Sharlene Rochard
| Field | Documented information |
|---|---|
| Public name | Sharlene Rochard |
| Public role | Canadian survivor advocate and former model |
| Her account of first contact | While she was a teenage model; she has described being 16 or 17 |
| Locations in her public account | New York, Florida and Epstein’s island |
| Congressional record | Named signatory to a survivor statement printed on February 5, 2026 |
| 2026 advocacy | Disclosure, survivor privacy, questions for Epstein associates and legal accountability |
| Research checked | October 8, 2026 |
Key takeaways
- Rochard has publicly described abuse beginning while she was a teenage model and continuing for years.
- She has urged lawmakers to release evidence while protecting survivors from unwanted exposure.
- Her challenge to Lesley Groff’s congressional account remains an attributed survivor statement, not a judicial finding.
- Her public record includes legislative advocacy and international interviews, without a verified individual case identifier in the sources below.
Public identity and account of abuse
Sharlene Rochard is a Canadian survivor advocate who has publicly described abuse by Jeffrey Epstein during her modeling career. CBC featured her in The Butterfly, a documentary presented on The Current in May 2026. The broadcaster described abuse beginning in her teenage years and continuing into her twenties, followed by a long period before she felt able to confront it publicly. 1
In her March 2026 Good Morning Britain interview, reported by ITV News, Rochard said she was 16 or 17 when introduced to Epstein and described abuse continuing for approximately a decade. She said she was sent to his New York residence, Florida and his island, where she experienced sexual coercion. These are her public allegations. 2
Speaking publicly and pressing Congress
On November 18, 2025, Rochard spoke before the House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. She identified herself as a survivor, rejected descriptions of the abuse as a hoax and called for accountability regardless of wealth or political connections. Her remarks thanked lawmakers from both parties and urged passage of the bill. The recording documents a public advocacy appearance, rather than sworn courtroom testimony. 3
In a joint CNN interview with Lisa Phillips the next morning, Rochard emphasized that survivors wanted the investigative files and an understanding of how the operation worked, rather than simply a list of names. She also described the support she found among other survivors. 4
Records disclosure and protection for survivors
Responding to the December 2025 releases on CNN, Rochard said she had left review of records about her own experience to her lawyer while other survivors searched the files. She objected to entire pages being blacked out while survivors’ identifying information appeared, and asked officials to handle material carefully because the process could renew trauma. 5
Her name appears among the signatories to a joint statement printed in the Congressional Record on February 5, 2026. The statement condemned disclosure of survivors’ names and identifying information while other material remained hidden. It called for the legally required records to be released and for answers from the Justice Department. Senator Chuck Schumer requested that the statement be entered in the record during discussion of S. Res. 597. 6
That document verifies Rochard’s named participation in the collective statement. It does not mean she delivered a speech on the Senate floor, and the statement’s criticism of officials is the signatories’ position, not a court ruling. 6
Washington and the United Kingdom in 2026
Representative Emily Randall invited Rochard to Washington as her guest for the 2026 State of the Union. Randall’s office later clarified the completed event: both attended the alternative People’s State of the Union programming instead of the presidential address. Describing Rochard simply as having attended the State of the Union would lose that distinction. 7
In March, Rochard traveled to Britain with Liz Stein and Danielle Bensky to press for accountability and speak with MPs. She called on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Peter Mandelson and other people with relevant knowledge to provide evidence. ITV reported that Andrew and Mandelson denied wrongdoing. Rochard also argued that survivors should not bear the entire burden of disclosing what happened when other witnesses could speak. The verified account concerns the visit and interviews; it is not a published transcript of formal select committee testimony. 2
Her dispute with Lesley Groff’s account
Rochard told CNN in July 2026 that she had met Epstein’s longtime assistant Lesley Groff on multiple occasions in different places. She also said Groff had information about her age because identification was used to arrange flights. This was Rochard’s stated basis for disputing Groff’s account, not an inference drawn from a name in a travel database. 8
