Victim Profile — Annie Farmer

Research Corpus Note: This document draws on the DOJ Epstein Files corpus (the "EFTA" corpus). The DOJ Epstein Files release spans approximately 3.5 million pages across ~900,229 unique documents. Of these, text was successfully extracted from 900,196 documents (covering virtually the full corpus) through OCR and PDF text-extraction processing. All EFTA citations refer to documents in this extracted corpus unless otherwise noted. Additional post-corpus developments (post-February 2026) are noted where relevant and assessed separately.

Evidence Tier: A — Direct Corpus Documentation. Annie Farmer's civil complaint (Farmer v. Indyke, et al., No. 1:19-cv-10475-LGS-DCF, S.D.N.Y. 2019) is preserved in the EFTA corpus as EFTA02777784 (28 pages). Her case is also documented in the Maxwell sentencing memorandum (EFTA02838374), Maxwell trial closing arguments (EFTA02827153 / EFTA02842239), and multiple Wikipedia printouts (EFTA00264371, EFTA00265247). She testified at the Maxwell criminal trial (December 2021) as Witness 4, using her full name. Corpus documentation is robust across multiple independent filings.

Current Status: Active survivor and public advocate. Annie Farmer has used her real name throughout legal and media proceedings since 2019. She testified at the Maxwell criminal trial in December 2021, appeared at the 2026 State of the Union address as a guest, and has given multiple NPR interviews (2025–2026) about the DOJ Epstein Files release and the need for accountability. As of March 2026, she remains an active voice in the survivor advocacy community.

Who They Are

Annie Farmer (born July 2, 1979) grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where she attended Xavier College Preparatory as a high-achieving student with aspirations to attend a top university. She is the younger sister of Maria Farmer, who in 1996 became the first known person to file a criminal complaint against Jeffrey Epstein with the FBI. Annie was a 16-year-old high school student when she was targeted, recruited, and transported to Epstein's New Mexico ranch, where she was sexually abused by both Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Annie Farmer is notable as one of the four named accusers who testified at the Maxwell criminal trial in December 2021 — and the only trial witness to use her full legal name throughout all proceedings. She has been consistently public about her identity since at least 2019 and has become one of the most prominent advocacy voices among Epstein's survivors, particularly in the campaign to compel the release of the DOJ Epstein Files.

Her sister Maria Farmer (see KB Doc 18) is separately documented as the first survivor known to have reported Epstein to both the NYPD and FBI. Both sisters were victimized by Epstein and Maxwell, in separate incidents, during the same period in 1996. The Farmer sisters' cases represent the earliest formally documented reports of Epstein's abuse and predate Virginia Giuffre's encounter with Epstein by several years.

How They Entered the Network

Annie Farmer's entry into Epstein's network was engineered through her older sister Maria. In approximately 1995, Maria Farmer, then a graduate student and artist in New York, met Epstein and Maxwell at an art show. Epstein noticed her artwork and offered to assist her career by purchasing her art. He also began asking Maria personal questions about her family — specifically about her younger sister Annie in Arizona. He learned that their parents were divorced and that the family was financially struggling. (EFTA02777784, ¶¶43–50.)

Epstein used the prospect of college assistance as a pretext to lure Annie to New York. He purchased her plane tickets and arranged for a limousine to take the sisters to his East 71st Street mansion, where he spoke with Annie about college options and escorted the sisters to a Broadway show. (EFTA02777784, ¶52.)

The grooming escalated at a New York movie theater, where Epstein deliberately positioned himself between the two sisters to prevent Maria from observing him, then began caressing and petting Annie against her will. (EFTA02777784, ¶¶53–54.) After the New York visit, Epstein arranged for Annie to fly to his Zorro Ranch in Stanley, New Mexico — ostensibly to further assist with her college applications. (EFTA02777784, ¶57; EFTA02777690 chunk 44.)

Epstein's preferred predatory pattern — identifying and exploiting family financial vulnerability, using college access as a lure, and establishing physical contact in darkened settings before isolating victims at remote properties — is fully documented in this case. His complaint states that "Epstein's preference was to have three different girls a day for his sexual pleasure and Maxwell was in charge of recruiting the girls." (EFTA02777784, ¶11.)

