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news Cbc World 2026-05-28

Canadian Epstein Survivor Transforms Trauma into Advocacy

Sharlene Rochard, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, is channeling her personal trauma into public advocacy, sharing her journey of reframing pain and finding her voice.


<img alt="A close of a woman" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/7128db8e-9ffd-4931-ab53-b91a7a2ce1ae,1779913712296/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="" width="620" /><p>Sharlene Rochard was a teen when she started travelling to the U.S. to model and ended up in the orbit of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Now, the Canadian survivor is transforming her personal trauma into public advocacy, telling CBC’s Katie Nicholson how...

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