Victim Profile — Haley Robson

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 — Named cooperating witness; directly identified by name in Palm Beach Police Department investigative records; DOJ corpus documents corroborate her account of recruitment and the coerced escalation she faced; publicly named and active since at least 2019.

Current Status: Survivor; publicly identified; active in advocacy. Haley Robson attended the State of the Union address on February 24, 2026, as the guest of Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), co-author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. She has spoken publicly about her victimization and her subsequent coercion into recruiting other girls for Epstein. As of the corpus cutoff date (February 2026), she remains publicly active.

Who They Are

Haley Robson grew up in the West Palm Beach area of Florida, attending Royal Palm Beach High School. She was 16 years old when she was first exploited by Jeffrey Epstein, in approximately 2003 or early 2004. She became one of the cooperating witnesses in the original Palm Beach Police Department investigation (2005–2006), the investigation that identified 27 victims and produced Epstein's 2008 Florida prosecution.

Robson is one of several Palm Beach victims who, after being abused herself, was pressured by Epstein to recruit other young women and girls. She has publicly acknowledged recruiting approximately 24 girls for Epstein — all of them underage, with the youngest being 14. She has stated publicly that this coercion was itself an extension of her victimization, and that she spent years consumed by guilt before recognizing that she too was a child who had been trafficked and then leveraged by a predatory adult.

In subsequent years, Robson became an advocate for disclosure of Epstein-related records and accountability for those who enabled the abuse. On February 24, 2026, she attended the State of the Union address as the guest of Rep. Ro Khanna, who described her as a catalyst for changing what he called "a rotten system."

How They Entered the Network

The initial approach to Haley Robson followed the same peer-referral pattern documented across the Palm Beach victim population.

The Palm Beach Police Department Probable Cause Affidavit (EFTA01308523), sworn by Det. Joe Recarey on May 1, 2006, records the account of another victim who stated that "on or about November 2004, she was approached at [school] by Haley [Robson], a fellow student. [Haley] asked [her] if she wanted to make money. She agreed and was told she would provide a massage to a wealthy man in Palm Beach." This records Robson already in the recruiter role by November 2004 — meaning her own victimization had begun before that point.

A separate FBI Electronic Communication document (EFTA00269685, interview conducted March 23, 2007), recording the account of another Palm Beach victim, places the initial recruitment approach in the spring of 2004, the victim's junior year at Royal Palm Beach High School. The recruiter told her: "if Epstein asked her age she should say she was eighteen." This detail — the systematic instruction to lie about age — appears across multiple Palm Beach accounts and is documented in the PBPD investigative record. It confirms that the network was designed with awareness of victim age and deliberate concealment of that fact.

By Robson's own public account, she was first approached about giving massages to a wealthy man and went to Epstein's Palm Beach mansion for the first time at age 16, around 2003. She was paid $200 per session. After her own abuse, Epstein pressured her to bring other girls to him, offering her $200 for each girl she recruited.

Victimization — Documented Account

Haley Robson was both a victim and, under coercion, a recruiter — a role the federal corpus explicitly describes as an extension of exploitation rather than willing participation.

The FBI Case Initiation Summary dated December 6, 2018 (EFTA00154692), prepared by FBI New York at the initiation of the 2019 federal investigation, describes the structure that ensnared Robson and others like her: "Epstein actively encouraged certain of his victims to recruit additional girls to be similarly sexually abused. He incentivized his victims to become recruiters by paying these victim-recruiters hundreds of dollars for each additional girl they brought to him. In this fashion, Epstein created a vast network of underage victims — as young as 14 — in locations including New York and Palm Beach."

The PBPD investigative records (EFTA01308523) document the mechanics of the system at the point when Robson was functioning as a recruiter. Multiple witnesses confirmed they had been brought to Epstein's Palm Beach mansion by Robson. They were told before arriving that they would be giving a massage to a wealthy man and could make money. They were escorted upstairs by Epstein's assistant, past photographs of naked women throughout the house, and left alone with Epstein, who entered wearing only a towel, undressed on the massage table, and directed the victim on what to do. During these sessions, Epstein masturbated, fondled victims' breasts and vaginas, and in some cases used a vibrator on victims' genitals. Some victims were paid $200–$400 depending on what occurred.

Robson told the police she had been to Epstein's house approximately four or five times in the preceding year. The PBPD investigation corroborated her account through the testimony of multiple victims and witnesses.

Robson has publicly stated that she recruited approximately 24 girls, that all of them were underage, and that the youngest she brought was 14 years old. She has described waiting by the pool while the girls she brought completed their sessions inside, and being paid by Epstein afterward. "I would take them to his room and then I'd walk out. Sometimes I would wait by the pool. When the girls would leave, Jeffrey would come out and pay me," she told interviewers. "I probably recruited 24 girls. Those girls brought other girls too. They were all underage."

Testimony and Legal Record

Palm Beach Police Department investigation (2005–2006): Robson was interviewed as a cooperating witness during the PBPD's investigation (Case No. 1-05-000368). Her cooperation helped document the structure of Epstein's recruiting network and corroborated the accounts of multiple victims she had brought to the Palm Beach mansion. She is identified by name in EFTA01308523, the probable cause affidavit sworn by Detective Joe Recarey on May 1, 2006.

Federal investigation (2005–2007): Robson provided information to federal investigators during the USAO and FBI Miami investigation that ran parallel to and superseded the PBPD investigation. The FBI Case Initiation Summary (EFTA00154692) describes the architecture of the victim-recruiter system she was coerced into; her account contributed to the evidentiary foundation of the proposed federal charges.

