been told she could die if not treated, and desperately missing her children.
Just yesterday, Virginia gave People Magazine a brief statement.
I was unable to escape the domestic violence in my marriage until recently. After my husband's latest physical assault, I can no longer stay silent.
TAKEAWAYS
The judicial enabling of fathers to take and alienate children from mothers is epidemic. It has been going on since the ‘70’s, when women got the financial wherewithal to leave abusive husbands, which they did in droves. Men began to retaliate via custody of the children.
Perhaps Virginia’s story can spark a turning point, a paradigm shift, in the way parental alienation in custody cases has been portrayed for decades. Perhaps critical mass will be reached and enough mothers will realize the prevailing strategy of denying alienation exists has not made any difference and is harming the cause to end the Custody Crisis.
Most of you already know this but to recap for new readers: The strategy domestic abuse/protective parent groups came up with to explain and counter judges falsely finding mothers to be alienating was to say parental alienation is unscientific or not real. Therefore, the term and concept should be banned from use—not only by judges but by mothers themselves.
They’ve provided alternate terms to use instead of alienation, such as DV by proxy and the latest: child and mother sabotage. And if you dare use the word alienation or speak about it as if it were real you could face some serious reprisal.
The problem with that approach is multifaceted. Suffice it to say here that alternate terms do not sufficiently or accurately describe what is being done to mothers. There is no other word in the English language that conveys its unique meaning.
This strategy confuses and divides women. The truth is, it does not matter whether it is “scientific” or not. Judges use plenty of behaviors that are not scientific to switch custody. [For more in depth explanation see: Down the Parental Alienation Rabbit Hole.]
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT: You’re on a coffee break and want to tell coworkers about what’s happened to Virginia.
First: You go with the prevailing wisdom and do not use the term alienation. You tell them that Virginia lost custody and is experiencing DV by proxy [or fill in any of the alternate terms]. What is their reaction?
Then: Imagine instead you tell your coworkers that Virginia lost custody and her ex is being allowed to alienate them from her. What is their reaction?
In the first scenario, the coworkers would likely not understand what Virginia is experiencing without more explanation. But in the second scenario, they would immediately get what she is experiencing and how horrific it is.
The gist: It is really important to use language the public readily groks. Language is powerful. People grok alienation.
It is counterproductive to keep talking about how Richard Gardner created it (he didn’t) or how it is not real (it is) or it how it is not a scientific diagnosis (not necessary) or that there is an industry surrounding it (so what). The “ban alienation” approach is a red herring. Banning alienation will not stop judges from taking our children.
It’s time for a paradigm shift: time to do away with the Old Guard’s strategy and replace it with a new one.
It is actually very simple. Women need to acknowledge alienation is real and harmful, and the problem is how it is being used by judges, not that it is unscientific.
Women need only convey the truth: that judges are lying about mothers alienating to switch custody to the father, and allowing fathers to truly alienate children from mothers. And that mothers (and children) are suffering greatly from both of these injustices, which are epidemic in family courts around the world.
It is really that simple. Let’s start today.
Talk to friends and family. Post about it on social media. Comment whenever you see misinformation about alienation. Use Virginia’s story or your own or refer to the epidemic documented by Women’s Coalition to support what you are saying. Link to this post...etc…
WHAT’S NEXT
Virginia is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on the RO violation on Wednesday, April 9th, at Joondalup Court. She is still in the hospital, so this hearing will likely be continued. We will keep you posted in future columns in the “In Other News” section.
The actual trial is scheduled for September 9th. It would be nice if Perth mamas would go and support her. Contact womenscoalitionintl@gmail.com if you are interested.
Virginia’s campaign against child rapists and traffickers led to the indictment of Epstein and the conviction of Maxwell. She generated a wider conversation to end the statute of limitations.
Perhaps, now that she has experienced judge-enabled alienation, she will get on board with us to raise awareness with the general public about this horrific crime of taking and alienating children being committed against mothers daily in family courts.
