Virginia Giuffre Alleges Husband Has Physically Abused Her For Years: 'I Can No Longer Stay Silent' (Exclusive)

• Virginia Giuffre, 41, is speaking out for the first time about alleged domestic abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her husband, Robert Giuffre
• She recently posted a picture of her bruised face on Instagram saying she had been in a road accident and was told she had four days to live
• Her husband filed a family restraining order against her in February that she has allegedly violated

As controversy swirls about a cryptic Instagram message Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre recently posted about her deteriorating health following a car crash in Australia, she is now coming forward with allegations of abuse against her husband of 22 years, Robert Giuffre.

Virginia, 41, previously spoke out as a victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in his prison cell at age 66 in 2019, and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, 63, who is currently serving a prison sentence for child sex trafficking in connection with Epstein. Virginia says she has been hesitant to speak publicly about the alleged abuse involving her husband until now.

In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, Virginia said, “I was able to fight back against Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein who, abused and trafficked me. But I was unable to escape the domestic violence in my marriage until recently. After my husband’s latest physical assault, I can no longer stay silent.”

She ended the statement by saying, “Again, I thank everyone for their support. I have faith that justice will prevail.”

Her statement comes less than a week after Virginia said on Instagram on Sunday, March 30, that she was in the hospital and near death after the car in which she was riding on March 24 was struck by a school bus going more than 49 mph.

“I’ve gone into kidney renal failure,” she wrote next to a photo of her lying in a hospital bed, her face covered in bruises. “They’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology.”

A spokesperson for Virginia confirms that Virginia reported a Jan. 9, 2025, assault in Dunsborough, Western Australia, to police, who did not charge Robert for any crime. PEOPLE has been unable to obtain the incident report. Robert did not respond to PEOPLE’s multiple calls and texts for comment.

His attorney told PEOPLE in an email, “Unfortunately, as the issues you raise are before the Courts in Australia both he and anyone associated with the case including Ms Giuffe or her agents are prohibited from discussing or utilising the media. Therefore, there is no comment.”

Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE, Virginia’s brother, Sky Roberts, and his wife Amanda, both 36, say Virginia — who lives in Australia — is making the allegations because of the severity of her injuries.

“I think the last incident that they had, she almost died,” Amanda says about the alleged Jan. 9 beating. “And we had to speak that truth with her on the phone. And I think she had acknowledged that if she had one more instance with him, she wasn’t making it out of there.”

Sky and Amanda note that they don’t know whether Virginia’s medical issues were caused by the crash or complications from a recent beating she allegedly suffered at the hands of her husband, or a combination of the two.

“Let’s be clear, she never stated in the bus accident the cause of all her other injuries,” says Sky. “But I do think that the bus crash in some way, shape, or form saved her life. It could have been a blessing in disguise.”

Adding that he doesn’t know specifically “what happened internally to her,” Sky, an auto claims adjuster, says Virginia’s bruising “is consistent [with a car crash].”

“Nobody ever said her liver issues and kidney failure were ever from that. We still don’t know if it is, I’m not a medical professional. That’s up to her doctor to determine,” he says.

Speaking about the damage to Virginia’s organs, Sky said, “I think that’s from years of alleged abuse. You got to think, she’s been allegedly being abused for over 10 years. Anyone’s body is going to take a toll over a course of time.”

Alleged Troubled Marriage

Virginia had been having marital issues for a while and in August 2023 or so, separated from Robert, the father of her three children, ages 19, 16 and 15, Sky and Amanda say.

During a trip to celebrate one of the children’s birthdays in January, Robert allegedly beat Virginia so severely she was left with a cracked sternum and perforated eye, among other injuries, they say. She was transported to the hospital for her injuries, her spokeswoman says.

To the family’s shock, they say, Robert quickly filed a family violence restraining order against her, alleging that she had become violent with him, they say.

“He just put his in place first,” Sky alleges. “Now she’s on the defense.”

She was accused of breaching the restraining order by texting Robert on Feb. 2 in Perth, 7 News was the first to report.

Addressing critics who say Virginia is coming forward with this now because she wants to avoid going to Joondalup Magistrates Court on April 9 to address the alleged restraining order violation, Sky says that is dangerous thinking.

“Is it going to take her to die for people to believe her? Or can you just simply be a human and look at the facts and understand this is somebody that legitimately got into an accident, legitimately had underlying issues.”

Controversial Post

After her last Instagram post, Virginia has been accused of exaggerating and even lying about the accident and her health.

On Tuesday, April 1, her family clarified in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that Virginia thought she had posted the message on a private social media page and not on Instagram.

Not only was she likely on pain medication in the hospital when she sent the message, says Sky, but she was feeling “despondent and depressed” over not being able to be with her children—ages 19, 16 and 15—who are “the most important thing in her life.”

He clarifies that his sister was told by one doctor that if she did not continue to receive care, she would only have four days to live. He says she remains in the hospital where she is continuing to receive treatment.

“She is marginally better but still in serious condition,” her spokeswoman tells PEOPLE.

Virginia became a public figure when she accused Epstein, the late billionaire and convicted sex offender, and his ex-girlfriend, Maxwell of trafficking her to rich and powerful men, including Prince Andrew, when she was a teenager.

Prince Andrew has denied the allegations. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted of child sex trafficking in 2021.

In 2021, Virginia sued Prince Andrew in New York. The two reached an out-of-court settlement in February 2022 of an undisclosed amount.