Virginia Giuffre – a victim of the sex trafficking ring of Jeffrey Epstein – has been charged with breaching a family violence restraining order in Ocean Reef, near Perth, earlier this year
The woman who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the Duke of York after being sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein is facing court over allegedly breaching a restraining order – as she recovers in hospital after a “serious” bus crash.
Virginia Giuffre, who lives in Australia, is said to have breached a family violence restraining order in Ocean Reef, near Perth, on February 2. Western Australia (WA) Courts said her case is due in court on April 9 after an initial hearing in Joondalup Magistrates’ Court on March 14, where she did not enter a plea.
Ms Giuffre sparked concern earlier this week after sharing a photo on Instagram of herself in hospital covered in bruises, claiming she had just “four days to live”. She remains in a serious condition in hospital after her car was hit by a school bus.
According to reports, a spokesperson for Ms Giuffre said the Instagram post was a mistake and she had meant to share the post to her private Facebook page. A statement said: “Virginia thanks everyone for the outpouring of love and support. She is overwhelmed with gratitude. Today she remains in (a) serious condition while receiving medical care. On March 24, in rural Western Australia, a school bus hit the car in which she was riding.”
It added: “Virginia was banged up and bruised and returned home. Virginia’s condition worsened and she was admitted to the hospital. Concerning her Instagram post, Virginia thought that she had posted on her private Facebook page.”
Ms Giuffre is reported to have separated from her husband. In her caption to the Instagram post, Ms Giuffre said she was “ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time”.
A previous Instagram post by Ms Giuffre on March 22 included the caption: “My beautiful babies have no clue how much I love them and they’re being poisoned with lies. I miss them so very much. I have 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.”
Western Australia Police said they received one report of a “minor crash” between a school bus and a car in Neergabby, about 12 miles north of Perth, on March 24. The collision was reported by the bus driver the following day, while there were no reported injuries, a police spokeswoman said. The duke paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case with Ms Giuffre who he said he had never met.
She sued him for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 after she was trafficked by paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.