In a recent podcast, Slovak journalists Karolína Kiripolská and Riha Gehrerová shed light on the insidious methods used by Jeffrey Epstein's organized crime group to ensnare young women into the modeling industry. They provide a chilling scenario of how an agent targets a young girl in a shopping mall, praises her beauty, and offers her a path to success in modeling, thus luring her into a dangerous trap. Kiripolská emphasizes that this kind of predatory behavior could easily happen in Slovakia as well as elsewhere.

The journalists have dedicated several weeks to investigating the Epstein case and have gathered intriguing insights about the patterns of exploitation and manipulation used by sexual predators. They discuss the subtle tactics employed by abusers to attract young girls to modeling opportunities, making it difficult for them to escape once caught in the web of deceit. In particular, they analyze how the victims are often led to believe that they are making a consensual choice, when in reality they are trapped in a cycle of manipulation.

Kiripolská and Gehrerová assert that many of Epstein's victims were indeed young women who received monetary or material gifts from him; however, this does not diminish their status as victims. They caution that the narrative surrounding consent needs to be scrutinized closely, as societal norms can often cloud the reality of coercion and exploitation in predatory situations. Their work highlights the need for greater awareness and protection for young women to prevent such predatory behaviors from taking root in society.