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300 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 well. Q. When you began spending time with Maxwell and Epstein, what was your impression at the time of how old they were? A. I thought approximately the same age as my parents, my mom. Q. And again, just to be very clear, how old were you when you first started spending time with Maxwell and Epstein? A. 14. Q. What kind of activities would you typically do when you spent time with Maxwell and Epstein during those first few months? A. We would spend time at the house and sort of chitchat and -- or eat in the kitchen or hang out by the pool, sometimes going to the movies. Casual stuff. Q. What, if anything, do you remember about spending time at the pool during those first few months? A. Well, I remember maybe the first time I went to the poolside. And I walked out there. And there was at least four women and Ghislaine all topless, and some of them were naked. Q. What was your reaction to that? A. Well, I was just shocked because I hadn't seen that before. Q. In those first few months when you spent time at the house in Palm Beach, did you have conversations with Maxwell? A. Yes. Q. What kinds of things would she talk about with you? A. Well, we would chitchat, talk about school. She would ask SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068762
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301 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 me, you know, what I was up to, and ask me if I had any boyfriend at school. Q. During those first few months, as you were getting to know her, how did Maxwell come across to you? A. She seemed a little bit odd and quirky; but, you know, she would kind of like tease me at times and -- but she was nice. Q. How would you describe your relationship with Maxwell those first few months when you started spending time with her? A. In the first few months, I felt like I think she might have said, I'm sort of like an older sister. Because I at least thought that she was the same age difference maybe as my oldest sister, but I wasn't sure. Q. And at that time, approximately how old was your oldest sister? A. Twenty-seven. I'm not great at math. Sorry. Q. Did there ever come a time when Epstein ever gave you any gifts or money? A. Yes. Q. Approximately when did that first happen? A. It happened probably a few visits in. Q. What do you remember about the first time that that happened? A. I just remember that he said good-bye to me and was going to lead me to the front door. And he put cash in my hand. And I was a polite kid who didn't want to look. And I said, No, SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068763
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302 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 it's okay. And he said, No, no, no. It's okay. This is for your mother. I know she's having a hard time, so it's not a big deal. Q. After that happened, did he ever give you any money again? A. Yes. Q. How often would that happen? A. Almost every visit. Q. Did there come a point where he began paying for things for you? A. Yes. Q. What kinds of things did he help pay for? A. He helped pay for some voice lessons, he bought me some clothes, things for school. Q. In your conversations with Maxwell, in that first few months that you were spending time with her and with Epstein, did you ever have any conversations with her about boyfriends? A. Yes. Q. What do you remember her telling you? A. I just remember her telling me at one point when I said, No, I don't have a boyfriend, she said, Well, remember when you do, that once you fuck them, you can always fuck them again because they're grandfathered in. Q. What was your reaction to that when she told you that? A. Well, I giggled because I didn't understand what SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068764
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LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "grandfathered" meant, first and foremost. Q. Did there ever come a time when you went shopping with Maxwell and Epstein? A. Yes. Q. Approximately when was that? A. Sometime at the end of 1994 or Q. Did they buy you anything? A. Yes. Q. What did they buy you? A. They bought me some -- some pants and some shoes, like, sort of loafers. I remember some shirts, like, sort of a preppy button-up shirt, like a cashmere sweater. Q. During that trip, did you go shopping for anything else with them? A. Yes, we went to a Victoria's Secret and bought some underwear. Q. What kind of underwear did they buy you? A. It was sort of those, like, white cotton briefs; like, the very sort of, I would say, basic-looking ones that you would, sort of, wear when you're -- when you're younger. Q. During this time in the first few months when you were spending time with Maxwell and Epstein, did they ever tell you anything about their social circle? A. Yes. I mean, from the very beginning there was a lot of bragging about how they were friends with essentially everyone, SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068765
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?CA LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 and they knew everyone. And they would sort of name-drop or sometimes put people on speakerphone whose voices I didn't know and then say, Oh, well, this was so-and-so and so-and-so; and just, you know, say that they were very well-connected and affluent. Q. How did that make you feel at the time? A. I mean, I guess it made me feel slightly intimidated, but it was overwhelming. And also I just -- I didn't know how I was supposed to feel about it. Q. What names do you recall them mentioning to you when they would tell you about their social circle? A. Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Mike Wallace, people at some that I didn't know. Q. I want to ask you now about the house in Palm Beach where you were spending time with Maxwell and Epstein. Could you please describe for the jury how that house in Palm Beach was decorated. A. It was -- I mean, it was a giant house, and so it had lots of furniture, or at least in my opinion it was lots of furniture, and lots of artwork and sculptures. And there was a lot of, like, memorabilia and pictures, and pictures with famous people and presidents and things like that. Q. What do you remember about the pictures and artwork inside the house in Palm Beach? A. Well, not knowing much about art, I thought some of it was SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068766
