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At 22, Russian design student Julia Molchanova met Jeffrey Epstein by chance on the street. She spent years trapped in his ‘cult.’

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The Wall Street Journal has published a major new investigation into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender who died in 2019. The article’s central figure is Julia Molchanova, a 37-year-old born in Russia. She spoke to journalists for the first time about her complicated relationship with Epstein, the abuse she suffered at his hands, and her role in a class-action lawsuit against Bank of America filed by women who were harmed by the financier. Meduza summarizes the key points of the Wall Street Journal’s report.

First report: Epstein survivor speaks publicly for the first time: ‘He was very manipulative; it was like a cult' — hindustantimes.com, 8d