Perth, April 26 -- Virginia Giuffre, a key figure among the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, has died by suicide, her family said on Friday, according to a report by NBC News.

The 41-year-old passed away in Neergabby, Australia, where she had lived for several years.

Giuffre was one of the first and most outspoken advocates demanding accountability for Epstein and his accomplices. Many other survivors later said her bravery inspired them to come forward.

"It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia," her family said in a statement to NBC News. "She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking."

"Virginia was ...