After all, Virginia says it is worse than having been sex-trafficked. That is a powerful statement.
Let’s use it to make waves Mamas…
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IN OTHER NEWS
REVOLUTION & LAWSUIT
The Women’s Coalition is launching the new Women’s Revolution with the filing of a Discrimination against Women in Family Court lawsuit. If you have lost custody, please consider joining.
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SISTERS IN SOLIDARITY
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Our next forum will be April 19th. If you join, you will be sent the zoom link a few days before.
More info: Sisters in Solidarity.
NOTE: Mothers who’ve joined either SIS or the lawsuit will be invited to the forum.
CHAPTER 28: NEXT SECTION IS OUT!
Legion finishes with her direct examination of the stepmother bringing out more of her lies. She did get her to admit that Herry wasn’t around often and that she was his “enforcer” who kept the kids away from Legion. Legion had rented a P.O. box and an 800 number in the hopes of connecting with them, but the boys were kept from using them.
Next up on the stand is Herry. Legion’s questioning supports he is not a good or caring, or even care-giving, parent. In retrospect, she realizes that the judge did not care at all about Herry having the stepmother do all the caregiving, as men expect women do the domestic labor—male entitlement in action (rather, inaction).
In the last chapter, the third custody trial continues after a two-month delay. Legion is questioning the stepmother on the stand, who reluctantly admits she has never told the boys she loves them. Legion is trying to make the point to the Court that she, the biological mother and primary bond, is necessary for the children’s emotional well-being. She has not figured out yet that the judge does not care at all about the boys’ well-being or safety—that The Fix was in for The Father on day one. Legion is irate at how the stepmother is able to continuously lie under oath and “not one mother-fucking thing” can be done about it.
CHAPTER 28 of Mother-Fucking: The Saga of One Fucked Mother begins with Act III, Part 4 of “The Opera” from Book 3. The Opera has three Acts with five Parts—one for each of the three Family Court and two Appellate Court trials. Chapter 28 covers all of Act III: Part 4: the third Family Court trial and Part 5: the second Appellate trial. This is a long chapter and will be published in newsletter-sized bites.
Dr. Blue’s novel is based on her own experience of the Custody Crisis. It uniquely conveys how Family Court judges are “mother-fucking” women—a form of systemic oppression—as protagonist Legion is systematically and methodically deprived of her children and money and reduced to “one fucked mother”.
Chapters are stand-alone interesting so you can begin reading anywhere. A Cast of Characters follows to help readers at any point. All published chapters are included in the Section: “Saga of One F**ked Mother” accessible on the top bar of the home page of Women’s Coalition News & Views. Sequential chapters are published every Wednesday so make sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet!
TEASERS
Ms. McLive had actually just admitted to playing the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham and to willingly and happily participating in the folie à deux with Herod who acted as the absentee King––off and away from the kingdom on a lark or a crusade or whereeverdafuck he went off to––the King who certainly was not at home doing the hard, hard work of fathering or of parenting!
One letter was all that made it through––for the box’s $20 rental fee––one. Before Mother‑Fucking Herry shut it down! Before Herry had apparently had the right––via His Henchwoman‑Sheriff––to make the federal government in the form of the United States Post Office remove access to any form of my free speech right to my own children!
…The incredible lengths we mothers have to go to in order to even … try … to stay in our children’s lives.
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Family court judges often give child custody to males that request it . It doesn't matter if they're abusive. Patriarchy dominates family court. Children are considered male property. Women have no enforceable rights in family court. Mothers cannot protect their children. Children deserve protection. Family court judges falsely deem loving mothers unfit. Women and their children are frequently separated. Family court judges enable fathers to alienate children from their mothers. Women must continue to join together and demand a new system. A jury would give women and children a chance at justice. It would help prevent the grief that child alienation causes so many mothers. Family court must end.
My first thought is to say that “she is being kept away from her kids, and he’s turned everyone against her via sadistic manipulation, including her children.” Something like that, but I get your point.