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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 400 1 A. She got money for providing a massage while 2 Mr. Epstein touched her breasts and fondled her vagina 3 Q. Would you consider that this fans within the 4 broad ambit of prostitution? 5 MS. ARBOUR: Form 6 THE WETNESS: Prostitution would be for sex 7 for money. 8 BY MR. WEINBERG: 9 Q. So Ms. M. did not engage in prostitution, 10 but others did, during the course of the investigation? 11 MS. ARBOUR: Form 12 • THE WITNESS: I wouldn't say others did. Ifs 13 a negotiation. If you're paying for a sex act, 14 it's a negotiation. You get X for Y. 15 BY MR. WEINBERG: 16 Q. So that if the negotiation was purely for a 17 topless massage, then there was no prostitution? 18 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 19 THE WITNESS: Not in my eyes, no. 20 BY MR. WEINBERG: 21 Q. So in your eyes, were any of the so-called 22 victim/witnesses, did any of them engage in 23 prostitution? 24 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 25 THE WITNESS: Do you mean since that time, 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 I0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 402 BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Correct? MS. ARBOUR: Same objection. THE WITNESS: The negotiation part, X for Y. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. So absent the negotiation, there is no prostitution? MS. ARBOUR: Fonn. THE WITNESS: No. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. And therefore, in your opinion, the women going to see Mr. Epstein were not going there pursuant to a prostitution agreement, correct? A. Coned. Q. They were going there as consenting adults or even consenting minors to do something other than prostitution? MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: They were going there to provide the manage but, you're right, it wasn't prostitution. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. And in fact, had some of these girls that went there who were under 18, had they been over 18, then this entire case would have been a consenting massage Page 401 or — 2 BY MR. WEINBERG: 3 Q. Well, let's start with that time, when 4 Mr. Epstein was the customer. Were any of the women 5 going to his house engaging in prostitution, in your 6 opinion? 7 MS. ARBOUR: Form 8 THE WITNESS: In my opinion? BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Yes. A. No. Q. And that included those who were going to his house who were above 18 as well as below 18, correct? MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: Like I was told, people that I interviewed that were above 18, what happened between them were between two consenting adults. BY MR. WEINBIRO: Q. And so to your mind, it's not the giving of money, it's the negotiated agreement that constitutes the essential element that distinguishes prostitution from simply a consensual act as long as the people who engaged in it were both over 18? MS. ARBOUR: Form. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 403 case, correct? MS. ARBOUR: Form. MS. FINNIGAN: Form. THE WITNESS: If they axle over 18? BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Yes. A. That it would have just been what, a massage ease, you mid? Q. It would have been a case between two consenting adults, other than prostitution. MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: Unless we got a complaint. BY MR. WEINBERG Which you didn't get in this case, other than the parent Mmeh '05 complaint as a result of overhearing a discussion? MS. FINNIGAN: Form. THE WITNESS: Right. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Ms... certainly, although emotional during her interview, never said that anybody forced her to return to Mr. Epstein's house on the second occasion when she gave a second massage, correct? A. Coned. Q. And she never said anybody forced her to bring 22 (Pages 400 to 403) .( 561) 832-750.0 • PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Jeana Ricclull (601 Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciutf (601 c6062637-abo1-462c-a836-be614e314d7a EFTA00298234
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1 2 3 4 5 Page 404 a friend over fora third visit, correct? A. Correct. . Q. And at most, your evidence reflected that there were many young women that, in fact, called Mr. Epstein's house seeking to come over to give him massages, correct? 1 2 3 4 5 . 6 7 A. Yes, there were messages from various people 7 8 that called. 8 9 Q. And that when someone in Mr. Epstein's 9 10 residence called out to any of these young people, it 10 11 was, at most, to schedule a visit, correct? • 11 12. MS. ARBOUR: Form. 12 13 THE WITNESS: Correct. 13 14 BY MR. WEINBERG: 14 15 S None of these girls complained that MI 15 16 or anyone else threatened them to come over? 16 17 A. No, there was no threats to come over, no. 17 18 Q. No coercion to come over? • 18 19 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 19 20 MS. FINNIGAN: Form. 20 21 BY MR. WEINBERG: 21 22 Q. Is that correct? 22 23 A. Not thatim aware of. 23 24 Q. None of the As ever told you that their 24 25 calls with were anything more than an 25 Page 405 1 visitation to come over? 1 2 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 2 3 BY MR. WEINBERG: 3 4 Q. A scheduling call? 4 5 MS. ARBOUR: Same objection. 5 6 BY MR. WEINBERG: 6 7 Q. Correct? 7 8 A. As far as l know, yes. 8 9 Q. And the same with anyone else in Mr. Epstein's 9 10 household, no one ever said they got a phone call from 10 11 anyone who lived at El Brillo doing anything roore than 11 12 seeing if they wanted to schedule a visit, correct? 12 13 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 13 14 THE WITNESS: I believe so. 14 15 BY MR. WEINBERG: 15 16 Q. No one ever said they negotiated amounts of 16 17 money on the phone; is that correct? 17 18 A. Not that I recall, no. 18 19 Q. No one ever said that they were required to . 19 20 make promises of sexual performance on the phone as a .20 21 condition of being invited to come over? 21 22 MS. ARBOUR: Form. • 22. 23 . THE WITNESS: No, I don't believe so. 23 24 ' BY MR. WEINBERG: 24 25 so thophone part of it was simply a 25 Page 406 scheduling communication, to the best of your knowledge, based on all of your many conversations with your many witnesses? MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: Right BY MR. WEINBERG:. Q. And once they are at his house, none of the girls claimed that he violently forced them to do anything they didn't want; is that correct? MS. ARBOUR Form. MS. FINNIGAN: Form. THE WITNESS: There was an instance where that was a vaginal penetration. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. And you recall, as soon as the person protested, Mr. Epstein apologized and stopped that act; is that right? MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: I believe so, yes. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. And that was Ms. Jane Doe 103? A. Yes. Q. And she was — turned 18 in December of 2004, correct? MS. FINNIGAN: Form. Page 407 THE WITNESS: I'm not sure of the time frame where she turned la. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Let me see if I can find this for you. At the bottom of page 10 of that affidavit, on September I1, 2005, WFAH, DOB, 12/30/1986 was arrested by the Palm Beach Police Department That's the same Jane Doe 103 that we're talking about, correct? It's the very last line. I'm only pointing out the date of birth. A. Yes. Q. So she was 18 as of correct? • A. What page was that, I'm sorry? Q. This is the bottom of page 10. A. She would have been 18, yes, in 2004. Q. And she didn't • you a date on this one. • A. Q. 2004. And when you interviewed Ms. Jane Doe 103 on October 10th and October 11th, and she told you about this one event where there was momentary penetration, she protested, Mr. Epstein immediately apologized and ended that sex act, that she didn't give you a date that that occurred, did she? A. I can't recall if she did or she didn't. Q. If she gave you a date, it would be in the (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT. REPORTING .AGENCY INC. 23 (Pages 404 to 407) : ..(561) 832-75OS. Electronically signed by Jeanie Ricciutl (601 Electronically signed by Jeans Ricciutl (601 a0828374ball-4112o-e8364:614.3 • 14dfa • • EFTA00298235
