Giuffre told the Miami Herald that she went from being in "an abusive situation, to being a runaway, to living in foster homes".[18] She lived on the streets at age 14, where she says she found only, "hunger and pain and [more] abuse".[17] Later she was abused by a 65-year-old sex trafficker, Ron Eppinger, in Miami.[19] Giuffre lived with Eppinger for approximately 6 months.[13] Eppinger reportedly ran a front business for international sex trafficking known as the modeling agency "Perfect 10".[20] He was raided by the FBI and later pleaded guilty to charges of alien smuggling for prostitution, interstate travel for prostitution, and money laundering.[2