2019
Who She Is
Annie Farmer is the younger sister of Maria Farmer. She met Epstein at age 16 in 1996 on a trip to New York City to visit her sister, who was then working for Epstein. Epstein seemed ‘friendly and down to earth’ and offered to mentor her. She accepted an invitation to fly to his sprawling Zorro Ranch in New Mexico for a weekend, with her mother driving her to the airport.
What She Says Happened
Annie Farmer testified publicly at Maxwell’s 2021 federal trial using her full name — the only one of Maxwell’s four named accusers to waive anonymity. She told the jury that Maxwell gave her a nude massage and exposed her breasts at the New Mexico ranch, and that the next morning Epstein climbed into bed with her. She said of Maxwell’s role during the massage: ‘She’s the one who started instructing me, This is how we massage Jeffrey. And this is what a massage is like. So you should get undressed, and I can give you a massage. And then, you know, expose my body and touch me.’ At the September 2025 Capitol Hill press conference: ‘We still do not know why that report wasn’t properly investigated, or why Epstein and his associates were allowed to harm hundreds, if not thousands, of other girls and young women.’
What She Did About It
Annie Farmer filed a lawsuit against Epstein and Maxwell, which was withdrawn in 2020 as part of the Epstein estate victims’ compensation fund deal; she received \.5 million per her own trial testimony. She testified at Epstein’s 2019 bail hearing using her name publicly, and then testified at Maxwell’s December 2021 federal trial as the only named accuser. She has been a major public advocate, appearing at multiple Capitol Hill events in 2025 and testifying before lawmakers. In November 2025 she spoke out against potential leniency for Maxwell: ‘She is not being blamed for someone else’s crimes. She is serving a sentence for her own crimes.’
Timeline
- 1996: Met Epstein in NYC at age 16 while visiting her sister Maria
- 1996: Flown to Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico; abused by Maxwell and Epstein
- 2019: Testified at Epstein’s bail hearing under her own name
- 2020: Lawsuit withdrawn; accepted \.5 million from Epstein estate victims’ fund
- December 2021: Testified at Maxwell’s federal trial — only named accuser to waive anonymity
- 2025: Multiple Capitol Hill appearances; testified before lawmakers on file release
- November 2025: Spoke out against potential Maxwell sentence reduction
Sources
- CBS News: Annie Farmer testifies Maxwell and Epstein violated her at age 16 (December 2021)
- Giuffre v. Maxwell, 1:15-cv-07433 — CourtListener, SDNY (unsealed documents reference Annie Farmer)
- DOJ SDNY: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell — Annie Farmer testified as named accuser at Maxwell’s federal trial
- NPR: Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years — includes Annie Farmer’s victim impact statement (June 2022)
- Maria Farmer — Wikipedia (includes background on Annie Farmer’s recruitment through her sister)
Information compiled from public court records, news reporting, and published accounts. This page documents survivor testimony as a matter of public record.