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Page 408 1 report - 2 A. Yes, sir. 3 Q. -- and if she didn't, either the didn't 4 remember or she wasn't asked; is that right? 5 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 6 THE WITNESS: No, I know that I would have 7 asked ha.. 8 BY MR. WEINBERG: 9 Q. So if we don't have a date in the report as to 10 how long before October 10 and 11, 2005 that single 11 event occurred, then she didn't remember; is that right? 12 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 13 THE WITNESS: Can you ask that question one 14 more time? 15 BY MR. WEINBERG: 16 Q. Sure If there's no date for that — 17 A. Then she did not recall that specific date. 18 Q. And therefore, since she was seeing 19 Mr. Epstein, according to what she told you, over some . 20 extensive period of tiro it could have occurred while 21 she was — before or it could have 22 occurred after we just have no way of 23 knowing? 24 A. It would have been before because one of the 25 last times that she met with him was when she provided Page 410 1 about five or six-month period after she turned 18 on 2 3 A. I'm trying to recall, because I do remember 4 her stating that she was going less and less. I'm 5 trying to recall, because I know she was going less and 6 less to his residence. 7 Q. Do you recall writing in this probable cause 8 affidavit that events that Jane Doe 103 advised you 9 . that her relationship continued to escalate during the 10 . period she saw Mr. Epstein? 11 A. From the beginning, yes. 12 Q. Yes, and we can — and this event where she 13 said no and Epstein stopped, was an escalation of their 14 contact in an earlier appearance, correct? A. I'm trying to recall. She had gone to his 16 house — she had been going to his house for several 17 years, and I think that was the escalation, what you . 18 meant. 19 Q. And it's fair to say that some subset of those • 20 couple of years occurred after she turned IS, and a 21 significant part of it was before she turned 18, 22 coned? 23 A. The significant part, I would say -- 24 Q. If there was two years and she graduated high 25 school in the spring of 2005, then she saw him — part Page 409 1 her high school transcript because he was going to 2 assist her in getting her into a college. 3 Q. And when was that; a high school transcript? 4 The high school year ends in the spring? 5 A. It would have been, yes. 6 Q. And not in December? 7 A. Cornet 8 Q. And so if she turned 18 in December, that 9 would have been in the middle of her senior year in high 10 school? 11 A. Correct 12 Q. And therefore, she continued to see 13 Mr. Epstein after she was 18 and up to the period 14 immediately before her graduation in the spring of 2005, 15 cornea? 16 Let me date it another way. She was a • 17 freshman at college when you went to see her in October 18 of 2005? 19 A. Correct. ' • 20 • . Q. Therefore, she was a senior in high school up • • 21 through the spring of 2005? 22 A. Correct. 23 Q. And therefore, since she gave Mr. Epstein her 24 transcript, shortly before or at the time of her. 25 graduation, she was still seeing Mr. Epstein for this Page 411 1 of it when she was 18, after she tamed 18 on 2 and part of it was before she walla, 3 correct? 4 A. I would assume so. 5 Q. And she didn't give you a date when the single 6 act, where she said no and Mr. Epstein stopped occurred, 7. it's not in your report and you don't have an 8 independent memory, correct? 9 A. Correct. ' 1.0 Q. How many times have you personally interviewed 11 Ms. Jane Doe 103? 12 A. !vane to say two. 13 Q. October in Tallahassee and then again in the 14 March period in Tallahassee again? 15 A. One was in Jacksonville, one was in 16 ' Tallahassee. 1.7 Q. And you have not personally seen her or 18 interviewed her since 2006? 19 A. I delivered a grand jury subpoena. .20 Q. To her in April 2006? 21 • A, I believe so. 22 Q. And have you ever seen her since then? 23 _. , A. • No. 24 Q. Have you ever spoken to her since the grand 25 jury returned an indictment against Mr. Epstein? .(561).832-7;500 PROSE COURT Electronically signed by Jeana Ricclutl (601 Electronically signed by Jeans 'Melon (601 24 (Pages 408 to 411) REPORTING AGENCY,...INC. ..(561). 832-7506. e15062687-abe1-452c-a834143c8140314d7a EFTA00298236
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Page 412 1 A. I don't believe so. 2 Q. Have you had any e-mails or text messages or 3 any communication with Ms. Jane Doe 103 in the last 4 three and a half years? . 5 A. No. 6 Q. So with Ms. M., just so I'm clear, there was 7 no intercourse between her and Mr. Epstein, correct? 8 A. I don't believe so. 9 Q. No oral sex that she complained of to you? 10 A. No. 11 Q. No forced sex she complained of to you? 12 A. • No. 13 Q. She never said that she had seen Mr. Epstein 14 anywhere outside of his residence, correct? 15 A. What do you mean? 16 Q. She never claimed that Mr. Epstein took her on 17 his airplane awhere? 18 A. Ms. IS? 19 Q. Yes. 20 A. Not that I'm aware of. 21 Q. And she never claimed that Mr. Epstein took 22 her on any trips outside of his private residence, 23 correct? 24 A. Not that I'm aware of. 25 Q. So the three or four times she and Mr. Epstein Page 414 1 Q. In other words, Mr. Epstein in now way 2 generated personal profits from any of his massages or 3. contacts with any of the witnesses that were involved in 4 your case, correct? 5 MS. ARBOUR; Form. 6 • THE WITNESS: Not that Fm aware of. 7 BY MR. WEINBERG: 8 Q. You have no evidence that M. ever gave 9 Mr. Epstein money or that ■ ever gave Mr. Epstein 10 money as part of his share of these incidents, correct? 11 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 12 THE WITNESS: Not that I'm aware of. 13 BY MR. WEINBERG: 14 Q. M. told you that she had met Mr. Epstein 15 about a year before pa 2005 interview; do 16 you remember that? 17 A. Uh-huh. 18 Q. And her birth dater on 19 page 15 of your affidavit, 20 A. Yes, sit 21 ' Q. So therefore, she was 18 in of 200s, 22 correct? 23 A. Yes. 24 Q. So there she was 18 when you interviewed 25 her on 2005; is that right? Page 413 / were physically in the same location, according to her, 2 occurred exclusively on El Drilla; is that right? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. Let me switch to another person 5 interviewed, M. Do you remember 6 A. Yes. 7 And do you remember interviewing her in 8 of 2005? 9 A. That would have been around that time. 10 Q. By the way, just let me step back one second. 11 When Ms... brought another girl to Mr. Epstein's 12 home, she told you she, Ms. was paid for that; is 13 that right? She was paid — 14 A. Yes. 15 Q. You have no evidence in this case that any of 16 the girls who gave Mr. Epstein massages ever paid money 17 to Mr. Epstein? 18 A. What do you mean? 19 Q. There is no money flowing back to Mr. Epstein, 20 or to any of the people employed by Mr. Epstein, from 21. any of the young women that gave him massages at his • 22 house, correct? 23 A. That money went back to Mr. Epstein? 24 Q. Yes. 25 A. Not that fm aware of. Page 415 1 • • A. Yes. 2 Q. And if she met Mr. Epstein one year before 3 your interview, then she met him when she was 17? 4 A. Or depending on the date when she met him, she 5 could have been on the edge of 16, beginning of 17. 6 Q. And do you recall who introduced her to 7 Mr. Epstein? 8 A. 1 believe it was 9 Q. And if your report reflects 10 lime Doe 103? 11 A. Yes. 12 Q. And she, like the others, was introduced to 13 Mr. Epstein by a third party, one of their friends; is 14 that right? 15 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 16 . • THE WITNESS: rm sorry? 17. BY MR. WEINBERG: 18 Q. Like others, she, M. was introduced to 19 Mr. ein by another young girl that was friends with 20.. Ms. M., correct? 21 A. Yes. 22 . Q. And that, in this case, was Ms. Jane Doe 103, 23 correct? 24 A. Yes. 25. Q. And Ms. Jane Doe 103 took her to Mr. Epstein's , maybe. would that be 25 (Pages 412 to 415) PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY,".INC.. : Electronically signed by Jeana RIcciuti (601 Electronically signed by Jeana Rlcciuti (601 660624337-abirt-462o-a836441114•314Ca EFTA00298237
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Page 416 house, correct? A. Yes. Q. And does your report affidavit reflect a had heard that several girls were making money by providing massages to Epstein and she agreed and was taken to the house by Ms. Jane Doe 103? A. Yes. Q. So Ms. Jane Doe 103, like Ms. would tell 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Page 418 THE WITNESS: What do you mean "profited"? BYMR. WEINBERG: Q. He didn't make any money by seeing., correct? MS. ARBOUR: Same objection. THE WITNESS: Not that Tin aware of. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. He, at most, paid for the massages he 9 people, you know, that if they went to see Mr. Epstein, 9 received, correct? 10 they were expected to give him a massage, correct? 10 MS. ARBOUR. Form. 11 MS. ARBOUR Form. 11 BY MR. WEINBERG: 12 THE WITNESS: Possibly, yes. 12 Q. That's what Ms... represented to you? 13 BY MR. WEINBERG: 13 A. Yes. 14 Q. And in this case, at least, Ms. a. went 14 Q. And on one occasion, she said when she was 17, 15 there with her eyes open? In other words, she 15 she consensually agreed to engage in sex with 16 volunteered to go there and try to make money by giving 16 Mr. Epstein, correct? 17 Mr. Epstein a massage just like she understood several 17 A. Yes. 18 other girls in her community had done? 18 Q. Nobody threatened her, right? 19 A. Correct. 