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305 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 maybe a little bit odd. You know, there were some paintings of, like, naked women or half-naked women and, like, lots of kind of -- or animals, like creepy looking animals. Q. How did you feel when you were spending time inside that house? A. "Intimidated" I guess is the first word I think of. Q. You testified earlier that there came a time when you had sexual contact with Jeffrey Epstein. Again, approximately when was that, the first time? A. In 1994. Q. And again, how old were you? A. Fourteen. Q. Where were you when that happened for the first time? A. In Jeffrey's Palm Beach house. Q. Can you describe for the jury what happened that day. A. Well, Jeffrey was asking me, you know, You really need to focus on what you want to do; you can't be broad. You know, do you want to be an Do you want to do theater? Do you want to be an actress or model? We just sort of discussed that. He said, Well, you know, I know everybody. I know all the agents. I know all the photographers. I know, you know, the owner of Victoria's Secret. So I can make things happen, but you just have to be ready for it. Q. After he said that, what's the next thing that happened? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068767
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306 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A. The conversation just sort of ended abruptly. It was in his office. And he just took my hand and he said, Follow me. Q. Where did he take you? A. He took me outside in the backyard past the pool to the pool house. Q. Could you please describe for the jury what happened when he took you inside the pool house. A. He took me in the pool house. And on the right-hand side was this couch, futon-looking thing. And he just proceeded to pull me over. And he sat in the corner and he didn't say a word. And he just pulled his pants down. He was wearing sweatpants. And he pulled me on top of himself and he proceeded to masturbate on me. And then he just -- he got up and he went into the bathroom and, like, cleaned himself up, and then acted like nothing happened. Q. What was your reaction when he did that to you? A. Well, I was frozen in fear. I'd never seen a penis before, let alone not seen anything like this. Q. Did you tell anyone that day about what happened to you? A. No. Q. Why not? A. Because I was terrified and felt gross and I felt ashamed. Q. After the incident that you just described, did you continue spending time with Maxwell and Epstein in Palm Beach? A. Yes. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068768
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307 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q. After that day that you just described, did there ever come a time when you saw Ghislaine Maxwell without her clothes on? A. Yes. Q. Approximately when was that? A. Shortly after the first incident. Q. Could you please describe for the jury what happened that day. A. The three of us were just spending time together hanging out and talking. And then all of a sudden, in that same manner, just abruptly said, you know, Follow me. And we went upstairs. I followed them up this -- felt like a winding staircase, up into Jeffrey's bedroom. Q. Once you got to the bedroom with Epstein and Maxwell that day, could you please describe for the jury what happened next. A. They moved me over to the bed and took their clothes off and started to like sort of, like, fondle each other and sort of, like, kind of casually giggling about it. And I was just standing there. And he asked me to take my top off. And then, you know, sort of just there were hands everywhere. And Jeffrey proceeded to masturbate again. And Ghislaine was like rubbing on him and kissing on him and, you know, fondling. And then that was it. Q. After the incident that you just described, did your visits to Epstein's house in Palm Beach include sexual contact? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068769
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308 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A. Yes. Q. And I just want to be clear about this. For the incident that you just described when you were alone in a room with Epstein and Maxwell, how old were you when that happened for the first time? A. Fourteen. Q. After that day, did your visits to Epstein's house in Palm Beach include sexual contact? A. Yes. Q. I'll ask you now about what happened during those incidents. Were there times when you were alone with Epstein and Maxwell when you were 14? A. Yes. Q. What kinds of things would happen when you were alone with Epstein and Maxwell when you were 14? A. I'm sorry, in what context? Q. When you were 14 years old and there were times where you were alone with Maxwell and Epstein, what kinds of sexual contact would occur during those incidents? A. It would be them leading me to a massage table and showing me how Jeffrey likes to be massaged. Q. Who would tell you how Jeffrey likes to be massaged? A. Ghislaine and Jeffrey. Q. How did he like to be massaged? A. Like, he -- he liked -- like, very hard, like like, SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068770
