FBI identifies Slovak pilot as Epstein victim

Slovakian Naďa Marcinková, a former model and pilot for Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’, has cooperated with US investigators, according to new Department of Justice documents.

She provided information about Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, between 2018 and 2022, the New York Post reports.

Federal agents said she attended several meetings with investigators probing allegations of human trafficking and sexual abuse. Her lawyers requested assistance from US authorities so she could remain in the country after her visa expired.

The FBI has also identified Marcinková as a victim of human trafficking, whom Epstein allegedly abused and manipulated.

Marcinková arrived in the United States at the start of the millennium via the modelling agency of Epstein ally Jean‑Luc Brunel. She later gained a pilot’s licence and flew on Epstein’s private plane.

Her name appeared in court documents linked to Epstein’s network, though she was never charged. Her lawyers have long maintained that she was a victim herself.

(mja)