Victimization — Documented Account

All details in this section derive from Annie Farmer's sworn civil complaint, EFTA02777784, unless otherwise noted.

Grooming in New York (1996): During Annie's first visit to New York, Epstein and Maxwell employed a coordinated grooming campaign. At his Manhattan mansion, Epstein and Maxwell displayed photographs of powerful political figures alongside nude images of women to normalize sexual behavior. In a movie theater, Epstein deliberately positioned himself next to Annie and began caressing her body against her will while concealing this from Maria. (¶¶53–54.)

Isolation at Zorro Ranch, New Mexico (1996): Annie flew to Epstein's Zorro Ranch in Stanley, New Mexico — a remote property of over 10,000 acres. Upon arriving, she was isolated from any means of outside communication. She had no phone and no means of transport independent of Epstein and Maxwell. (¶¶57, 66.)

Forced massage by Ghislaine Maxwell: Upon returning from a movie theater trip near the ranch, Maxwell repeatedly pressured Annie to accept a massage. Annie expressed discomfort and stated she had never had a massage, but Maxwell was "relentless" in her demands. Maxwell directed Annie to remove all of her clothing and lie on a massage table. Maxwell left the door open so that Epstein could view Annie's naked body. Maxwell then touched intimate parts of Annie's body against her will for the sexual benefit of herself and Epstein. Maxwell specifically exposed Annie's breasts and groped her. (¶¶62–65.)

Annie was "extremely distressed and afraid" and "frozen in fear." The complaint describes her as "a child in a massive ranch in New Mexico, away from her family in Arizona, and isolated from any source of help." (¶66.)

Epstein's assault in Annie's bedroom: The following morning, Epstein entered Annie's room, climbed into her bed without her consent, announced "I want to cuddle," physically restrained her with his arms, and pressed his body — including his genitals — against her. Annie was sixteen years old. She attempted to escape by saying she needed to use the restroom, fled to the bathroom, and remained there in shock and fear, "not knowing how to escape Epstein's ranch in New Mexico." (¶¶67–69.)

Movie theater assault in New Mexico: During the New Mexico visit, at a local movie theater, Epstein again caressed and petted Annie's body against her will. Maxwell, also present, pulled down Epstein's sweatpants in the ticket line, exposing his buttocks, and both adults fondled each other in front of Annie in an effort to normalize sexual behavior for the child. (¶¶60–61.)

Coercive confinement: Annie's complaint includes a cause of action for false imprisonment. She was confined at the remote Zorro Ranch with no means of communication or transportation, unable to leave without Epstein or Maxwell's knowledge and permission. Her complaint describes this as intentional: "Epstein and Maxwell brought Plaintiff to Epstein's New Mexico Ranch with the intent to confine her in that location so that they could sexually abuse her." (¶86.)

Fear and silence after return: After being allowed to fly home to Arizona, Annie did not disclose the abuse to anyone, fearing what Epstein and Maxwell could do to her and her family given their vast power and connections. (¶70.) She shared the details with Maria only after Maria separately called to report her own assault at Les Wexner's Ohio estate during the same summer. (¶74.)

Attempted media disclosure: Annie and Maria subsequently attempted to expose Epstein's crimes through Vanity Fair magazine. Epstein threatened and intimidated the publication, and the magazine's profile of Epstein ultimately omitted all reference to the Farmer sisters. (¶75.) Following Maxwell's discovery that Maria had spoken to Vanity Fair, Maxwell called and threatened to destroy Maria's art career: "We're going to burn all your art... Your career is burned." (¶72.) Annie relocated to Alaska out of fear. (¶76.)

Trial testimony (2021): At the Maxwell criminal trial in December 2021, Annie Farmer testified as Witness 4 — the only accuser to use her full name — and described Maxwell's topless massage and Epstein's bed intrusion. She read from a journal entry she had made at age 16 describing Epstein's behavior at the movie theater. She testified: "I felt sick to my stomach." (Maxwell trial record; Doc 516.)