19 A. Not that I'm aware of. 20 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 20 Q. She seemed like a relatively mature 21 BYMR. WEINBERG: 21 18-year-old when you spoke to her? 22 Q. And Ms. like others, never complained to 22 A. Yes. 23 you, she never wont to you herself before you went to 23 Q. And this occurred just shortly before her 24 her; is that right? 24 interview with you, correct? 25 A. Correct. 25 A. What do you mean "shortly before"? Page 417 Page 419 1 Q. And she didn't initiate any complaints through 1 Q. Meaning that her recollection that on one 2 any parent, teacher, medical professional, law 2' occasion she had had sex with Mr. Epstein, consensual 3 enforcement officer or anybody else to your knowledge? 3 sex occurred shortly before she was interviewed by you .4 A. Not to my knowledge. 4 in of 2005, correct? . 5 Q. And be went directly to her because she was S A. Right. 6 18 in correct? 6 Q. She, too, introduced others to Mr. Epstein. 7 A. Correct 7 did she not? . 8 Q. And she told you that she, in fact, during the 8. A. Yes, I believe so. 9 first time, wearing thong panties, gave Mr. Epstein a Q. And do you ranentber interviewing her — within 10 massage, coual? 10 a week of your interview with Ms. a., you interviewed 11 A. Yes. 11 someone with the initials.? We can find this on 12 Q. And that she received money for that, correct? 12 page 16? 13 A. Yes. 13 A. Yes. 14 Q. And there was no prior arrangement of money 14 Q. At the bottom of page 16 of the affidavit, 15 for sex, so this, too, was not prostitution, correct? 15 Detective Samut (phonetic) and you on November 15th, met 16 A. Correct. 16 and during the sworn statement said she had met 17 Q. And she returned 15 times to Mr. Epstein's 17 Mr. Epstein a year . And she was — her date of 18 residence, correct? 18 birth on this report i Do you see that 19 A. A total of, yes, that's what she recalled. 19 four lines up on the bottom of 16? 20 Q. On at least one of the occasions, she was with 20 A. It would have been M. Is that the one 21 Ms. Jane Doe 103 who was also was paid $200, correct? 21 you're talking about? 22 A. Correa. 22 Q. This is on the bottom of page 16, 23 Q. And Mr. Epstein, in no way financially 23 . "November 15th, Detective Samut and I met with a. 24 profited from his relationship with correct? 24 A. You're on — yeah. 25 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 25 Q. I'm probably on a different-page than you. Do (561) 832-7500. 26 (Pages 416 to 419) PROSE COURT-REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciull (601 Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciutl (601 c6062637-abe1-452c-a836-bc614e314d7a EFTA00298238
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Page 420 1 you see the four lines from the bottom, short paragraph? 2 A. Yeah, right. 3 Q. "f, date of birth, n 4 Correct? 5 A. Right. 6 Q. So she said she met Mr. Epstein though • 7 correct? 8 A. I believe so. 9 Q. And Ms.. was accurate with her in saying 10 to her that she could make 5200 giving Mr. Epstein a 11 massage? 12 A. Yes. 13 Q. And Ms... said the massage would have to be 14 topless, correct? 15 A. I believe so, yes. 16 Q. And.. returned several times to 17 Mr. Epstein's horn; voluntarily, correct? 18 A. I believe so. 19 Q. Meaning, she agreed to go with Ms.. the 20 first time and meet Mr. Epstein and give him what she 21 knew would be a topless massage? 22 A. I don't know if the word "topless" came in, 23 but I know it was a massage. 24 Q. Take a look at the second — top of the 25 sentence of the next page. Ifs at the very top, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 422 BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Well, it could even be M.? A. It could have been the person who actually brought than. Q. And that any massage that occurred always occurred on the second floor of Mr. Epstein's El Brillo residence, correct? MS. ARBOUR: Earn. TILE WITNESS: I believe so. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. By *always,' I mean of all of the witnesses that were interviewed by them, they told you that they went upstairs with someone and entered a room where there was a massage table when Mr. Epstein came into the room, correct? MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: Correct. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Now, in 2003 you conducted a very different kind of criminal investigation that related to the same residence at El Brillo on Palm Beach, correct? A. Arc you talking about the burglary case? Q. Yes. A. That wasn't my case, but I assisted. Page 421 1 top two words. 2 A. "Massage topless," okay. 3 Q. And again, she was, like WI of the other 4 girls had no prior communication with Mr. Epstein, 5 Ms. or anyone at the El Brillo home before she 6 arrived there physically the first time, correct? 7 A. Correct. 8 Q. And there were no negotiations that you knew 9 of, you know, where prices were discussed, correct? 10 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 11 THE WITNESS: Not that I'm aware ot yes. 12 BY MR. WEINBERG: 13 Q. And what these girls repeatedly told you is 14 that they went to Mr. Epstein's home, invited by one of 15 their friends? 16 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 17 THE WITNESS: They were invited by one of 18 their friends or associates. 19 BY MR. WEINBERG: 20. Q. Came into the first floor and were taken by 21 somebody up to the second floor, correct? 22 A. Correct 23 Q. And that somebody was usually-? 24 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 25. THE. WITNESS: or, on occasion, it was a Page 423 1 Q. You were a participant in the investigation 2 burglary when Mr. Epstein was the victim, correct? 3 A. Correct. 4 Q. As part of your assistance, you brought 5 certain cameras into Mr. Epstein's home; is that 6 correct? 7 A- Correct 8 Q. And do you recall that Mr. Epstein shared with 9 you that he, himself, attempting to identify who was 10 stealing money from him, had gone out and for the 11 purpose of making that identification, had purchased 12 certain cameras himself? 13 A. I believe so, yes. 14 Q. And that he installed them so that the camera 15 was poking out of a camera on the first floor of his 16 residence, directed towards his desk area where he left 17 a bag that commonly had United States currency, correct? 18 A. I wasn't sure if it was the bag or the drawer, 19 but it was focused on the desk area. 20 Q. Camera, first floor directed to the desk area? 21 A. Yes. It was a bookshelf behind. It was like 22 an L bookshelf. 23 Q. And that you came in and supplemented those 24 cameras to try to help Mr. Epstein identify this thief, 25 correct? PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, 27 (Pages 420 to 423) INC. Electronically signed by Jeana Medal (601.280.428-9381) Electronically signed by Jeans RIccluti (601-280428.9381) O5062637-abel-452c-a8364x614e314d7a EFTA00298239
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Page 424 1 A. Correct. 2 Q. And you, thereafter, took out your cameras 3 when the thief was identified by Mr. Epstein, correct? 4 A. Correct. 5 Q. And the thief was identified through 6 photographs of this desk area on the first floor of 7 Mr. Epstein's residence, correct? 8 A. I believe so, yes. 9 Q. And you never saw a camera in the massage room 10 on the second floor of Mr. Epstein's residence during 11 this 2003 period, correct? 12 A. I never went upstairs. 13 Q. None of the girls said that the massages was a 14 videoed or a photographed event, did they? 15 A. One of the girls recalled having their 16 photograph taken while in a tub. 17 But no, I never went upstairs during that 18 investigation, so I don't know if there was any covert 19 cameras up there, so... 20 Q. You don't know that there was one, correct? 21 A. Correct 22 Q. And the only covert camera you knew of was the 23 one that Mr. Epstein disclosed to you, correct? 24 A. Correct 25 Q. And he disclosed it to you in saying he Pogo 426 1 A. I know that was some of their concerns, but I 2 don't believe anyone specifically came out and said, "I 3 was videotaped". 4 Q. Right. Nobody told you that the massage was 5 videoed, to their knowledge? 6 A. To their knowledge, no. 7 Q. And nobody told you that they had seen a 8 camera in the massage room on the second floor of 9 Mr. Epstein's residence. 10 A. I don't recall, because like I said, I know 11. that was one of the concerns. 12 Q. I want to separate out a concern from what 13 they told you they saw. No one ever told you they saw a 14 camera on the second floor of Mr. Epstein's residence? 15 A. I don't recall. I don't recall someone saying 16 that they saw a camera. I know that there was concerns 17 that the incident was videotaped. 18 Q. And they expressed to you that was just a 19 speculative subjective concern, but that they did not 20 see a camera videotaping any massage; is that correct? 21 MS. ARBOUR: Fonn. 22 THE WITNESS: Not that I can recall. 23 BY MR. WEINBERG: 24 Q. You interviewed roughly 30 different women 25 that had been to Mr. Epstein's home, correct? Page 425 • 1 purchased it, correct? . 