During Jeffrey Epstein's first spell in jail, a 13-month sentence for soliciting sex from an under-age girl, prison records show one woman visited him at least 67 times. That woman was Nadia Marcinko. Marcinko was Epstein's main girlfriend for seven years - his most significant partner after Ghislaine Maxwell - and in later years, an assistant pilot of his private plane.
She is comparatively unknown to the public, but she may soon find herself in the spotlight. Marcinko is one of four women named as Epstein's potential co-conspirators in a 2008 plea deal that granted them immunity from prosecution. Now, two of those women - Epstein assistants Sarah Kellen and Lesley Groff - are about to be questioned by US legislators. One congresswoman wants all four, including Adriana Ross, another Epstein assistant, and Marcinko, to be investigated, despite the plea deal.
Marcinko has never been accused of or charged with any crime. Her lawyers claim she is one of Epstein's victims. However, girls in Palm Beach, whose testimony about their abuse led to Epstein's conviction in 2008, alleged that Marcinko participated in that abuse. The BBC has investigated Marcinko's role, revealing a relationship marred by evidence of Epstein's coercive control, as well as a paradoxical dynamic where a victim could also potentially be viewed as complicit.
Emails confirm Marcinko and Epstein planned a family and indicate her compliance in recruiting other women to please him, suggesting a troubling dynamic where victimization and complicity may coexist. Following Epstein's death, Marcinko quietly disappeared from public life, sparking renewed calls for investigation. The nuanced question remains: Can a victim also be considered an accomplice?
She is comparatively unknown to the public, but she may soon find herself in the spotlight. Marcinko is one of four women named as Epstein's potential co-conspirators in a 2008 plea deal that granted them immunity from prosecution. Now, two of those women - Epstein assistants Sarah Kellen and Lesley Groff - are about to be questioned by US legislators. One congresswoman wants all four, including Adriana Ross, another Epstein assistant, and Marcinko, to be investigated, despite the plea deal.
Marcinko has never been accused of or charged with any crime. Her lawyers claim she is one of Epstein's victims. However, girls in Palm Beach, whose testimony about their abuse led to Epstein's conviction in 2008, alleged that Marcinko participated in that abuse. The BBC has investigated Marcinko's role, revealing a relationship marred by evidence of Epstein's coercive control, as well as a paradoxical dynamic where a victim could also potentially be viewed as complicit.
Emails confirm Marcinko and Epstein planned a family and indicate her compliance in recruiting other women to please him, suggesting a troubling dynamic where victimization and complicity may coexist. Following Epstein's death, Marcinko quietly disappeared from public life, sparking renewed calls for investigation. The nuanced question remains: Can a victim also be considered an accomplice?
