Lisa Phillips

A platform supporting survivors.

I want to thank all of my survivor sisters who came before me today.

I'll be very short.

In the year 2000, I was taken to Jeffrey Epstein's Island while on a photo shoot on a nearby island.

Who I saw and what I experienced there was a glimpse into a very dark and disturbing world.

For years after, I tried to avoid Jeffrey, but he had introduced me to Katie Ford, the owner of the Ford Modeling Agency.

Epstein's reach went to the very top of fashion, arts, and entertainment.

This did not just happen to underage girls in Florida.

In New York City, hundreds of young ambitious women were abused by him.

Epstein was not just a serial predator, he was an international human trafficker.

And many around him knew, many participated, and many profited.

And yet he was protected.

So I stand here today for every woman who has been silenced, exploited and dismissed.

We are not asking for pity.

We are here demanding accountability and I'm demanding justice.

Congress must choose.

Will you continue to protect predators or will you finally protect survivors?

And also, I would like to announce here today, us Epstein survivors have been discussing creating our own list

We know the names.

Many of us were abused by them.