In a horrifying glimpse behind the gilded doors of Mar-a-Lago, former insiders reveal that young spa staff—some still teenagers—were repeatedly sent alone to Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion for private massages, even after chilling warnings spread among employees about his explicit sexual advances and brazen indecent exposure. The terrified young women quietly passed along alerts to steer clear, yet the dangerous house calls continued for years because Trump had ordered staff to treat the non-member Epstein like elite royalty. The nightmare finally cracked in 2003 when an 18-year-old returned in tears, alleging Epstein had demanded sex—prompting his silent ban from the spa. Shockingly, no one called the police. This disturbing silence fuels fresh outrage: How many warnings were dismissed to protect a predator, and what risks were young workers forced to endure before one brave voice ended it?
A shocking investigation has revealed how young spa employees at Donald Trump’s luxurious Mar-a-Lago resort—some still teenagers—were repeatedly sent alone to Jeffrey Epstein’s nearby Palm Beach mansion for private massages and beauty services, even after chilling warnings spread quietly among staff about the financier’s explicit sexual advances and brazen incidents of indecent exposure during appointments. Former insiders, speaking to The Wall Street Journal in a report published December 30, 2025, described a terrifying atmosphere where the young women passed along urgent alerts to avoid assignments involving Epstein.
Epstein was never a dues-paying member of the exclusive club, yet former employees recalled Trump instructing staff to treat him like elite royalty. Epstein maintained an internal spa account, with appointments primarily booked by his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Typically young female workers—licensed cosmetologists or massage therapists, often in their late teens or early twenties—were dispatched on these house calls to his estate just two miles away. Staff informally warned each other about Epstein’s predatory behavior, including exposure and suggestive comments.
This risky arrangement directly intersected with Epstein’s criminal network. In 2000, Maxwell recruited 16-year-old Virginia Giuffre, then a spa attendant at Mar-a-Lago, offering her work as a massage therapist for Epstein—a role Giuffre later alleged led to years of sexual abuse and trafficking. The Journal identified four additional former Mar-a-Lago employees in Epstein’s FBI-seized 2009 address book. Concerns dated back to the mid-1990s, when Trump’s then-wife, Marla Maples, reportedly warned staff and her husband that Epstein seemed “off.”
The nightmare finally cracked in 2003 when an 18-year-old beautician returned in tears from a house call, reporting to managers that Epstein had pressured her for sex. A manager faxed the allegations to Trump, who reportedly called it “a good letter” and ordered Epstein and Maxwell barred from spa services. Shockingly, former employees and Palm Beach authorities confirmed the complaint was never reported to police. Local investigations into Epstein only began two years later, following a separate report involving a 14-year-old girl.
The White House has strongly rejected the Journal’s reporting as “fallacies and innuendo” aimed at smearing Trump. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that “President Trump did nothing wrong and he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago for being a creep,” while noting that Trump’s Justice Department continues releasing Epstein-related documents.
Survivors’ advocates have condemned the years of dismissed warnings and the disturbing silence around the 2003 allegation, arguing that elite institutions like Mar-a-Lago enabled Epstein’s crimes by prioritizing access for powerful figures. The disclosures coincide with ongoing Justice Department releases of Epstein materials under the 2025 transparency law, amid criticism of redactions and delays.
This account exposes a prolonged pattern of overlooked dangers in a world of wealth and influence, where young workers’ safety was subordinated to accommodating a high-profile non-member. It underscores the profound challenges in safeguarding vulnerable employees and confronting misconduct shielded by privilege and proximity to power.
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