Epstein was a psychopath who ruled through fear and control says survivor Rina Oh

Calling him a “psychopath” and a “raging narcissist”, Epstein survivor Rina Oh has accused disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein of weaponising both physical intimidation and psychological domination to keep victims trapped in silence for years.

“I was trapped. I had no transportation, no money, and he threatened me with physical harm if I ever told anyone,” Oh was quoted as saying by India Today in an exclusive interview from New York, revisiting what she describes as a chapter that silenced her for decades.

Now in her late 40s, Oh says she was just 21 — an aspiring art student struggling to find her footing — when she was drawn into Epstein’s orbit in the late 1990s. What began as what she believed was a lifeline — a promise of a Bachelor of Fine Arts scholarship — quickly turned into what she describes as coercion masked as generosity.

“He said, ‘I’m offering you a scholarship with no strings attached, you never have to see me again,’” she recalled. “But he kept calling me to see him again.”

When she resisted, she claims the offer was revoked.

“He was like, ‘Well, you’re not being obedient, so I’m going to take that away.’”

A trip that changed everything

Oh said a trip to Florida marked the turning point when she realised “this was all going horribly wrong.” Inside Epstein’s estate, she described feeling isolated and disoriented.

“I didn’t really know where I was. It was my first time in that part of the country,” she said. “There was another girl there. Others were able to freely go in and out of the estate. I couldn’t. I had no transportation and no money.”

She described what she called a “protocol” at Epstein’s homes, where visitors often ended up in the massage room — a detail that has surfaced in multiple accounts tied to the wider investigation.

Studying the books on his coffee table, his demeanour, and overhearing fragments of phone calls, Oh said she sensed early that “something is off about this man.”

Then came what she describes as an explicit threat.

“He disclosed some of the things that he did overseas and then threatened me with physical harm if I ever told anyone.”

Andrew arrest just the beginning

Oh was reacting to the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over alleged links to the Epstein case.

“It didn’t give me a sense of closure, but I feel that this is just the beginning,” she said. “It sets an example for what should be done here in the United States.”

She argued that accountability must extend beyond a single figure — no matter how prominent.

Referring to US President Donald Trump, Oh said: “He definitely knew a lot. He definitely saw a lot. His name appears — I think he absolutely is a witness. Should he testify under oath? I think he should.”

She insisted that anyone named in the Epstein files must face questioning under oath and that all redacted names be made public.

“The names are some of the richest and most powerful people in the world,” she said. “Anyone who’s named in those files needs to be questioned under oath if they haven’t provided testimony.”

Psychological domination and long recovery

Oh described Epstein’s alleged abuse as layered and calculated.

“It wasn’t just physical abuse. It was psychological, emotional. There was a lot of devaluation,” she said. “Sometimes it takes decades to recover from this.”

She believes Epstein not only entrapped victims but also cultivated a powerful network that remains shielded by wealth and influence.

“Everyone in his network — they’ve been entrapped in this ring that he created. Whether they committed crimes or not, that needs to be investigated.”

After eventually breaking away, Oh rebuilt her life in fashion PR. She said she refused to allow Epstein continued access, even when she alleges he later sought invitations to fashion shows she was involved in.

In 2019, she waived her anonymity to push for his arrest, saying she “sacrificed” her privacy and safety to support other victims. She also filed defamation lawsuits after she claimed a chapter about her in an unpublished memoir by fellow accuser Virginia Giuffre was fabricated, forcing her to prove she was a victim, not a perpetrator.

The privileged get away with everything

Oh believes wealth and power have shielded many from scrutiny.

“The privileged, they get away with almost anything and everything,” she said. “They have the means to afford the best legal teams. They’re able to use every loophole that exists in US law or international law.”

She questioned why more than two million investigation-related files remain unreleased.

“There’s over 2 million files they’re not releasing right now, and I want to know what’s in it,” she said. “We don’t have the answers until we see the remainder.”

“There are 10 co-conspirators. There needs to be full transparency into what they did.”

For Oh, justice will not come from a single arrest or a single headline.

It will begin, she says, only when every name is spoken, every redaction lifted, and every powerful witness answers questions under oath.