FLORIDA — Sarah Ferguson visited Jeffrey Epstein twice while he was working at a company he created to secure work release from jail. Ferguson also planned a third visit to Epstein but canceled it just prior to the scheduled time.

Epstein created the Florida Science Foundation, a company, to facilitate his access to the work release program. This program permitted him to leave his cell for as many as 12 hours daily while serving time for procuring a minor for prostitution. Victims of Epstein alleged that he assaulted them at the Florida Science Foundation, including one victim identified as Roza, who told Congress that Epstein offered her a job at the foundation before abusing her at the office.

Ferguson contacted Epstein via email, asking if she could see him for "a quick cup of tea" during a layover in Florida. This email was sent approximately nine months into Epstein's sentence. Following one of her visits, Epstein replied to Ferguson in an email, stating that she appeared well and that he had reviewed the documents she provided. These documents were related to Ferguson's "Mother's Army" initiative.

In an email response, Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, referred to Jeffrey Epstein as "my dear, spectacular and special friend." Ferguson also stated in an email that she was proud of Epstein. The planned third visit involved an exchange of emails between Ferguson and Epstein concerning a meeting while she was traveling from Grenada to Canada. A lunch appointment between them was scheduled for a day Epstein was also due to meet with his sex addiction therapist. Ferguson canceled this lunch visit due to scheduling conflicts. She then arranged another visit after canceling the initial lunch appointment. Emails that emerged later suggested that Ferguson visited Epstein, who was then under house arrest, with her daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.