In explosive revelations from the December 2025 Epstein file releases, survivor Maria Farmer detailed how she desperately contacted the FBI in 1996 to report Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s ongoing sex trafficking and abuse—only for an agent to abruptly hang up on her mid-sentence, according to her accounts and supporting documents.
Farmer, an artist who worked for Epstein, alleged she and her minor sister were sexually assaulted by the pair. She reported Epstein stealing nude photos of her underage sisters (aged 12 and 16), transporting them across state lines, possessing child pornography in a “modeling book” locked in a safe, and running a trafficking ring targeting vulnerable girls. Fearing for her safety amid threats, Farmer first alerted the NYPD, who directed her to the FBI.
She made at least two calls to FBI offices, recounting the assaults, trafficking, and pornography. During one call, as she described believing Epstein and Maxwell were continuing to abuse children, the agent suddenly disconnected without follow-up. No investigation ensued for years, allowing Epstein’s crimes to escalate unchecked.
A redacted FBI report dated September 3, 1996—unsealed in the recent tranches—confirms her complaint about stolen photos and threats, vindicating Farmer after decades of doubt. “I’ve waited 30 years,” she said upon its release. “They can’t call me a liar anymore.” Yet she expressed sorrow for hundreds of subsequent victims the FBI’s inaction enabled.
Farmer’s lawyer stated proper investigation could have spared over 1,000 girls decades of trauma. The files highlight systemic failures, with Epstein evading serious scrutiny until 2005. As more documents emerge, including over a million newly discovered pages, demands grow for acco
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