A former employee of late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein alerted the FBI that he was interested in “child pornography” and that he threatened to “burn her house down” decades before Epstein became an international fixation — but feds apparently did nothing.
Maria Farmer, whom Epstein hired to help purchase art, filed a complaint against him on Sept. 3, 1996, but it took nearly 10 years more before the notorious sex abuser began to face significant legal scrutiny.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” Farmer told The New York Times when asked about a recently released report showing her complaint, describing herself as “vindicated.” “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
“They should be ashamed,” she continued. “…They harmed all of these little girls. That part devastates me.”
Farmer has publicly claimed for years that she tried to inform the authorities about Epstein and his madam, Ghislaine Maxwell’s, predatory behavior.
Until the latest batch of Epstein files was released on Friday, the FBI didn’t publicly confirm that she had filed that complaint, and Farmer faced accusations from some that she fabricated her story about going to the feds.
The Department of Justice just released thousands of documents on Epstein on Friday and Saturday as it was required to under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Farmer’s name was redacted in the complaint that was released in the batch of Epstein files late last week, but she has confirmed it was about her.
“Complaintant [stated] that she is a professional artist and took pictures of her sisters 12 and 16 yrs for her own personnel [sic] art work,” the complaint explained.
“Epstein stole the photos and negatives and is believed to have sold the pictures to potential buyers. Epstein at one time requested [redacted] to take pictures of young girls at swimming pools. EPSTEIN is now threatening [redacted] that if she tells anyone about the photos, he will burn her house down.”
Farmer has claimed that she didn’t hear a response from the FBI for nearly 10 years after she filed the complaint about Epstein. The bureau’s investigation helped lead to the infamous sweetheart plea deal that Epstein copped in 2008.
In reflecting on her complaint, Farmer claimed it didn’t capture all of her concerns, underscoring that she wanted federal investigators to examine Epstein’s confidants and had more specific issues with Maxwell, in particular.
The complaint released by the FBI didn’t include any mention of Maxwell or other powerful confidants in Epstein’s orbit.
She previously explained that she left Epstein after a sexual assault incident, then discovered that the X-rated photos of her underage sisters had vanished.
Farmer’s sister, Annie, publicly testified at Maxwell’s trial that she went to Epstein’s ranch at the age of 16 and went into bed to “cuddle” with the late sex predator’s accomplice.
Brad Edwards, a lawyer who has repped numerous Epstein victims, demanded an investigation into the “shameful” episode of the government keeping Farmer’s complaint hidden.
“There should be a full fledged investigation into every government employee who knew about this document and allowed a narrative to be publicized that it did not exist,” Edwards told the New York Times.
Farmer had also filed a complaint with the New York Police Department.
The Post reached out to the FBI for comment.
Critics including libertarian-leaning Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who co-authored the Epstein Files Transparency Act, have accused the Trump administration of failing to comply with the law by not releasing all the documents by Friday.
Detractors also railed against the level of redactions in the Epstein files released.