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309 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 rubbing his shoulders really hard, and like twisting his nipples hard, and rubbing his feet hard and, like, his head. Q. Where in the house would incidents like this typically happen? A. In a massage room that was off, like, the master bedroom. Q. Did anyone ever give you instructions during incidents like this in the massage room? A. Yes. Q. Who would give you instructions? A. Ghislaine and Jeffrey. Q. What kind of instructions would they give you? A. Just showing me, you know, what he likes, what -- you know, what men like, what women like, you know, sort of touching on breasts and touching his penis. Q. What was Maxwell's demeanor like during these incidents? A. I would say that it seemed very casual, like it was -- like it was very normal, like it was not a big deal. Q. And when she behaved like that, how did that make you feel? A. Well, it made me feel confused because that did not feel normal to me; I'd never seen anything like this or felt any of this, and it was very embarrassing. You know, it's all these mixed emotions. When you're 14, you have no idea what's going on. Q. During these incidents that we've been discussing, did Epstein touch your body? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068771
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310 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A. Yes. Q. Where did Epstein touch your body? A. He would touch-he would touch Q. During these incidents we've been discussing when you were 14, did you touch Epstein's body? A. Yes. Q. Where did you touch his body? A. Everywhere. Q. When you were alone with Maxwell and Epstein when you were 14, did anyone ever use a sex toy? A. Yes. Q. I'm sorry to ask you this, but could you please describe for the jury what would happen during those incidents. A. He liked to, like, use, like, vibrators that were different sizes; and even, like, those -- like -- like the back massagers that were, like, really, you know, painful. Q. During those incidents, what did Epstein do with that back massager? A. He would -- he would put it ven if I said that it hurt. Q. During these incidents, did Maxwell ever touch your body? A. Yes. Q. Where would she touch you? A. I would say mainly Q. Earlier, I believe you said that during these incidents, SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068772
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LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 you touched Epstein everywhere. Can you explain for the jury what you meant by that. A. I meant he -- he wanted to be massaged really from head to toe. He liked his head rubbed, his shoulders, he liked his nipples squeezed, his feet and his penis. Q. Approximately how often did incidents like this occur when you were 14 years old? A. Approximately every visit to his house. Q. Were there ever sexual interactions with Maxwell and Epstein when other people were present as well? A. Yes. Q. Approximately how old were you when that happened for the first time? A. Fourteen or 15. Q. Where would those incidents typically take place? A. In one of Jeffrey's houses. Q. Were there times where you traveled to other houses that Epstein owned? A. Yes. Q. I want to talk with you about that in a few minutes. The incidents you've been describing where other people were present, how would they typically start? A. I'm sorry, can you -- Q. Of course. When there were incidents between you and Maxwell when SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068773
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312 LBUVMAX4 - direct other people were present, how did incidents like that 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 typically start? A. It would be other people spending time at the house, sort of hanging out, seemingly casually. And then it was, once again, sort of, it seemed just abruptly everything would stop. And someone, Ghislaine or Jeffrey, would sort of summon everyone to, you know, follow to a room. Q. Where would everyone go? A. To either Jeffrey's bedroom or mainly the massage room. Q. During these incidents where other people were present, what would Maxwell typically do? A. Well, she, along with others, would just start taking their clothes off. And Jeffrey would get on the massage table, and it would just, you know, sort of turn into this orgy. Q. What, if anything -- what, if any, during these sessions? A. My underwear. Q. During incidents like this where other people were present, what kinds of sex acts would occur? A. Kissing, oral sex on each other, oral sex on Jeffrey, full-on intercourse. Q. How often was Maxwell present in the first year that that happened to you? A. I can't give an exact number. Q. Were there times where there were incidents like this where clothing did you wear SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068774
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LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 she was not present? A. Yes. Q. Approximately how often would she be present during these incidents? A. I'm sorry, can you explain that? Q. If there were times when she was present and times when she wasn't present, approximately how often would she be present for group sessions like this? A. I don't know. Q. During these incidents where other people were present, were there ever sex toys that were used? A. Yes. Q. What do you remember about that? A. I mean, it was pretty much the same thing: Using vibrators on girls' vaginas. Q. The other people who were in the room during incidents like this, what was their gender? A. Female. Q. Approximately how old were they? A. Older than myself, but I don't know. Q. During these incidents when other people were present, were there any -- were there any particular acts that Epstein particularly liked or requested? A. Sorry. When other people were present? Q. Yes. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068775
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314 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A. I don't know if there's anything he particularly liked. _ saw different acts, but Q. Again, to be clear, where in the house would incidents like this typically happen? A. The massage room. Q. Could you please describe that room for the jury. A. In which house? Q. In the Palm Beach house. A. Oh. Q. Sorry. A. It was -- it looked like maybe it was light, because it was off the master bathroom, which was sort of -- it had like a beachy feel. Q. What was in the room? A. I don't think I saw anything past the massage table. Q. Did anyone ever call the incidents that you've just described a massage? A. Yes. Q. Who would call it that? A. Jeffrey. Q. Did incidents like this continue when you were 16? A. Yes. Q. How frequently did these incidents occur between when you were 14 and when you were 16? A. The number or -- SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068776
