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320 LBUVMAX4 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 he would start to masturbate, and he would ask me to straddle his face. He would ask me to, like, squeeze his nipples really hard while he came. Q. Did all of the things that you just described happen on trips to New York when you were 14, 15, and 16? A. Yes. Q. You testified that you were mostly alone with him when these incidents occurred in the New York house when you were 14, 15, and 16. Just to be clear, were there times when Maxwell was present during those years? A. Yes. Q. Where would these incidents in New York typically happen within the house? A. In the massage room. Q. Can you please describe for the jury what the massage room in the New York house looked like. A. Well, it was off the master bathroom, and it looked like it was maybe supposed to be a giant walk-in closet. And it was very dark. There was a built-in bookcase on the right-hand side, and there was a stereo system. And there was, like, music playing. And I don't know if it was painted dark, but or maybe that was the lighting, but it sort of had this, like, red mood. And then there was just a giant black massage table in the middle of it. Q. Was there anything along the walls in the massage room? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068782
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321 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. My eyes didn't even look at the walls, mostly the floor, if not what was going on. Q. Was there any other furniture inside the massage room aside from the massage table? A. I don't know. Q. Earlier you testified that you recall traveling to New Mexico; is that correct? A. Yes. Q. Approximately when did you travel to New Mexico? A. The year? Q. Approximately how old were you when you traveled to New Mexico? A. Oh, 15 or 16. Q. Who went with you on that trip? A. Jeffrey and Ghislaine. Q. Where did you spend most of your time on the trip to New Mexico with Maxwell and Epstein? A. At Epstein's house, which was a ranch. Q. What do you remember about the ranch that you visited on that trip? A. I just remember that it was this giant ranch sort of in the middle of nowhere. And it seemed very empty on the interior, meaning there wasn't really any other people around. Q. When you were at the ranch in New Mexico, where did you spend most of your time? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068783
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322 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 the guest bedroom that was assigned to me. Q. Were you by yourself in the bedroom? A. Yes. Q. And did you spend most of your time alone in that bedroom when you were in New Mexico? A. Yes. (Continued on next page) SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068784
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323 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q. On that trip in New Mexico, was there ever a time when someone came into your room? A. Yes. Q. Can you describe to the jury what you remember about that? A. I just remember someone, at one point, just came into the room and said Jeffrey wants to see you and then escorted me to see him. Q. When that person came into your room and told you that he wanted to see you, how did you feel? A. I just, as usual, felt, like, my heart sink into my stomach, you know. Q. And why was your heart sinking into your stomach? A. Because I did not want to go see him. Q. What's the next thing you remember about that? A. I just remember being led to his bedroom and, you know, the same thing would happen. Q. Who was the person who came into your room to tell you that Epstein wanted to see you? A. I don't know. Q. During that trip to New Mexico, was your bedroom in the same building as Epstein and Maxwell's bedrooms? A. Yes. Q. When you traveled with Epstein and Maxwell, was there ever a time when you had trouble getting on a flight? A. Yes. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068785
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LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q. Can you describe to the jury what happened. A. Well, I had traveled with them and I had to fly back to Palm Beach to go to school on a Monday, and I traveled with them on a private jet. Then, to get back, I was taking a commercial flight, but I was only 15, so I didn't have a driver's license or any ID, I didn't have a learner's permit yet. So I had no ID to get on the airplane. Q. What happened next after you couldn't get on the airplane? A. I remember calling and freaking out, saying how am I going to get on this plane. And Ghislaine made it happen for me. She sort of called somebody and helped me get on that flight. Q. Approximately how old were you when that happened? A. I was 15. Q. Earlier, you testified that Maxwell assisted with your travel arrangements on these trips when you were 14, 15, and 16. Could you explain to the jury how Maxwell assisted with your travel during these trips? A. Well, sometimes it would be -- Jeffrey would ask her, hey, can you get -- not you know, tickets and the times and whatnot and make the arrangements to be picked up. Q. You testified that this began when you were 14. Can you explain to the jury how old you were when you moved away from Palm Beach? A. 17. Q. Can you describe for the jury what you looked like when you SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068786
