Jeffrey Epstein’s network to recruit young women extended as far as Switzerland.Image: www.imago-images.de
Research shows: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein also had women from Switzerland flown to his island. Among them: a dancer from Geneva.
Dec 6, 2025, 11:23 p.mDec 6, 2025, 11:23 p.m
The affair surrounding Jeffrey Epstein is spreading further – all the way to Switzerland. The financier and sex offender had contact with a ballerina from Geneva for several years. The newspapers report on this Tamedia.
The emails, which were leaked to the whistleblower organization Distributed Denial of Secrets, read at times like declarations of love from a couple in a long-distance relationship.
«I hope that you are happy, that everything is perfect in your life. Big hug, big kiss. I hope to see you soon. Much love. Thank you for everything.”
Elena Peterson*
This is what the ballet dancer writes, whose real name is different. And Epstein replies: “I will always be there for you.”
Epstein’s prey scheme
The first contact can be traced back to 2004. At the time, Peterson was trying to launch her dance career. The woman from the Baltics is 18 years old.
She fit perfectly into Epstein’s prey scheme. He repeatedly recruited young dancers – supposedly for dance lessons. That was never the point, some of the women say today. Epstein wanted to exploit her sexually from the start.
Peterson travels to Epstein in the USA twice. In an email from 2007 she wrote to him:
“I miss giving you a foot massage.”
Elena Peterson
Epstein comes from Geneva for Peterson’s dance training. He transfers her several thousand US dollars several times.
Elena Peterson traveled to Epstein’s estate twice.Image: House Oversight Democrats
The Peterson case is an example of how Epstein specifically recruited young women and made them financially dependent on him. He then had her flown to his property, where a large number of sexual crimes occurred. Even on minors.
The email contact breaks off in mid-2008. Epstein’s last email to Peterson reads:
«Elena… On Monday I start serving a year in prison… I will always be there for you.»
Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein had previously been convicted of prostitution of minors. In 2019, Epstein killed himself in a New York prison cell.
To this day, conspiracies and rumors surround the so-called Epstein files – also because the sex offender moved in the highest circles. At least for a while, US presidents like Bill Clinton and Donald Trump were among his friends.
Elena Peterson lives in the Baltics again today. She did not want to take a position against Tamedia.
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