A woman who was victimized by the late billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is speaking out this week to say that his alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell was “definitely the mastermind” behind his operation.

Maria Farmer, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Epstein and Maxwell in 1996, spoke out after the 58 year-old socialite was denied bail this past week. Maxwell was arrested by the FBI on July 2 on charges that include child sex trafficking, enticement of minors, and perjury.

“That woman was much more sinister than Epstein, and to me, much more dangerous,” Farmer told Daily Mail. “She was definitely the mastermind. She was in charge.”

Farmer has said that she met Epstein and Maxwell at her graduation show at the New York Academy of Art in 1995. She eventually began working for Epstein, and she claims that he and Maxwell sexually assaulted her during a trip to a secluded Ohio estate in the summer of 1996. Her younger sister Annie has also accused the pair of assault her during a trip to Epstein’s ranch in New Mexico.

Farmer explained that Maxwell would act like a “cool sister” and played a key role in helping to groom her.

“[Maxwell] made you feel special and safe,” she said. “[She] would just dote on you — make you’d feel like you’d won the lottery.”

However, she went on to say that Maxwell would have “psychotic” outbursts that “scared [her] to death,” and that Epstein would then comfort her as part of a “good cop, bad cop” routine.

“What made her tick was power and control over vulnerable people,” Farmer claimed. “She was an emotional terrorist with a sado-masochistic side. She enjoyed harming people and having that power and control. Epstein definitely had a dark side, but Maxwell would turn on a dime into a very malicious, brutal human being .”

Maxwell is now facing 35 years in prison if convicted on all charges, and her trial is set to begin in July of 2021. She has been remanded without bail, as a judge agreed with prosecutors that she is a significant flight risk, given her immense wealth and her powerful international connections.

This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.

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