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315 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q. How often would it happen during those years? A. It would happen almost every visit with him, which would have been every two weeks. MS. MOE: Your Honor, if I could just have one moment. THE COURT: Yes. (Counsel conferred) MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor. BY MS. MOE: Q. Earlier, you were describing an incident when Maxwell was in the room when you were 14. Just to be clear, during the incidents you've been describing to the jury when you were 14, was Maxwell in the room? A. Yes. Q. And when these incidents would occur when you were 14, was Maxwell in the room? A. At times. Q. And when you were 16, were there times when Maxwell was in the room? A. Yes. Q. Did there ever come a time when you traveled with Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell? A. Yes. Q. Approximately when did you begin traveling with them? A. At 14 years old. Q. About when did you last travel with them? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068777
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316 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A. In March of 2001. Q. I want to focus now on the years when you were 14, 15, and 16. About how many times did you travel with them during those years? A. Maybe ten times. Q. Where did you travel with them when you were 14, 15, and 16? A. From Palm Beach to New York City, and also Santa Fe, New Mexico. Q. When you traveled with them to those locations, how did you get there? A. Mainly on Jeffrey's private plane. Q. Did you ever get there another way? A. Yes. Q. And how was that? A. Commercial flights. Q. When you flew in the private jet, did Maxwell ever go with you? A. Yes. Q. How would these trips typically be arranged? A. They would be arranged by Jeffrey's office. Q. Where did you typically stay when you traveled with Maxwell and Epstein? A. At Epstein's house. Q. Did Maxwell ever assist you in making travel arrangements? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068778
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317 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A. Yes. Q. I want to talk about some of the locations that you just mentioned. Did some of those trips include travel to New York? A. Yes. Q. Where did you stay when you traveled with Maxwell and Epstein to New York? A. Epstein's house. Q. Where was that house located? A. New York City. Q. In what borough? A. Do you need the exact address? Q. No, it's okay. Approximately where was it within the city? A. Upper East Side. Q. Thank you. Could you please describe for the jury what the house on the Upper East Side looked like. A. Well, it looked more like a building than a house. It was eight stories, his massive eight-story house building where you walk through these giant doors and then there was, like, another security door to go in. And it had an elevator and it was eight stories. Q. How was the house decorated on the inside? A. It was -- it was very dark, I felt. You know, very, very -- like an old building. Lots of stone, you know, old SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068779
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318 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 wood, and lots of, like, fabric wallpaper, like red curtains, lots of artwork, statues, paintings. Q. When you spent time in the house, what, if anything, did you notice about the artwork, the statues, and the paintings? A. I thought some of it was a little creepy personally. There was, you know, like, animals and giant, like, paintings that looked kind of -- I don't know how you would -- how I would describe it, but just felt uncomfortable. Q. the A. was What made you feel uncomfortable about artwork in the house? It all sort of seemed like to have a dark theme, like it kind of, you know, intimidating and dark and, like, animal heads and strange things. Q. the paintings and Did any of the artwork inside the house in New York contain nudity? A. Yeah. Q. A. It What did you notice about that? Paintings of naked women and orgies and things like that. didn't seem very unusual at this point. Q. When you would spend time inside that house in New York, how did you feel when you were inside the house? A. Intimidated. It wasn't a very warm place; you didn't feel very, maybe, safe. I kind of felt like -- you always kind of felt like someone is watching you. You didn't feel free to roam around exactly. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068780
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319 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q. What rooms in the house did you spend time in when you would stay in the house in New York? A. What rooms would I spend time in? The room that I was given, which was the guest room on the eighth floor, or Jeffrey's bedroom, his bathroom, the massage room, or his office or the kitchen. Q. Earlier, you described having sexual contact with Epstein and Maxwell in Palm Beach. Did that ever happen when you traveled with them? A. Yes. Q. Can you describe for the jury what kinds of sexual acts would happen when you traveled to New York when you were 14, 15, and 16? A. It was a lot of the same. If it wasn't an orgy in the massage room, it was in Jeffrey's bedroom, and that would be mostly me alone with him. Q. What would happen when you were alone with him in the New York house when you were 14, 15, and 16? A. Well, he would get naked and get on his bed. And he would pull me on top of him and ask me to take my clothes off. Do you want me to describe in detail? Q. I'm sorry to ask, but if you could explain for the jury what would happen during these incidents. A. So he would show me what he likes. And basically, he would -- he would use vibrators on me, he would put his fingers SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068781