New Delhi, May 22 -- Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's longtime personal assistant, Sarah Kellen, on Thursday (local time) told the US House Oversight Committee that she was "sexually and psychologically abused" by the late financier for over a decade.

ABC News reported Kellen's claims, according to a copy of her prepared opening statement, in which she stated, "He groomed me, sexually and psychologically abused me, controlled me, manipulated me, dominated me, and gaslit me, until I could no longer tell which thoughts were mine and which were his."

The closed-door session was part of the House Oversight Committee's ongoing inquiry into how federal authorities have handled investigations involving the late sex offender.

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