2 A. Yes. 3 Q. And he purchased it from a spy store, a store 4 that sold such covert cameras, correct? 5 A. Yes. 6 Q. And he told you, you as a law enforcement 7 officer, that he had done so for a specific purpose, 8 correct? 9 A. It was for that case, yes. 10 Q. Right. To identify someone who was 11 responsible for the theft of currency from the desk area 12 on the first floor? 13 A. I believe it was currency and a gun, if Fm 14 not mistaken. 15 Q. And he neva told you he had ever, on any 16 other occasion, purchased a covert camera, correct? 17 A. Not that I'm aware og no. 18 Q. And with the exception of this one girl who 19 said she was photographed in a tub, no other girl told 20 you that they were photographed, correct? 21 A. I don't believe so. 22 Q. No girl told you that they were videoed, 23 correct? And by "no girl," I mean none of the girls 24 that you interviewed in connection to your 2005 25 investigation of Mr. Epstein. Page 427 1 A. Yes. 2 Q. Some over 18 and some under 18, correct? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q Some over 18 when you interviewed than, some 5 said that they had been there when they were under 18, 6 correct? 7 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 8 THE WITNESS: Correct. 9 13Y MR. WEINBERG: 10 Q. And not a single one of those 30 people told 11 you that they saw a camera on the second floor of 12 Mr. Epstein's residence, correct? 13 MS. ARBOUR Form, asked and answered. 14 THE WITNESS: I can't recall if anybody 15 specifically crime out and said that they saw a 16 camera or not 17 BY MR. WEINBERG: 18 Q. Nobody, to your current recollection, told you 19 that they saw videotaping of any massage that occurred 20 in Mr. Epstein's residence or any sexual contact that 21 occurred in Mr. Epstein's residence, cored? 22 MS. ARBOUR: Form. . 23 THE WITNESS: Not that I can recall. 24 BY MR. WEINBERG: 25 Q. And nobody said that they had ever seen a 28 (Pages 424 to 427) ' PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY INC.. (561) 832-7506 ' Bectronlcally signed by Jeans RIcclutl (601 . Electronically signed by Jeans RIcclud (601 c6062637-abel-452c-a836-bc614e31467a EFTA00298240
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Page 428 1 photograph of themselves in Mr. Epstein's residence with 2 one exception, that being Jane Doe 103, who claimed that 3 a photo was taken of ha in a tub, correct? 4 A. I believe it was just Jane Doe 103. 5 Q. Right. Not any of the other 29 or so 6 witnesses that you interviewed, correct? 7 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 8 THE WITNESS: Right. 9 BY MR. WEINBERG: 10 Q. And when you enteral Mr. Epstein's home, 11 pursuant to judicial authorization on October 20th, you 12 were looking for photographs, were you not? 13 A. Yes. 14 Q. And you did not fmd the photo of Ms. Jane Doe 15 103 that she said was taken of her in a tub, correct? 16 A. Carat. 17 Q. And Ms. Jane Doe 103 didn't tell you how many 18 months before October 10 and 11, 2005, the dates of your 19 interview with her, that photo was taken, correct? 20 A. She did not give a specific date, no. 21 . So once a in remembering back, she turned 18 22 on The photo could have been taken 23 after she was 18, before she was 18, correct? 24 A. It could have been either one. 25 Q. And she never claimed that Mr. Epstein was in 1 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 2 THE WITNESS: Yeah Yes. 3 BY MR. WEINBERG: 4 Q. Jennifer Doe 4, do you recall her? 5 A. Do you mean Jane Doe 4? 6 Q. I'm sorry, Jane Doe 4. A. Yes. 8 Q. Do you recall interviewing her in or around 9 October 6, 2005? 10 A. Yes. 11 Q. And do you recall reciting to a judge in a 12 probable cause affidavit certain statements that 13 Ms. Jane Doe 4 made to you? 14 A. 'recall! put in — I put in a lot of 15 information that had been gathered during the 16 investigation for the search warrant. 17 Q. And is it fair to say that — and I want to 18 focus you on the probable cause affidavit rather than 19 the search warrant affidavit, because that's the one 20 that's in evidence as Exhibit 1, that you said 21 therein — it's on page 9 if you want to work through 22 Ms. Jane Doe 4 with me — that you interviewed her on 23 October 6, 2005? That's the bottom paragraph. 24 A. Yes. 25 Q. And that her date of birth was Page 429 1 the tub with ha, did she? 2 A. No. I believe was with her. 3 Q. At the time of the photo? 4 A. Yes. 5 Q. You're certain she said that? 6 A. I believe so. 7 Q. Is there any reason that you didn't say that 8 in your report? 9 MS. ARBOUR; Form. 10 THE WITNESS: Again, I'm going off 11. recollection. 12 BY MR. WEINBERG: 13 • Q. Okay. 14 A. I believe that's what she said tome. 15 Q. And I'll go back. Is them any reason —1 16 represent to you that's not in your 87-page incident 17 report Is there any reason you would have omitted such 18 a description of the type of photo that Ms. Jane Doe 103 19 was claiming to you was taken of her in the tub? 20 A. No, I would have not omitted anything from the 21 report. 22 Q. So, therefore, that would have been the kind 23 of detail that you would have included in the report if, 24 • in fact, you recalled it happening at or around the time 25 you wrote the report, correct? Page 431 1 is that correct? 2 A. Yes. 3 Q. So at the time you interviewed her, she was 4 over 18, correct? S MS. ARBOUR: Fonn. 6 THE WITNESS: I believe so, yes. 7 BY MR. WEINBERG: 8 Q. And you interviewed her at University? 9 A. Yes. 10 • Q. And you explained to her why you were there, 11 cared? 12 A. Yes. 13 Q. Which is, that you were conducting a criminal 14 investigation of Jeffrey Epstein? 15 A. That is correct. 16 Q. And that's a practice you used when you were 17 introducing yourself to either the adult witnesses who 18 had turned 18 or the parents of the minor witnesses, 19 correct? • 20 MS. ARBOUR: Form. • 21 THE WITNESS. Correct. 22 BY MR. WEINBERG: 23 Q. And Ms. Jane Doe 4 told you that she was aware 24 of the ongoing investigation; is that correct? 25 A. Yes. • 29 (Pages 428 Lo 43].} PROSE COURT REPORTING. AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciuti (601 Electronically signed by Jeann Ricciuti (601 c5062637-abo1-452c-a836-hc614e314d7a EFTA00298241
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1 Page 432 Q. And neverthelms, she agreed that she would Page 434 1 Q. And she told you that she was comfortable with 2 Speak to you; is that right? 2 what she was doing? 3 A. Correct 3 MS. ARBOUR: Form. • 4 Q. And she told you that she had known..? 4 BY MR. WEINBERG: 5 A. Yes. ' . 5 Q. Let me put it another way: That if she was 6.. Q. And that IMI. was the person who introduced 6 uncomfortable, she would not do what she was 7 her to Jeffrey Epstein? 7 uncomfortable in doing, correct? MS. ARBOUR: Form • 8 MS. ARBOUR: Same objection. 9 THE WITNESS: I believe so. 9 THE WITNESS: • Right. 10. BY MR. WEINBERG: 10 BY MR. WEINBERG: 11. Q. And again, this was not a meeting that was — 11 Q. In other words — 12 . the introduction of Jane Doe 4 to Epstein by IMI. was 12 A. It was actually even stated in the — that if 13 not preceded by — 13 she felt uncomfortable, to say so and Mr. Epstein would 14 ' (Ms. O'Connor exits the proceedings.) 14 stop pushing the issue. 15. MR. PIKE: Go ahead and finish the question, 15 Q. And she wasn't the tint person that told you 16 • but then don't answer until your attorney returns, 16 this; is that correct? 17 okay? 17 MS. ARBOUR: Fenn. 18 MR. WEINBERG: Well, we can withdraw that 18 THE WITNESS: I believe so. I believe she 19 question and take a five-minute break. Let's take 19 wasn't the only one. 20 a break. 20 BY MR. WEINBERG: 21 (A brief recess was taken.) 21 Q. And you interviewed a number of people that 22 (Ms. O'Connor re-joins the proceedings.) 22 told you that Mr. Epstein would ask them to take off all 23 BY MR. WEINBERG: • 23 thek clothes, and they would take off as much clothes 24 • Q. Page 9 on So Ms. Jane Doe 4's 24 as they felt comfortable with and we re not forced to 25 . aaffidavit. date of birth is and she was 18 at the time of 25 take off any remaining clothes, correct? Page 433 Page 435 1 your interview, correct? 1. A. I know that there were, I believe., one or two 2 A. I believe so. 2 that went down to their bra and panties when he told 3 Q. And since your interview was in October and 3 . them to get comfortable. And during the interviews, 4 her birthday was in she had been 18 for 4 Mr. Epstein stated to take off either their bra and/or 5 months? 5 panties. is A. (Non-verbal response). 6 Q. And they would either do it or not do it, 7 Q. Is that correct? 7 depending on their choice, correct? 8 . MS. ARBOUR Form. 8 MS. ARBOUR: Fon. 9 THE WITNESS: I believe so. 9 THE WITNESS: Correct 10 . BY MR. WEINBERG: 10 BY MR. WEINBERG: 11 Q. And she toldott that she had been introduced 11 Q. I mean, none of them said Mr. Epstein tore 12 to Jeff Epstein by M., correct? 12. their clothes off — 13. A. Correct. • 13 A. No. 14 Q. And that she, like others who Ms... brought 14 Q. — over their objection? 15 to Mr. Epstein's house, knew that the purpose for which 15 A. No. 16 she was going was to give a massage and receive some 16 MS. ARBOUR: Form. .17 . money, correct? 17 BY MR. WEINBERG: 18 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 18 Q. And all of them told you that he respected the 19 THE WITNESS: I believe so, yes. 19 limits that they set; he didn't physically overcome 20 BY MR. WEINBERG: 20 their limits, correct? 21 Q. • And she told you that she had been there lots 21 . MS. ARBOUR: Form: 22 of times over two years, correct? 22 THE WITNESS: There was one girl in 23 .. MS: ARBOUR: Form. . 23 .particular, I can recall, where he was massaging 24 THE WITNESS: Yes. Yes. 24 her vagina and told her to relax, I'm not going 25 BY MR. WEINBERG: 25 inside. And she claimed that during the massage, 30 (Pages 432 to 435) PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciutl (601 Electronically signed by Jeans Riccluti (601 c5662637-abet-452c-a836-bc614e314d7a EFTA00298242