In her June 9 congressional interview, Groff said that, to her knowledge, she had never met the massage providers. She denied handling their passports, while allowing that she might have seen an image. In the travel exchange on pages 76 and 77, she acknowledged entering birth dates and said the people concerned were adults. Those qualifications are important when comparing her account with Rochard’s. 9
CNN subsequently reported discussion of possible sworn survivor affidavits. Groff’s lawyer said she stood by her testimony. The report established that additional evidence was being considered; it did not establish that Rochard had submitted an affidavit or that Groff had been found to have lied. 10
Public advocacy on the road
By September 2026, Rochard was participating in the traveling Epstein files bookmobile campaign. Kansas News Service documented her September 17 appearance with Dani Bensky and state senator Cindy Holscher in Kansas City, Kansas. Rochard framed the work as protecting future generations, while the event connected federal disclosure demands with the experiences of other sexual abuse survivors. 11
On October 2, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported her appearances in Harrisburg and Bristol alongside Democratic congressional candidates Janelle Stelson and Bob Harvie. Rochard described the files as records of real people’s lives and called for justice and transparency. The reporting also noted her involvement in ongoing legal action but supplied no case name or docket number. 12
Verified appearances in the public record
| Record | Verified identifier | What it establishes |
|---|---|---|
| Public disclosure statement | CNN News Central, November 18, 2025 | Her named advocacy remarks before the House vote. 3 |
| Joint survivor statement | Congressional Record, February 5, 2026, S502 | Her name among signatories; entered by Schumer, not spoken by her on the Senate floor. 6 |
| Congressional guest and alternative event | Randall office release, May 12, 2026 | Confirms the alternative People’s State of the Union attendance. 7 |
| Response to Groff | CNN, July 9 and July 15, 2026 | Named interview claims and subsequent reporting on possible affidavits. 810 |
| Current public campaign | Kansas News Service, September 21; Inquirer, October 2, 2026 | Completed advocacy events and public statements. 1112 |
What remains unresolved
The public sources establish Rochard’s chosen public identity and what she has said about her experiences. They do not identify a verified individual civil docket, compensation resolution or judgment deciding her allegations. The report of ongoing legal action should not be expanded into an invented case history. Anonymous investigative interviews and redacted records cannot be assigned to her simply because some details resemble her account.
Related pages
- Jeffrey Epstein
- Ghislaine Maxwell
- Lesley Groff
- Epstein Files Transparency Act
- Six survivors challenge Groff’s congressional account
Sources
- CBC: Canadian Epstein survivor’s fight for accountability. The Current, May 29, 2026, CBC program description distributed through Apple Podcasts. Identifies Rochard and describes the documentary The Butterfly.
- Rochard, Stein and Bensky discuss abuse and their UK visit. Amelia Beckett, ITV News, March 11, 2026. Includes Rochard’s Good Morning Britain statements. Epstein Data index of the Good Morning Britain interview.
- Rochard’s statement before the House disclosure vote. CNN News Central, November 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. segment. Named public remarks calling for the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- Phillips and Rochard discuss what survivors want from the files. CNN This Morning, November 19, 2025, 6:30 a.m. segment. Named joint interview.
- Rochard responds to the December records release. CNN This Morning, December 23, 2025, interview beginning in the 6:48 a.m. portion of the transcript.
- Joint survivor statement entered in the Congressional Record. Congressional Record, February 5, 2026, page S502. Statement and signatories printed during consideration of S. Res. 597.
- Representative Randall documents her work with survivors. Official congressional press release, May 12, 2026. Explicitly states that Randall and Rochard attended the alternative People’s State of the Union.
- Rochard challenges Groff’s account of their contact. CNN Erin Burnett OutFront, July 9, 2026. MJ Lee’s report includes Rochard’s named interview about meetings and travel identification.
- Lesley Groff’s congressional interview. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 9, 2026, page 14 and pages 76 and 77. Original statement and travel identification exchange.
- Congress considers obtaining survivor affidavits. MJ Lee, Annie Grayer and Nicky Robertson, CNN, published by KTVZ, July 15, 2026. Reports possible affidavits and Groff’s lawyer’s response.
- Rochard and Bensky bring their campaign to Kansas. Grace Hills, Kansas News Service and KCUR, published by HPPR, September 21, 2026. Documents their September 17 appearance.
- Rochard advocates for disclosure in Pennsylvania. Michelle Baruchman, The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2, 2026. Completed Bristol and Harrisburg appearances; also reports ongoing legal action without identifying a case.