Virginia Giuffre Alleges Husband Has Physically Abused Her For Years: 'I Can No Longer Stay Silent'
Giuffre, a victim of accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was involved in a recent car accident that her brother says 'saved her life'
KC Baker and Liz McNeil - April 5, 2025
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As controversy swirls about a cryptic Instagram message Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre recently posted about her deteriorating health following a car crash in Australia, she is now coming forward with allegations of abuse against her husband of 22 years, Robert Giuffre.
Virginia, 41, previously spoke out as a victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in his prison cell at age 66 in 2019, and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, 63, who is currently serving a prison sentence for child sex trafficking in connection with Epstein. Virginia says she has been hesitant to speak publicly about the alleged abuse involving her husband until now.
In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, Virginia said, "I was able to fight back against Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein who, abused and trafficked me. But 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."
She ended the statement by saying, "Again, I thank everyone for their support. I have faith that justice will prevail."
Her statement comes less than a week after Virginia said on Instagram on Sunday, March 30, that she was in the hospital and near death after the car in which she was riding on March 24 was struck by a school bus going more than 49 mph.
“I’ve gone into kidney renal failure," she wrote next to a photo of her lying in a hospital bed, her face covered in bruises. "They’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology.”
A spokesperson for Virginia confirms that Virginia reported a Jan. 9, 2025, assault in Dunsborough, Western Australia, to police, who did not charge Robert for any crime. PEOPLE has been unable to obtain the incident report. Robert did not respond to PEOPLE's multiple calls and texts for comment.
Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE, Virginia's brother, Sky Roberts, and his wife Amanda, both 36, say Virginia — who lives in Australia — is making the allegations because of the severity of her injuries.
"I think the last incident that they had, she almost died," Amanda says about the alleged Jan. 9 beating. "And we had to speak that truth with her on the phone. And I think she had acknowledged that if she had one more instance with him, she wasn't making it out of there."
Sky and Amanda note that they don't know whether Virginia's medical issues were caused by the crash or complications from a recent beating she allegedly suffered at the hands of her husband, or a combination of the two.
"Let's be clear, she never stated in the bus accident the cause of all her other injuries," says Sky. "But I do think that the bus crash in some way, shape, or form saved her life. It could have been a blessing in disguise."
Adding that he doesn't know specifically "what happened internally to her," Sky, an auto claims adjuster, says Virginia's bruising "is consistent [with a car crash]."
"Nobody ever said her liver issues and kidney failure were ever from that. We still don't know if it is, I'm not a medical professional. That's up to her doctor to determine," he says.
Speaking about the damage to Virginia's organs, Sky said, "I think that's from years of alleged abuse. You got to think, she's been allegedly being abused for over 10 years. Anyone's body is going to take a toll over a course of time."
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