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Page 440 1 Q. In other worth, through the vast majority of 2 the period she was seeing Mr. Epstein, she was giving 3 Mr. Epstein massages that she represented to you were 4 given with most of her clothes on? 5 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 6 THE WITNESS: That's what 1— that's what she 7 claimed, yes. 8 BY MR. WEINBERG: 9 Q. And that Ms. Jane Doe 4, like others, said 10 that she was driven over by the person that introduced 11 her, in this case, Ms. M.? 12 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 13. THE WITNESS: Right. 14 BY MR. WEINBERG: 15 !,I ; That she would be met on the first floor by 16 = correct? 17 A. Correct. 18 Q. That she would voluntarily accompany 19 upstairs, correct? 20 MS. ARBOUR: Foam. 21 THE WITNESS: Correct. 22 BY MR. WEINBERG: 23 Q. And that the massage was always in the 24 upstairs area, correct? 25 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 1 2. 3 4 5 6 7 8" 9 10 11 12 13. 14 15 16 17. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 442 Q. So certainly, with Ms. Jane Doe 4, that was • no indication that Mr. Epstein ever did anything except defer to the limits that she set on her massage, correct? MS. ARBOUR: Fenn. THE WITI•IFSS: She did state that he would try to get away with more and more on each massage, which was quoted in the PC, but... BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Right. All sbe had to do was say no, and he stopped. • • MS. ARBOUR: Form. ' THE WITNESS: That's pretty much what she stated. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. With all of the women you interviewed, they were brought to the house by somebody else who was one of their friends: is that correct? MS. ARBOUR: Form. BY MR. WEINBERG: . Q. Or associates? MS. ARBOUR: Same objection. THE WITNESS: Pretty much. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. And it was common practice during these events Page 441 1 THE WITNESS: Correct. 2 BY MR. WEINBERG: 3 Q. And nobody ever told you that they had engaged 4 in any sexual activity with Mr. Epstein in his lust 5 floor office, did they? 6 A. Not that I can recall, no. 7 Q. Or that he ever received a massage in his 8, first floor office, cornea? And by "office," I mean 9 that area that that theft of money from his bag a 10 • drawer occurred two years before. • . 11 A. Not that I can recall. • . 12 Q. And Ms. Jane Doe 4 continued to tell you that 13 as she described her massages, that on one occasion, 14 Mr. Epstein grabbed her buttocks and when he tried to 15 touch her breasts, she would pull away, tell him to stop 16 and he would stop, correct? 17 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 18 Tim WITNESS: Yes. 19 BY MR. WEINBERG: 20 Q. And that, likewise, she said that she set . 20 21'. limits and would not permit Mr. Epstein to in any way 21 22 we a vibrator, correct? 22 23 . MS. ARBOUR: Form. 23 24 WITNESS: Correct 24 25 BY MR. WEINBERG: 25 1. 2 '3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13' 14 15 • 16 17 18 19 Page 443 for the person who brought them to stay at the house during at least the first of the massages, correct? MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: Correct. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. So that, for instance, Ms. M. stayed at the house while Ms Jane Doe 4gave Mr. Epstein a massage for the first time, correct? MS. ARBOUR: Font INE.WITNESS. 'believe so. BY MR. WEINBERG: . er And Ms. M . stayed at the house while Ms. M. gave Mr. Epstein a massage for the first time, correct? A. Correct. Q. When you interviewed Ms. M., she never told you that she heard anybody scream or complain or object or protest the massage while she was in the house, correa? MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: I did recall an incident involving a girl by the name of U. - BY MR. WEINBERG: • • Q. Risk. A., where.r think the* was a disagreement 32 (Pages 440 to 443) PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY; . • 1561) 832-7 5 0 6 Electronically signed by Jeana Mcclull (801M Electronically signed by Jeana Moduli (601 c6062637-abut -452c-a836-bc614e314d7a EFTA00298244
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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 . 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 444 1 between Mr. Epstein and Ms. M. and there was -- 2 Q. She was upset — 3 A. — she was upset, and I think she left and no 4 moneys were paid. 5 Q. Right. And didn't she come back a second time 6 even though she was upset the first time? 7 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 8 THE WITNESS: Yes, she did. 9 BY MR. WEINBERG: 10 Q. And with that exception, there was no other 11 representation made to you by any of the friends of the 12 masseuses or the people that introduced them to 13 Mr. Epstein, that any of the people that gave him a 14 massage ever had a conflict that they complained about 15 verbally or screamed or yelled in the house, correct? 16 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 17 THE WITNESS: Not that fm aware of, no. 18 BY MR. WEINBERG: 19 Q. And there were occasions, were there not, 20 where some of these girls that went to Mr. Epstein's 21 house to give massages had boyfriends? 22 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 23 THE WITNESS: I believe so. 24 BY MR. WEINBERG: 25 Q. And on occasion, the guys took the girds to Page 446 1 A. Yes. 2 Q. How long before the prior deposition was that 3 meeting? 4 A. It was actually documented in the report. I 5 did a supplement to that nature. I want to say a month, 6 a month before, a month and a half prior. 7 Q. So this is in 2010? 8 A. Yes. 9 Q. And this was shortly before the fu•st day of 10 the current deposition? 11 A. Yes. 12 Q. And you wrote a report about meeting with 13 Mr. Kuvin? 19 A. Ult•hult 15 Q. And that tt.po. t is available to us as a public 16 record? 17 A. Yes. It's with the case number. 18 Q. And the case number being the '06 number or 19 the '05 number? 20 A. Thc '05 — well, ifs cross referenced back 21 and forth, so... 22 Q. And do you recall what the content of the 23 conversation between you and Mr. Kuvin were? 24 A. It really wasn't much. I mean, I told him — 25 he asked about certain things within the report; I Page 445 1 the house — 2 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 3 BY MR. WEINBERG: 4 Q. — since someof them didn't drive? 5 A. I'm trying to think. I know some took taxis, 6 I know — I wouldn't know if the boyfriends took them (): 7 not. 8 Q. Let me ask you some different kind of questions as we work our way to the lunch break. • Have you discussed your testimony with any of the Plaintiffs' lawyers before corning to the first deposition last month? A. I spoke with Mr. KUVI11. Q. Yes. A. I met with him at Starbueks in West Palm prior to the depo. Q. And did he ask you to meet with him or did you ask to meet with him? A. He had called me and asked to meet with me. Q. And did he tell you the purpose of meeting with you was to try to talk to you about the Epstein case? A. I believe so. Q. And you agreed and went and met with him, correct? Page 44"/ 1 referred him to the report That was basically it. 2 Q. Was there any discussion of the subjects that 3 he intended to ask you about during the deposition? 4 A. No. He bad asked me some certain things regarding the report, and I just referred him to the 6 report. I was like, no, it's documented. 7 Q. Did he al you whether there was any current 8 investigation ongoing regarding Mr. Epstein? 9 A. I don't believe so. 10 Q. Did he tell you that he was aware of an 11 ongoing investigation being conducted by another agency? 12 A. I daft believe so. 13 Q. Did he discuss with you any knowledge that he 14 possessed regarding any ongoing Federal investigation? 15 A. No, not that i was aware of. 1.6 Q. Did he try to motivate you to recommence a 17 criminal investigation of Mr. Epstein? 18 A. No. 19 Q. Are you engaged in any ongoing criminal 20 investigation of Mr. Epstein? 21 A. No, I am not, and... 22 Q. Do you know whether anyone else in your 23 • department is? 24 A. Nopc. 25 Q. Same questions for Mr. Edwards: Did you ever 33 (Pages 444 to 447) PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciuti (801 Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciuti (601 c6062637-abe1-462c-a836-bc614o314d7a EFTA00298245
