Maria Farmer, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, expressed profound relief on Friday after the Justice Department released files confirming she reported the late financier’s crimes decades ago. The partial document dump included a 1996 complaint regarding Epstein’s interest in child pornography, a report the FBI reportedly never previously acknowledged.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” Farmer said. “They can’t call me a liar anymore.” Farmer and her sister, Annie, were among the first to accuse Epstein of misconduct. They even attempted to expose him and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell in a 2002 Vanity Fair article, but the magazine’s editor removed their account following pressure from Epstein.
The 1996 report details how Epstein stole negatives of Farmer’s sisters, then aged 12 and 16, which authorities suspected he sold to buyers. The complaint also alleges that Epstein instructed the artist to photograph young girls at swimming pools and threatened to “burn her house down” if she revealed the existence of the images.
From the Epstein files…
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) December 19, 2025
Epstein threatening to burn someone’s house down if they revealed he stole photos of young girls and sold them and had other photos taken.
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Farmer wept upon learning the files were finally public, feeling a mix of vindication and heartbreak. She criticized federal authorities for failing to act on her early warnings, stating they “should be ashamed” for allowing further harm to befall other children.