Suit pulled, but Epstein fight goes on

A Connecticut woman who worked as Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant touted the end of a lawsuit brought by an alleged victim – prompting a rebuke from her accuser.

Lesley Groff said Tuesday that the withdrawal of a Manhattan Supreme Court suit filed by Jennifer Araoz cleared her name.

“This is a true vindication for our client Lesley Groff who had no knowledge and no participation in any of these horrific crimes,” said Groff’s attorney Jon Whitcomb. “But as a wife and a mother, Lesley remains heartbroken for Jennifer and all of the victims.”

Araoz accused Epstein of abusing her at his E. 71st St. mansion in 2001 and 2002. The first time Araoz visited the perv’s $77 million townhouse as a freshman in high school, she waited to meet Epstein in Groff’s office, according to her suit. Her abusive “massages” of Epstein, which began when she was 14 years old, were often arranged by Groff, she claimed.

Araoz (inset) filed a claim in the out-of-court Epstein Victims Compensation Program. She accepted a settlement from the program, which required she withdraw her claims.

Participation in the program “requires permanent discontinuance of all legal actions against former employees of Jeffrey Epstein, including Ms. Groff,” Araoz attorney Eric Lerner said. “My client maintains the truth and veracity of all of the allegations in her pleadings.”

A spokesman for the compensation program said it had received claims from more than 100 individuals.

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Acceptance of an offer from the program also requires dropping claims against alleged Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of grooming underage victims in the mid-1990s.

Prosecutors have said they’re continuing to investigate Epstein’s circle of enablers, which allegedly includes Groff.

Epstein called his three executive assistants, including Groff, “an extension of my brain” in a fawning New York Times article published in 2005.