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325 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 were ages 14, 15, 16, and 17. A. What I looked like? Q. Can you describe what your physical appearance was like. A. Oh, I was -- I was kind of short. I was very thin. I was flat-chested until I was almost 16. Q. If you could please take a look at the binder in front of you on the witness stand. I'd ask you to just turn to what's been marked for identification as Government Exhibit 107. Do you recognize that? A. Yes. Q. What is Government Exhibit 107? A. That is a picture of myself at 15 years old when I thought it was a really good idea to bleach my own hair at home, which was not a good idea. MS. MOE: Your Honor, the government offers Government Exhibit 107 under seal. THE COURT: Government Exhibit 107 is admitted under seal consistent with my ruling allowing this witness to testify under a pseudonym to protect her privacy. (Government's Exhibit 107 received in evidence) MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor. Q. if you could please take a look at the binder in front of you and turn to what's been marked for identification as Government Exhibit 108. Do you recognize that? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068787
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326 LBUCmax5 - 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. What is Government Exhibit 108? A. That's a picture of me. Q. Approximately, how old were you when that picture was taken? A. 17. MS. MOE: Your Honor, the government offers Government Exhibit 108 under seal. MS. MENNINGER: No objection. THE COURT: Thank you. Government Exhibit 108 is admitted under seal consistent with my ruling, allowing this witness to testify using a pseudonym. (Government's Exhibit 108 received in evidence) MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor. May the jurors turn to Government Exhibits 107 and 108 in their binders. THE COURT: Yes, please. Pick up your binders and look at GX107 and GX108. MS. MOE: Thank you. Just give the jurors a moment to turn to that. BY MS. MOE: Q. So again, just to be clear, now that we're all looking at Government Exhibit 107, approximately how old were you when that photograph was taken? A. 15. Q. Turning to Government Exhibit 108, approximately how old SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068788
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LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 were you when that photograph was taken? A. 17. Q. I want to step back and ask you a little bit about your home life during the years we've been talking about. When you were 14 to 17 and living in Florida, can you describe for the jury what your home life was like during those years? A. Well, it was it was not great. My father had just passed away, sort of suddenly, and we found ourselves losing our home and moving into a pool house and not being allowed to grieve the loss of my father and having a very depressed mom at home. Q. I think you mentioned that you felt like you weren't allowed to grieve your father. Can you explain to the jury what you meant by that? MS. MENNINGER: Objection, your Honor. Relevance. THE COURT: Overruled. You may answer. A. Well, I grew up with a mother who didn't allow us to talk about our feelings because that was a sign of weakness. So grieving would be a part of that because she was very concerned about appearance and what we would look like and that you always sort of put a pretty face on. So we really didn't discuss those kinds of things at home and weren't allowed to discuss it with anyone else. So, being a kid and losing your dad and not being allowed to talk about it, not having anyone to talk to about it, it was really difficult. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068789
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328 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q. During the years that we've been talking about, did your mother know that you were spending time with Epstein and Maxwell? A. Yes. Q. Would you ever talk with her about that? A. Not in detail, but, you know, my mom was so enamored with the idea that these wealthy affluent people took an interest in me. MS. MENNINGER: Objection. Hearsay, your Honor. We've strayed into hearsay. THE COURT: Just one moment, please. Overruled with respect to the answer that's been given, but is that the end of the question line, Ms. Moe? MS. MOE: Your Honor, this testimony is offered for the effect on the listener. We ask that the witness be able to explain what is going on during this time period and how that affected her. THE COURT: You may ask that question. MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor. BY MS. MOE: Q. During the time period that we've been talking about when you were 14, 15, and 16, did your mother ever talk to you about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell? A. The most that she would talk to me about was saying that _ need to be -- SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068790
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329 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MS. MENNINGER: Objection. Hearsay, your Honor. Thtt was a different question. THE COURT: I'll sustain. If you reframe the question to elicit the information you indicated as opposed to asking what her mother said, you may proceed. MS. MOE: Your Honor, if I could just have one moment? THE COURT: You may. MS. MOE: Your Honor, could we briefly approach? THE COURT: Why don't we take our midafternoon break, because the jurors' snacks are here and it's time for that. So we'll take an approximately 10-minute break, members of the jury. Thank you. See you in about 10 minutes. (Continued on next page) SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068791
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330 LBUCmax5 - direct (Jury not present) (Witness excused) THE COURT: Everyone may be seated. Go ahead, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Ms. Moe. MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor, I'd like to ask the witness about her conversations with her mother during this time period about Epstein and Maxwell. As I think the witness began explaining during this time period, her mother would tell her about how great they were, how enamored she was with them, and that I expect she would say that that had an effect on her. None of that is offered for the truth, but for the effect on the listener. I think the defense has put at issue in this case why the victims continued seeing the defendant and Epstein and why they didn't tell about what happened to them later, and the circumstances under which all of this was happening, including her home life, the effect of her own mother and how her mother would talk about Maxwell and Epstein are all part of that and it's directly responsive to that issue. THE COURT: The initial questions that you're asking, you expect the witness to say what exactly was communicated to the witness by her mother? MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor. I expect the witness to testify that her mother encouraged the relationship and would often talk about them favorably and tell them she should be SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068792
