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Virginia Giuffre’s husband woke her early in Australia, where it was Sunday morning, to share a stunning development that would leave her in tears: Jeffrey Epstein was dead.

Ms. Giuffre, who has long accused Mr. Epstein of sexually abusing her, said the news of his suicide triggered a complicated mix of emotions. She was grateful that Mr. Epstein would never harm anyone again, but she said she was mostly angry that after so many years of struggle to bring attention to Mr. Epstein, there would be no chance to see him answer for his conduct.

“We’ve worked so hard to get here, and he stole that from us, too,” Ms. Giuffre said in an interview with The New York Times.

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Mr. Epstein’s suicide in a Manhattan federal jail on Saturday left accusers around the globe shocked and angered that they would never see him face a full reckoning for his exploits. After years of setbacks, they said they had come so close, with Mr. Epstein behind bars and a reinvigorated prosecution eager to air allegations of sexual abuse that had long been obscured.