Grand jury testimony: PBPD investigative records (EFTA01692161) reference a witness from the Loxahatchee, Florida area — consistent with Robson's documented connection to that community — who testified before the Palm Beach County grand jury regarding events at Epstein's residence. A subsequent FBI interview conducted on February 26, 2007 in Loxahatchee followed up on earlier PBPD statements and grand jury testimony.

No federal charges against Robson: Despite her role as a recruiter, no federal charges were brought against Robson. She was treated throughout as a victim and cooperating witness. Her status as a minor when she was first exploited, and the coercive circumstances under which she was pressured into recruiting, were recognized in the investigative record.

Civil proceedings: Robson is believed to have participated in civil proceedings related to Epstein's estate victim compensation fund, consistent with her status as a named victim in the PBPD investigation.

Public Statements and Advocacy

Robson has spoken extensively about her experiences in interviews and public advocacy settings.

In multiple media appearances, she described being introduced to Epstein's network by a classmate, going to his Palm Beach mansion at age 16, and being paid $200 per massage. She described the escalation: after her initial sessions, Epstein pressured her to bring other girls. "He told me I'd get paid $200 for each girl I brought," she has stated. She acknowledged bringing approximately 24 girls, all underage, the youngest of whom was 14.

She has spoken about the guilt that consumed her for years after the abuse. "I was racked with guilt for a long time," she has stated in interviews. The turning point, she has said, was recognizing that she was a child when it happened and that she too was a victim of Epstein's deliberate exploitation — that the recruitment role was not something she freely chose but something she was coerced into as part of being trafficked.

She described Epstein's operation in blunt terms in one widely cited interview, noting that a classmate had described him to her as "the Palm Beach Heidi Fleiss" — a remark she has recounted to explain how the operation was understood by the girls at the time, not as a self-characterization.

On February 24, 2026, she attended the State of the Union address as the guest of Rep. Ro Khanna, who said of her invitation: "Haley's courageous fight is proof that this isn't about politics, it's about exposing America's two-tiered system of justice and bringing accountability to the Epstein class involved in the horrific abuse of young girls. She and her fellow survivors' bravery was the catalyst for changing a rotten system." Khanna's office responded to criticism of the invitation by emphasizing that "Haley Robson was 16 years old when she survived Epstein's abuse."

Legal Actions and Outcomes

Key Claims for DOJ Evidence Cross-Reference

The following facts are directly documented in the federal corpus and are relevant to DOJ evidence cross-reference analysis:

1. Age at first exploitation: Robson was 16 years old when first brought to Epstein's Palm Beach mansion, around 2003–2004. This is consistent with the broader PBPD finding that victims' ages ranged from 14 to 23, with the majority 15–16 at the time of recruitment (EFTA00154692).
2. Recruited by a classmate: Robson was herself recruited through the same peer-referral mechanism she later used — approached by someone she knew, told she could make money giving massages to a wealthy man in Palm Beach.
3. Coerced into the recruiter role: After her own abuse, Epstein pressured Robson to recruit other girls and paid her $200 per girl brought. This is the victim-recruiter dynamic documented in the FBI Case Initiation Summary (EFTA00154692): "Epstein actively encouraged certain of his victims to recruit additional girls."
4. Approximately 24 girls recruited: Robson has publicly acknowledged recruiting approximately 24 girls, all of them underage, with the youngest being 14. This is consistent with the 27 victims identified by the PBPD (which would include girls Robson and others brought).
5. Instruction to lie about age: Corpus documents (EFTA00269685) record that recruiters instructed prospective victims to tell Epstein they were 18 if asked. This documents Epstein's awareness of victim ages and systematic concealment.
6. Named in Palm Beach Police probable cause affidavit: Robson is identified by first name in EFTA01308523, the May 1, 2006 probable cause affidavit sworn by Det. Joe Recarey, as the individual who recruited at least one additional victim in November 2004.
7. Cooperating witness status: Robson cooperated fully with both PBPD and federal investigators. No charges were brought against her; she was treated as a victim throughout.

DOJ File Evidence

Summary Assessment

Haley Robson's profile is among the most complex in the Palm Beach survivor record — not because of any ambiguity about what happened to her, but because the exploitation she suffered had two distinct dimensions: she was first a victim, then a coerced participant in recruiting other victims.

Both dimensions are fully documented in the federal corpus. As a victim, she is confirmed in PBPD investigative records as a girl of 16 who was brought to Epstein's mansion under false pretenses, paid for "massages" that involved sexual abuse, and returned multiple times. As a coerced recruiter, she is identified by name in the May 2006 probable cause affidavit as the individual who brought another victim to Epstein in November 2004, and she has publicly acknowledged bringing approximately 24 girls in total.

The FBI's own framing is unambiguous: the victim-recruiter role was itself a form of exploitation. Epstein deliberately converted victims into recruiters by creating financial incentives and applying psychological pressure on girls he had already abused. Robson was 16 years old, a child, when this began. Her subsequent advocacy — her three decades of speaking out, her 2026 State of the Union appearance, her sustained effort to ensure public accountability for what happened — reflects the same courage her attorneys, advocates, and Rep. Ro Khanna have publicly attributed to her.

Evidence tier: A — Named in federal investigative records, identified by name in probable cause affidavit, cooperating witness in PBPD and federal investigations, publicly named and active.