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331 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 grateful for everything they were doing for her. THE COURT: And you're not seeking to offer that information for the truth, but for the effect that it had on the witness? MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor. THE COURT: So you'll accept a limiting instruction? MS. MOE: Of course, your Honor. THE COURT: Ms. Menninger. MS. MENNINGER: Your Honor, I think the simple way to ask the question is, how did you feel, and if it was based on something your mother said to you, without getting into the content of what the mother had communicated to her. I think it's a real issue that may come up later with things that the mother has said to any number of people, and I feel like this opens the door to many other conversations that relate to the mother. So I'm not sure that just asking -- giving a bunch of hearsay from the mom, saying we're asking it for the effect on the listener and precluding cross examination about other conversations with the mom would be appropriate. THE COURT: So I don't know what you have in mind coming down the road. I think it's proffered by the government at this point anyway. I think there might be a way to streamline it. Ms. Moe, maybe you could think about that. But as proffered by the government, it's not being SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068793
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332 LBUCmax5 - direct offered for the truth, it's being offered for the effect on the listener. I would give the jury a limiting instruction that 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 the witness's testimony regarding what her mother said is not being offered for the truth of those statements, but for the impact or effect that it had on the witness. We'll keep it limited, Ms. Moe, as to eliciting statements for an out-of-court witness, but with that caveat. And then tell me, Ms. Menninger, what your concern down the road was so I have it in my head. MS. MENNINGER: Your Honor, if you're admitting it with that limiting instruction, I think we'll take up the issues with other statements by the mom when they come up. THE COURT: Okay. MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor. Just to preview in order to streamline things because we're on the subject, I expect the next few questions to be about the issue of disclosure. In particular, I expect to ask the witness whether there was ever a time when she talked to a guidance counselor when she was a kid and whether she came to learn that her mother had found out that she talked to the guidance counselor, and I want to talk to her about how her mother reacted to that and told her that she should never talk about what goes on in their house. We're offering that, again, not for the truth of anything, it's certainly not our position that she shouldn't SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068794
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333 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 have told someone that that is a true statement. It's offered to show the environment in which she was living and how that affected her and affected her decision not to disclose what was going on with her. THE COURT: But in particular, you want the witness to testify that her mother told her not to report what happened, not to tell anyone what happened. Did I get that right? MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor. I expect that she'll testify that she spoke with a guidance counselor after her father passed away, that her mother found out that she had spoken with a guidance counselor and had a very strong negative reaction to that, and told her that she shouldn't be talking about personal family matters and shouldn't be talking about what happens in their household. THE COURT: Ms. Menninger. MS. MENNINGER: I have no objection to that, your Honor. MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor. THE COURT: Thank you for previewing it. Anything else to take up? MS. MOE: Not from the government, your Honor. THE COURT: Ms. Menninger? MS. MENNINGER: No, your Honor. Not now. THE COURT: We'll take a short break. Thank you. (Recess) SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068795
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3 3 4 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 THE COURT: Nothing to take up; correct? MS. MOE: Correct, your Honor. MS. MENNINGER: Correct, your Honor. THE COURT: We'11 bring in the jury. (Continued on next page) SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068796
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335 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (Jury present) THE COURT: Thank you, everyone. Ms. Moe, you may continue with your direct examination of the witness. MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor. BY MS. MOE: Q. Before the break, we were talking about your interactions with your mother during this time period when you were 14, 15, and 16. I want to ask you, during that time period, did you ever talk with your mother about Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell? A. Yes. Q. What kinds of things would she say to you about Maxwell and Epstein? now. THE COURT: I'm going to give the limiting instruction Members of the jury, the witness may provide some testimony regarding things that her mother said to her. I instruct you that that testimony is not being offered for the truth of the matter of what was said, but instead for the purposes of its impact on the listener of this witness. You may proceed. MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor. Q. Would it be helpful if I ask the question again? A. Yes, please. Q. Sorry about that. During this time period that we've been SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068797