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8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Page 448 1 have any communications with Mr. Edwards prior to the 2 start of the deposition that was on March 19, 2010? 3 A. I did speak with Mr. Edwards by telephone some 4 time ago. It might even bo documented in the report us 5 well. 6 Q. What's your memory of that conversation? Who 7 called who? 8 A. He called me. There was some reference to a 9 girl that was, what he claimed, was not on the part of 10 the original investigation; that he has a client. I 11 referred him to the FBI, because everything had been 12 turned over to the FBI, so... 13 Q. So he called you to see whether or not his 14 client was in any way included in your prior 15 investigation? What exactly do you recall him saying? 16 A. It was he has or had a client, I'm not 17 really sum. 18 Q. Did he name the client? 19 A. No. 20 Q. How would you know whether or not his client 21 was included? 22 A. We have nothing at the police department. 23 Everything was referred over to the FBI, so it was easy 24 for me to say contact the FBI because we have nothing 25 here. 150 1 Q. And Mr. Garcia? 2 A. No. 3 Q. And anyone from Mr. Josefsberg or anybody fro 4 his law firm? 5 A. No. 6 Q. How about investigators, did you know a man 7 nano listen? 8 A. No. 9. Q. Fandrey? 10 A. No. 11 Q. Jenne? 12 A. No. 13 Q.' Has any private investigator ever attempted to 14 interview you regarding Jeffrey Epstein? 15 A. No. 16 Q. Has any private investigator ever informed you 17 that they were conducting surveillance on Jeffrey 18 Epstein's residence? 19 A. No. 20 Q. Did you have occasion to learn that any 21 private investigator was ever conducting a nighttime 22 surveillance of Jeffrey Epstein's residence during the 23. past 12 months? 24 A. No. My — no. My only involvement with 25 private investigators were the ones that were following Page 449 1 Q. And do you have any other recollection of the 2 conversation with Mr. Edwards? 3 A. Not that I'm aware of, no. 4 Q. Do you recall what in the incident report 5 Mr. Kevin was asking you about? 6 A. No. I know I documented it, but... Q. So whatever the report that you documented would be your best memory of your conversation with him? A. Yes. Q. Now, after the start of the deposition, did you have any further conversations with Mr. Kuvin or Mr. Edwards regarding Mr. Epstein or regarding these proceedings other than the ones that were on the record during the deposition? A. Since the dopers started? Q. Yes. A. No. Q. And during the deposition, during any of the breaks in the deposition, did either of the two Plaintiffs' lawyers have any conversations with you of A. Nothing case-related. It was just... Q. Same questions regarding Mr. Mermelsteln and 24 Mr. Horowitz flaw you ever spoken to them? 25 A. No. Page 451 1 me and pulling my trash. But other than that, that's 2 it. 3 Q. Whoever they were, whatever they did, let's 4 put that aside. You've had no direct communication with 5 any person who represented themselves to be working with 6 any of the Plaintiffs' lawyers in this case? 7 A. No. 8 Q. And do you know whether or not Chief Reiter 9, had any communications with any investigator working on 10 the Epstein investigation? 11 A. Not that I'm aware of. 12 Q. Did he ever tell you that he had any 13 communications with Mr. Jenne, or Mr. Fandrey or 14 Mr. Fisten? 15 A. Not that fin aware of. 16 Q. And have you ever seen any note, report, 17 document, memorandum, e-mail or log entry in the Palm 18 Beach records that anyone had been observed 19 surveillance — surveying Mr. Epstein's residence in the 20 past 24 months? 21 A. Not that I'm aware of. 22 Q. Would investigators, in a normal course of 23 business, if they were conducting an investigation in a 24 private area of Palm Beath, notify the police that they 25 intended to be parked in a certain area and watching a 34 (Pages 448 Lo 451) PROSE COURT REPORTING:AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Jeana Riceititi (601 Electronically signed by Jeans nicciuti (601 650624374b01-462c-a8364x614•314d7a EFTA00298246
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Page 452 Page 454 1 certain residence? 1 regarding investigations. I mean, I usually 2 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 2' forward e-mails to the woman who inputted the 3 THE.WITNESS: Some do, some don't In my 3 supplements into the report. I utilin'd the • 4 years of experience, I've encountered private 4 e-mails for communication with other agencies, s investigators that informed the police department, 5 researching information. 6' and there's investigators that don't. 6 BY MR. WEINBERG: 7 BY MR. WEINBERG: 7 Q. Were there any other agencies involved in the 8 Q. Media. The media: Have you, yourself, ever 8 investigation of Jeffrey Epstein when you began it in 9 talked to a media representative/reporter named Connolly 9 the fall of 2005? 10 who was doing an article for Vanity Fair? 10 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 11 . A. He did telephone me several times and left me 11 THE WITNESS: Not that I'm — no, not that I'm 12 voice mails. I believe I called him once and referred 12 aware of. 13 him to our media person, which was Janet Consuelo. I 13 BY MR. WEINBERG: 14 said, you know, if you have — want anything media 14 Q. And with the exception of Federal agencies, 15 related, dst's the person you need to speak to. I 15 were there any other agencies involved at any time in 16 don't speak to media. But other than that... 16 the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein? Putting aside the 17 Q. Any other media representative attempt to 17 FBI and the Federal authorities. 18 speak to you? 18 A. Not that I'm aware of. 19 A. Local reporters, they sent me e-mails, but 1 19 Q. And did you use your e-mail to communicate 20 just referred those to Janet. 20 with any Federal authority regarding Jeffrey Epstein? 21 Q. Sure. And how would they — did you have 21 A. I don't believe so. 22 e-mail addresses that are ace assible to members of the 22 Q. Do you have the e-mail addresses of the 23 media and the public? 23. various FBI agents who was involved in the Federal 24 A. I mean, they're on my business card, you know, 24 investigation of Mr. Epstein? 25 my e-mail address, so... 25 MS. ARBOUR: Form.. Page 453 Page 455 Q. What e-mail address is that on your business 1 BY MR. WEINBERG: 2 card? 2 Q. For instance, Ms. Kizitendahl is the case 3 A. 3 Cent- 4 Q. And is that an e-mail that you would use to 4 MS. ARBOUR: Same objection. 5 conduct electronic communications with other police 5 TIE WITNESS: I don't believe so. I don't 6 offiects on an investigation? 6 believe so. 7 A. It's the e-mail that I use for work, yeah. 7 BY MR. WEINBERG: 8 Q. When did you start using that e-mail? 8 Q. Do you know Whellwr or not you ever sent a 9 A. When we rust got it. I mean... 9 communication to the FBI from your office in jrecarey 10 Q. How many years ago? Do you recall when you 10 e-mail? 11 first got an e-mail system or a personal e-mail for 11 A. I can't recall, but I don't believe so. 12 yourself? 12 Q. How about the media? 13 A. I don't know. I would venture to say back in 13 A. I don't speak to the media, so... 14 like 2003,2002. 14 Q. How about Chief Reiter? 15 Q. So before the beginning of the investigation 15 A. Within the agency, yeah, I sent e-mails all 16 of Mr. Epstein? 16 the time within the agency to different detectives, 17 A. (Igen-verbal response). 17 secretarial staff, Chief. 18 Q. And before the beginning of Ms. Pagan's 18 Q. Was there a decision that was discussed 19 investigation of Mr. Epstein; is that correct? 19 between you and Chief Reiter as to whether or not to 20 A. I believe so. 20 make available the incident report to the media, the 21 Q. And what is your practice in terms of using 21 Epstein 87-page incident report? 22 e-mail to communicate with other officers or other 22 A. I know I wasn't consulted with that. I mean, 23 detectives engaged in a common investigation? 23 that was decisions made. 24 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 24 Q. Who made that decision? 25 THE WITNESS: Generally, I don't send e-mails 25 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 35 (Pages 452 Lo 4 5 5) PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC." Electronically signed by Jeana Medial (601 Electronically signed by Jeans Moduli (601 c50126374brI-4520-4835-bc614•314dre EFTA00298247
