Marina Lacerda was 14-year-old when she was introduced to Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo: ABC News)Marina Lacerda, a key witness who played a major role in putting Jeffrey Epstein behind bars in the sex trafficking case, has broken her silence, while urging the Trump administration to release the Epstein files.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEOWitness seeks release of Epstein files37-year-old Lacerda, who was only identified in the Epstein indictment as ‘Minor-Victim 1’, spoke to ABC News Wednesday.“I would like for them to give all the victims transparency, right, to what happened and release these files. It’s also not only for the victims, but for the American people,” Lacerda told ABC News’ Good Morning America.Marina Lacerda, once known as ‘Minor-Victim 1’ in Jeffrey Epstein’s indictment, breaks her silence, telling @linseydavis she suffered years of abuse, and calls for transparency in the case.Watch the interview TONIGHT on @abcnewslive PRIME. pic.twitter.com/JHTg0Pzmv9— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 3, 2025Met Epstein at the age 14According to ABC News, Lacerda, whose family immigrated from Brazil, first met Epstein in 2002, when she was 14 years old. She was first introduced to Epstein by a friend, who said it was an opportunity to make money to support her family.She was first sexually abused by Epstein during a visit to his New York home to provide massage services.“She had said that, you know, I was going to massage somebody and there wasn’t much specifics,” Lacerda said. “I wasn’t expecting what led on to that day because I think with Jeffrey Epstein, it starts somewhere, but then it ends. Either you having sex with them whether you like it or not.”According to Lacerda, she became a part of a growing network of young girls recruited by Epstein in New York, meeting and being forced into sexual interactions with the financier.“His house was a revolving door. There was always girls,” Lacerda said. “If he was in New York, he had his week prepped to see as many girls as possible. I would say he was seeing about five to maybe eight women, maybe even more, maybe up to ten women a day.”Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda: “The worst part is that the government is still in possession right now of documents and information that could help me remember and get over all of this maybe, and help me heal. They have documents with my name on them that were confiscated from… pic.twitter.com/L1MdTtPhbq— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 3, 2025‘Too old for Epstein at 17’Lacerda said Epstein’s interest in her faded as she grew older, and she began recruiting other young women for him.Story continues below this ad“It came to a point when I was, I’d say, 16 and a half or 17. He didn’t want me anymore. He was just like, you’re too old,” she said.The FBI first contacted Lacerda in 2008, but Epstein secured a non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors before she could address the grand jury.But eleven years later, the FBI contacted Lacerda again, after New York prosecutors opened a case into Epstein, and her witness testimony played a major role in his conviction.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Jeffrey Epstein