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336 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 LBUCmax5 - direct talking about when you were 14 and 15 and 16, did you ever talk with your mother about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell? A. Yes. Q. What kinds of things would she say to you about Epstein and Maxwell during that time period. A. What would she say? I'm sorry. I'm not really understanding your question. Q. Of course. When would you talk to your mother during those years about Maxwell and Epstein, what, if anything, would she say to you about her impressions of them? A. My mother seemed very impressed and enamored with the sort of the wealth, the affluence. She thought they seemed very generous and they must think I'm special and that I should be grateful for the attention that I received. Q. During this time period, did you ever tell your mother about the sexual abuse that you were experiencing when were you at Epstein's house? A. No. Q. Why didn't you tell your mother during those years? A. Because I felt very ashamed, I felt very disgusted, I was confused, I didn't know if it was my fault, and my mother and I did not have that kind of a relationship. We didn't talk about our feelings. We weren't allowed to. I was raised in a household where you were sort of spoken to, and you don't speak unless you're spoken to, and I would be afraid that I would be SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068798
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LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 in trouble if I said something. Q. During those same years, did you tell your brothers or any of your friends that you were being sexually abused by Maxwell and Epstein? A. No. Q. And why not? A. Because how do you tell or describe any of this to any one of your peers or your siblings when all you feel is shame and disgust and confusion and you don't even know how you ended up there. Q. Were there ever times when you were 14 or 15 and 16, while all of this was happening, where you thought about hurting yourself? A. Yeah. Q. Can you explain to the jury what that was like for you? A. Well, it was a multitude of things, of my father dying and losing our home and then having a manic depressed mother who didn't know how to cope and know how to take care of us and, you know, just kind of feeling like it was hopeless, I guess. It didn't seem like there was a lot of joy to look forward to and it was just -- it was all it was very painful. It was all very difficult. Q. Did there come a time when you were a kid when you spoke to a school guidance counselor? A. Yes. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068799
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338 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q. Approximately when was that? A. In the 7th grade. Q. How did you go to see the guidance counselor when you were in the 7th grade? A. Well, actually, she asked to speak to me. She called me in her office and said -- asked me what was going on at home, if we had been or I had been in grief counseling and how my mother was doing. So I told her how I was feeling and how sad I was and, you know, how unavailable my mother was and how unsupportive and there was really no one for me to talk to. So I spoke to her and she was -- she was lovely and she would - when she would see me. She would say if you need a place to go, just come to my office and sit there and we'll talk. Q. After you spoke with the guidance counselor, did there come a time when you learned that your mother had become aware about the conversations you were having with the guidance counselor? A. Yes. I came home from school one day and my mother said that the guidance counselor had called her and had said that she wanted to see her because she was very worried about me. My mother proceeded to berate me and scream at me and slap me and tell me how dare I talk about myself and our family and that it was an embarrassment, and that you don't tell other people about your feelings or what's going on at home. Q. I want to pause here and ask a few questions about the sexual abuse you described experiencing when you were 14 and SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068800
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339 LBUCmax5 - direct 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 when you were 15 and when you were 16. Just to be clear, were there times when that happened when it was just you and Jeffrey Epstein? A. Yes. Q. Were there times when that happened when it was just you and Epstein and Maxwell? A. Yes. Q. Were there times when that happened when it was you and Epstein and Maxwell and other women? A. Yes. Q. All those three categories, what happened the most during those years? A. Me and Jeffrey. Q. What was the next most frequent thing that happened? A. The group situations. Q. Approximately how many times during the years that you were 14 and 15 and 16 was Ghislaine Maxwell in the room while you were being sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein? A. I don't know. Q. Why is it hard to remember the specific number? A. It's hard to remember because I was abused pretty much every time that I would go over to his house and it all started to seem the same after a while, whether it was just him or there were other women involved or me and Jeffrey and Ghislaine, it all started to seem the same after a while and SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00068801