A new lawsuit accuses hairstylist Frederick Fekkai of participating in the grooming of Jeffrey Epstein's victims

The charges also include participating in the "grooming" of victims to make them look like "dolls" to satisfy the taste of Epstein and others.

According to CNN and other US media, the 17-page lawsuit alleges that Vichai and an employee played a “pivotal role” in Epstein’s schemes by providing beauty services at his direction.

The survivors allege that Epstein directed Vichai to dye the victims' hair blonde and groom them "like dolls" to look as young as possible, consistent with his and others' desires.

The lawsuit also describes Vikai's flagship salon in Manhattan as a "victim grooming center," where Epstein would bring groups of young women and minors.

The survivors are seeking unspecified damages under New York State's Gender-Based Violence Protection Act, which allows victims to file civil lawsuits even after the normal statute of limitations has expired.

For his part, a representative of Frederick Fekkai strongly denied these accusations. His spokesman, Mark Hare, said in a statement to the media: “Fredrick Fekkai did nothing wrong, and he knew nothing about Epstein’s abhorrent corruption or human trafficking operations.”

He added that the lawsuit "does not even claim that Frederick met any of these women, let alone that he did not touch them or even that he knew that they were among the thousands of women who get their hair cut in his salons daily."

This lawsuit comes at a time of renewed scrutiny of the Epstein file, especially after Republican Representative Thomas Massie recently mentioned Vichai’s name within the corridors of the House of Representatives as one of the alleged accomplices who the Department of Justice must investigate.

It is noteworthy that Vichai had previously denied any non-professional relationship with Epstein, stressing that their relationship was purely professional in the context of developing his commercial business, which is denied by prosecutors who claim that Epstein helped Vichai transform his brand into a multi-billion-dollar beauty empire.