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Page 456 1 BY MR. WEINBERG: 2 Q. To the best of your knowledge. 3 A. You'd have to ask Chief Reiter on that one. 4 Q. Is it ordinary practice of the Palm Beach 5 Police to disseminate incident reports to the media? 6 MS. ARBOUR Form. 7 THE WITNESS: Once they're filed, they become 8 public record, so you can go into the police agency 9 and ask for any report. 10 BY MR. WEINBERG: 11 Q. And the media has access to the incident 12 reports? 13 A. That's correct. 14 MS. ARBOUR Fortn. 15 BY MR. WEINBERG: 16 Q. And was there anything unusual, from your 17 perspective, regarding how this incident report was 18 handled vis-a-vis the media? 19 A. I don't believe so. 20 Q. But if there was, that would have been a 21 decision made by Chief Reiter and not yourself, correct? 22 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 23 THE WITNESS: Correct. 24 BY MR. WEINBERG: 25 Q. This case, this investigation began in March Page 458 1 interviewed by the Palm Beach Police between March of 2 2005 and your beginnings of the investigation in late 3 September of 2005? . 4 A. That would have been documented in the report. 5 Q. Do you recall any other woman interviewed 6 during that six-month period? 7 A. I can't recall. 8 Q. Do you recall that trash pulls were occurring 9 during this March and April of 2005 period? 10 A. I did read that, yes. 11 Q. Do you recall that within the trash pulls, 12 there was some references to a belief amongst the 13 officers that there were sex utensils or sex objects 14 that were being identified and pulled out of the trash? 15 A. Yes. 16 MS. ARBOUR Form. 17 THE WITNESS: I recall the incident, the thing 18 you're talking about, which was later turned out to 19 be a handle of a — utensils. 20 BY MR. WEINBERG: 21 Q. Of an eating utensil? 22 A. Yeah. 23 Q. And do you recall within the incident report 24 there was a reference to this so-called object as one 25 that was consistent with use of anal sex? Page 457 1 of 2005, correct? 2 A. Correct. 3 Q. With a phone call from someone connected to 4 ..'s family into the police department? MS. ARBOUR: Form. 6 BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Is that right? 8 A. I believe so. 9 And you read n report regarding a debriefing 10 of M., correct? 11 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 12 THE WITNESS: I believe so, yes. 13 BY MR. WEN:BERG: 14 Q. But you had no ability to reach your own 15 aulibility determinations because you, yourself, never 16 reinterviewed Ms. M., correct? 17 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 18 THE WITNESS: Correct. 19 . BY MR. WEINBERG: 20 Q. And those interviews were exclusively done by 21 others; is that right? 22 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 23 THE WITNESS: Correct. 24 BY MR. WEINBERG: 25 O. And Were there any other young women who were Page 459 1 A. Yes. They thought originally it was an anal • 2 wand. 3 (Mr. Garcia entered the room.) 4 BY MR. WEINBERG: 5 • Q. And do you recall that, even after your search 6 on October 20. 2005, wherein you saw lots of similar 7 utensils in the kitchen that clearly were designed for 8 eating; that there was no amendment to the Incident 9 report that reflected the discoveries of October 20 in 10 that the believed sex toys were, in fact, kitchen 11 Menai? 12 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 13 (Ms. Finnigan exits the proceedings.) 14 BY MR. WEINBERG: 15 Q. That was a terribly-worded question. 16 A. I was just going to say. 17 Q. Let me reword it. 18 The incident report contained the beliefs of 19 the officers, that what they were picking out of the 20 garbage were sexual mechanisms that -- 21 A. Right, they thought they were anal wands. 22 Q. — they thought were anal wands. 23 A. Right 24 Q. That on October 20th, when you went to 25 Mr. Epstein's residence, you realized as a professional 36 (Pages 456 to 459) (561) .832-750.0 . . PROSE COURT 'REPORTING 'AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Jeana Medlin (601 Electronically signed by Jeana Riccluti (601 c6002637413•1452e48384=614•31447a EFTA00298248
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Page 460 1 law enforcement officer that that conclusion was 2 mistaken. 3 A. Correct. 4 Q. Putt these objects taken out of the garbage 5 were, in fact, pans of eating utensils, correct? 6 A. Correct. 7 Q. Was there ever an amendment to the incident 8 report that reflected the knowledge that what had 9 previously believed to have been a sex utensil was, in 10 fact, an eating utensil? 11 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 12 THE WITNESS: It might have been referenced in 13 the report I'm net 100 percent certain on that. 14 BY MR. WEINBERG: 15 Q. If it wasn't in the 'two t, then there wasn't 16 an amendment to the report, fair to say? 17. MS. ARBOUR: Form. 18 THE WITNESS: Fair to say. 19 BY MR. WEINBERG: 20 Q. I want to go back to September, when you first 21 got involved. You asked Ms. Pagan and others to send 22 you any tape recordings that had been conducted during 23 the beginning days of the investigation; is that 24 correct? 25 A. Correct Page 462 A. l wanted to familiarize myself completely with 2 the case. 3 Q. And the best way to do it, you concluded as a 4 professional officer, was to listen to the verbatim tape 5 recordings? 6 MS. ARBOUR: Fort. 7 THE WITNI3SS: As I would on any other case. • 8 BY MR. WEINBERG: 9 Q. And you wrote a report, an incident report 10 that is dated September 26, 2005. Let Inc just show you 11 this and ask you then to give it back because it's full 12 of notes, but I want to ask you a couple of questions 13 from there. Do you recognize this kind of document? 14 A. Yes. That was a supplement that I had 15 submitted to the secretary to be inputted into the 16 report. 17 Q. And in that supplement, you had referenced in 18 this middle paragraph, "On September 22, I was informed 19 by Sergeant Szarszewski — 20 A. Szarszcwski, yes. 21 Q. — that there would be no trash pickup as it 22 was recycled pickup day." And then you sent a request 23 for copies of the micro and standard-sized cassettes, 24 were requested from Crime Scene to familiarize myself 25. with the interviews conducted. Page 461 1 Q. And you wanted to hear the tape recordings, 2 did you not? 3 A. Yes.' 4 Q. And even one of the tapes was kind of — it 5 was broken during the copying for you, correct? 6 A. Correct 7 Q. And you wanted to hear the tapes because you 8 knew that listening to the tapes would give you the best 9 source of knowledge as to whth witnesses were telling 10 police officers in your absence, correct? 11 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 12 ' THE WITNESS: I wanted to get the perspective 13 of the victim, yes. 14 BY MR. WEINBERG: 15 Q. And the perspective of the victim is more 16 accurately disclosed through a contemporaneous tape 17 recording than through note taking, correct? 18 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 19 THE WITNESS: I believe so. 20 BY MR. WEINBERG: . 21 Q. And therefore, the source that you wanted to 22 got was the tape recordings, correct? 23 A. Correct. 24 Q. Rather than just relying on the narrative that 25 was incorporated into an incident report, correct? 1 2 3 4 S 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17. '18 19 20 21 22 24 25. Page 463 And the crime scene, the crime scene in this investigation was Mr. Epstein's residence, correct? A. No, from the Crime Scene Unit Q. From the Crime Scene Unit? A. Yes, who holds all evidence from the Palm Beach Police Department. Q. So the word "Crime Scene" refers to a unit within the Palm Beach Police Department? A. The Crime Scene Unit, yes. Q. And they're the evidence custodians? A. Yes. Q. And they have logs of evidence going in and out? A. Correct. Q. Just like you kept logs when different items . seized on October 20th were reviewed by you, correct? A. What logs are you referring to? Q. You kept different property logs. A. Oh, the property receipts? Yes. That's done with every piece of evidence Nat gets submitted into Crime Scene. Q. So therefore, the Crime Scene has a log that would contain an identification of each item of evidence that was maintained by the Palm Beach Police as of September 22,2005, correct? ' 0 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciuti (601 Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciuti (601:11/11 37 (Pages 460 to 463) INC. c6062637-0•1-462e48364x614•314d7a EFTA00298249