Testimony and Legal Record

Civil complaint (2019): Farmer v. Indyke, et al., No. 1:19-cv-10475-LGS-DCF (S.D.N.Y., filed November 12, 2019). Complaint filed against Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn as co-executors of the Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, and against Ghislaine Maxwell, asserting claims of battery, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Filed pursuant to New York's Child Victims Act (N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214-g). Represented by Boies Schiller Flexner LLP (David Boies, Sigrid McCawley, Josh Schiller). (EFTA02777784.)

2019 Epstein bail hearing: Annie Farmer appeared publicly at a 2019 bail hearing for Epstein, using her full name, becoming one of the first survivors to do so in a public court setting.

Maxwell trial (December 2021): Testified as Witness 4 (Government witness, real name used) in United States v. Maxwell, S2 20 Cr. 330 (PAE) (S.D.N.Y.). She was one of four named accusers. Her testimony was corroborated by a contemporary journal entry made at age 16. She described Maxwell's coercive massage and Epstein's uninvited presence in her bed. (EFTA02838374; EFTA02827153.)

Maxwell sentencing (2022): Documented in the government's sentencing memorandum (EFTA02838374, filed June 22, 2022), which cited Annie Farmer's testimony as part of the evidence supporting Maxwell's role as Epstein's partner in the abuse of minors.

Civil settlement: Annie Farmer reached a settlement with the Epstein estate. Terms were not publicly disclosed.

Public Statements and Advocacy

Annie Farmer has been one of the most consistently public and vocal survivors of Epstein's abuse:

• November 2019 — CBS This Morning: Farmer detailed the 1996 assault; described Maxwell's threats against her sister Maria.
• November 2019 — NPR / multiple outlets: Following Epstein's death and re-arrest (2019), Farmer spoke publicly under her own name, among the first survivors to do so.
• August 2025 — NPR Morning Edition: Said she had "said for years" that Epstein and Maxwell sexually abused her at Epstein's New Mexico ranch when she was 16. Called for release of the DOJ Epstein Files.
• November 2025 — WBUR/NPR On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti: Told her story in the context of the Epstein files release; expressed hope for "recognition of what actually happened here." Noted that Maria "hasn't been given any protections as a whistleblower and has been threatened."
• November 2025 — NPR: Traveled to Washington, D.C., with other survivors to demand release of government files.
• December 2025 — NPR (Leila Fadel interview): Reacted to the DOJ's release of the Epstein Files corpus; noted that the release confirmed her sister's 1996 FBI complaint had been received and ignored.
• February 2026 — NPR/VPM (Scott Detrow interview): Described being "committed to transparency despite redaction problems in files"; urged DOJ to address improper redactions in the corpus.
• February 25, 2026 — State of the Union address: Attended as a guest; gave NPR interview afterward describing her reaction to the event, the need for congressional accountability, and the importance of recognition for survivors.

Annie Farmer has consistently framed her advocacy around institutional accountability — focusing not only on Epstein's crimes but on the failure of the FBI, DOJ, and NYPD to act on Maria Farmer's 1996 report, which she has described as enabling decades of additional abuse.

Legal Actions and Outcomes

Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on December 29, 2021, on five of six counts, including sex trafficking of a minor. She was sentenced on June 28, 2022, to 20 years in federal prison. The sentencing memorandum (EFTA02838374) cited Annie Farmer's testimony among the evidence supporting the sentence.

Key Claims for DOJ Evidence Cross-Reference

The following claims by Annie Farmer are directly supported by corpus documentation and are suitable for DOJ evidence cross-referencing:

1. Epstein's New York mansion as recruitment site: Annie was first abused at 9 East 71st Street, New York, where Epstein and Maxwell coordinated grooming; the mansion is documented extensively in the corpus as Epstein's primary trafficking base. (EFTA02777784, ¶¶52–54.)
2. Zorro Ranch as a site of abuse of minors: The complaint establishes the New Mexico Zorro Ranch (49 Zorro Ranch Road, Stanley, NM) as a site where a 16-year-old was sexually assaulted by both Epstein and Maxwell. This corroborates corpus documentation from multiple other victims about the Ranch as a trafficking venue. (EFTA02777784, ¶¶57–70; EFTA02838374.)
3. Ghislaine Maxwell as direct perpetrator (not merely facilitator): Annie Farmer's case establishes Maxwell as a direct perpetrator of sexual assault against a minor — Maxwell coerced Annie's undress, left the door open for Epstein's viewing, and groped her breasts — not merely an enabler or recruiter. This is among the most direct corpus evidence of Maxwell's personal commission of sexual offenses. (EFTA02777784, ¶¶62–65.)
4. False imprisonment of a minor: The complaint's second cause of action (¶¶84–88) documents Epstein's and Maxwell's deliberate isolation of Annie at the remote Zorro Ranch, with controlled communications and transport, for the purpose of sexual abuse. This constitutes documented evidence of false imprisonment of a minor.
5. "Three girls a day" operational preference: The complaint quotes that "Epstein's preference was to have three different girls a day for his sexual pleasure and Maxwell was in charge of recruiting the girls" (¶11) — corroborating similar testimony from other victims about Epstein's systematic trafficking pattern.
6. FBI inaction on 1996 Farmer complaint: The complaint documents that Maria Farmer reported the assault on both Annie and herself to the NYPD and FBI in 1996, that authorities "took no action," and that this institutional failure enabled decades of continued abuse. (EFTA02777784, ¶73.) This is directly corroborated by the DOJ Epstein Files release (December 2025), which confirmed the FBI received Maria's complaint.
7. Maxwell's use of threats against victims and witnesses: Maxwell threatened Maria Farmer after learning of her Vanity Fair disclosure: "We're going to burn all your art... Your career is burned." (EFTA02777784, ¶72.) This constitutes corpus evidence of Maxwell's use of threats to silence victims.
8. College access as recruitment lure: Epstein's strategy of offering college guidance to recruit Annie, exploiting her mother's financial vulnerability and her academic ambitions, is fully documented in the complaint and corroborates patterns documented across other victims. (EFTA02777784, ¶¶49–52.)

DOJ File Evidence

Age discrepancy note: Maria Farmer's 2019 affidavit (referenced in EFTA00264371) describes Annie as "15 years old" at the time of the New Mexico abuse. Annie Farmer's own sworn civil complaint (EFTA02777784, ¶41) states she was born July 2, 1979, and asserts she was 16 years old at the time of the events. Her own sworn complaint, filed in 2019, is the controlling document on this point. The complaint's birthdate and the 1996 timeline place Annie at age 16 during the New Mexico trip regardless of whether it occurred before or after July 2, 1996 (she turned 16 on July 2, 1995). Maria's affidavit appears to have applied a rounding error or different calculation.

Summary Assessment

Annie Farmer is among the most thoroughly documented and most publicly known survivors in the Epstein corpus. She is the only Maxwell trial accuser who used her full name throughout all proceedings — bail hearing (2019), civil suit (2019), and criminal trial testimony (2021). Her civil complaint (EFTA02777784) is a 28-page sworn document providing granular, contemporaneously corroborated account of coordinated abuse by both Epstein and Maxwell against a 16-year-old girl at Epstein's New Mexico ranch.

Her case establishes several points of particular evidentiary significance: (1) Ghislaine Maxwell's direct commission of sexual assault against a minor, not merely facilitation; (2) the Zorro Ranch as a site of planned abuse and coercive confinement; (3) Epstein's systematic use of college promises to target financially vulnerable families; and (4) the FBI's documented failure to act on the 1996 Farmer complaint, which Annie and Maria's civil record, and the DOJ Files release (December 2025), have now established beyond dispute.

The Farmer sisters' cases are the earliest formally documented reports of Epstein's abuse in the corpus. Had the FBI acted on Maria's 1996 report — as Maria's attorney stated following the DOJ Files release — "over 1,000 victims could have been spared and 30 years of trauma avoided."

Annie Farmer continues active public advocacy focused on institutional accountability, transparency of the full Epstein record, and recognition for all survivors.