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1 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19. 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 464 A. They have property receipts, yes, copies of the property receipts. . Q. So they would have the receipts for the videos that reflected surveillance before September 22nd, correct? A- Correct. Q. They would have property receipts for the results of the bash pulls before September 22nd. • A. Correct. Q. And the had the tape recording of their debriefing ofM., correct? . A. Correct. Q. Wherein M. said that she went to Mr. Epstein's house on one occasion, correct? A. I believe so, yes. Q. With M., correct? A. Yes. Q. Knew what she was going there for? MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: So she claims, yes. BY MR. WEINBERG: Q. Represented herself to be 18 to Mr. Epstein? MS. ARBOUR: Form. THE WITNESS: That, I don't recall. • Page 466 1 Q. Now, also told you that immediately after 2 • leaving Mr. Epstein's house with the $200 or $300 she 3 received that day, she and.. went shopping, correct? 4 A. She told Detective Pagan. 5. Q. Right. And she was inolthe only different 6 women told you that they went shopping with the money 7 they got from Mr. Epstein following their massages, 8 correct? 9 MR. GARCIA: Object to the form. 10 THE WITNESS: I can't recall if they told me 11 they weat specifically shopping, but.: 12 BY MR. WEINBERG: • 13 Q. Did you ever ask them what they did with the 14 $200 they received? 15 A. I might have. I can't recall at this time if 16 I did or didn't. 17 Q. Did you ever ask lane Doe 103 — strike that. 18 • • Jane Doe I.03 told you that she had received a 19 significant amount of money because she said she bad 20 • gone to Mr. Epstein's home on many occasions, correct? 21. MS. ARBOUR: Form. 22 • THE WITNESS: Yes. n BY MR. WEINBERG: • 24 Q. And that it totaled thousands, rather than 25 hundreds, correct? Page 465 BY MR. WEINBERG: 2 Q. If it's in the incident report, you wouldn't 3 believe that's inconsistent with your memory, correct? 4 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 5 BY MR. WEINBERG: 6 Q. In other words, if it's in your incident 7. report, you have no reason to doubt that she said that? 8 A. Correct. 9 • Q. If it was said, it was said to someone else, 10 correct? 11 MS. ARBOUR: Font 12 . THE WITNESS: Correct. 13 BY MR. WEINBERG: 14 Q. Your recollection is that, as you testified to 15 last time, that took her upstairs, correct? 16 . A. Who, ? 17. 18 A. She is the ono who was interviewed by 19 Detective Paw, but... 20 Q. . Right. But she described it that some other 21: woman took hefupstairs, correct? 22 A. Some other woman, yes. 23 Q. But she didn't give the name or or 24 any third party, correct? 25 A. I believe so. Page 467 1 A. I would believe so. . 2 Q. And did you ever ask her what she did with her 3 money? 4 A. I can't recall if I did or didn't. 5 Q. Do you recall ha declining or reflising to 6 tell you what happened to the money that she made with 7 Mr. Epstein? 8 • A. I can't recall. 9 Q. When you drafted the search warrant 10 affidavit — 11 A. Yes, sir. 12 Q. — this was less than a month into the 13 investigation that was being led by you, correct? 14 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 15 THE WITNESS. Uh-huh. 16- . BY MR. WEINBERG: It Q. You took it over in the third week of 18 September of 2005? 19 A. Towards the end of September, yes. 20 Q. There had — and you one of the first things 21 you did was to interview correct? 22 A. That was in October. 23 . Q. The first week in October, correct? 24 A. Yes. 25 Q. And you went to Ms...'s house, did you not? PROSE COURT 38 (Pages 464 to 467) REPORTING. AGENCY, INC.• Electronically signed by Jeana Ricciuti (601 Electronically signed by Jeans Ricciuti (601 06042837-ebet-452c-a834-bc814•314d7a EFTA00298250
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Page 468 Page 470 1 A. Yes, I did. 2 • Q. Ms... lived out of Palm Beach, did she not? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. And the decision was made that you could 5 interview her without the presence of an officer from a 6 different department if she elected to come back to the 7 headquarters, correct? 8 A. Correct. 9 Q. And you asked her to come back to the 10 headquarters, correct? 11 A. Yes, I did. 12 Q. And she agreed to corns back to the 13 headquarters, did she not? 14 A. Yes, she did 15 Q. And at that point in time, when she was at her 16 house and you were asking her to be cooperative, she 17 agreed to be cooperative; is that right? 18 A. Well, she agreed to come back to the Police 19' Department for further questioning. 20 Q. And she agreed essentially to cooperate with 21 your investigation of the interview, right? 22 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 23 THE S: Correct. I mean, she answered 24 the questions, if that's what you mean. 25 BY MR. WEINBERG: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18- .19 20 21 22 23 24 25 telephones that you use to call out, correct? A. Yes. Q. And are tape recorders which would permit you to tape record an outgoing phone call, correct? A. Yes. Q. And Ms... certainly told ou that she had spoken on occasion on the phone to A. Yea Q. And that she had spoken to for the purpose of scheduling certain visits to Mr. Epstein's home, correct? A. Yes. Q. And that she had Ms. phone number? A. Uh-huh. Q. And that she could have called Ms. while she was at the Police headquarters, correct? A. Yes. Q. And did you decide whether or not you would ask her to make such a call? A. It was within her statement where she claimed she wanted nothing to do with or Mr. Epstein, that she had stopped communicating with so it would have been out of the norm for her to call. Q. You have asked cooperating witnesses to place tape recorded telephone calls to targets of your Page 469 1 Q. And she answered them by identifying to you at 2 least six other people that she had brought and 3 introduced to Mr. Epstein, correct? 4 A. Correct. 5 Q. And she agreed to talk to you abort.; is 6 that right? 7 A. I believe so, yes. 8 Q. And she answered any questions you asked her; 9 is that right? 10 A. Yes. • 11 Q. Mr. Epstein was in town at the time; is that 12 right? 13 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 14 BY MR. WEINBERG: 15 Q. 'Do you recall that your incident report 16 reflects that his — 17 A. Yes, that his plane was in town, yes. 18 Q. And that Ms is at the Police Department 19 with you; is that right? 20 A. Ub-huh. 21 Q. She is being interviewed behind a one-way 22 glass so that the content of the interview was being .23 observed by others? 24 A. Yes. 25 Q. And within the Police Department are Page 471 1 investigation on other occasions, have you not? 2 A. Yes. 3 Q. And that was certainly an investigative 4 technique that you considered employing in this case? 5 A. Considered it. 6 Q. And then you made a decision as the case agent 7 not to request that Ms... lace a recorded phone call 8 to either Mr. Epstein or Ms. =, correct? '9 A. Correct. • 10 Q. And not to ref= to Mr. Epstein's house 11 . wearing a recorder wherein the events that transpired 12 • there and the conversations that occulted there could be 13 recorded and transmitted to some — to law enforcement, 14 correct? 15 A. Correct. 16 Q. Back to the search warrant affidavit. You've 17 authored other search warrant affidavits, have you not? 18 A. Uh-huh. 19 Q. And your goal when you authored them is to be 20 complete and accurate, is it not? 21 A. Yes. 22 Q. You understand that the magistrate — strike 23 that — that the judge that's going to review the . 24 al£davit ordinarily has no other independent bases to 25 know whether or not to authorize a search of a residence 39 (Pages 468 to 471 ) . PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY,. INC. Electronically signed by Jeana RIcciutl (601 Electronically signed by Jeana RIcciuti (601 c5062637-abel-452c-a836-bc614.314d7a EFTA00298251
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Page 472 1 .crept the information that's being provided to him by 2 the affiant, correct? 3 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 4 'THE WITNESS: Correct. 5 BY MR. WEINBERG: 6 Q. And these affidavits are under oath, correct? 7 A. Yes. 8 Q. And they're designed to be accurate and 9 complete, are they not? 10 A. Yes. 11 Q. Because you understand that omissions can be 12. as deceiving as misrepresentations, correct? 13 A. Correct. 14 Q. In this case, you were seeking authority to 15 conduct a search of Mr. Epstein's private residence, 16 coil 17 A. Correct. 18 Q. And you sought that permission based on an 19 affidavit that reported to the judge the results of 20 certain interviews you conducted? 21 A. Uh-huh. 22 Q. And certain blowup investigations, such as 23 the results of trash pulls and phone records; is that 24 right? 25 A. Correa Page 474 1 BY MR. WEINBERG: 2 Q. When you searched the Dell computer taken from 3 the second residence, did you conduct the search or did 4 a forensic expert conduct it? 5 A. It was sent to the Sheriffs office for 6 imaging, and then the imaging itself was looked at. 7 Q. Not one of your witnesses ever said that they 8 saw Mr. Epstein use a computer; is that correct? 9 A. I'm trying to recall. Not that I can recall. 10 Q. Not one of your witnesses said they ever 11 received an e-mail from Mr. Epstein, correct? 12 A. I can't recall at fills time. 13 Q. Not one of your witnesses ever said that when 14 they were at Mr. Epstein's house, they had ever looked 15 at anything on a computer at Mr. Epstein's house or ever 16 seen anything on a computer at Mr. Epstein's house? 17 A. I ain't recall. 18 Q. Not one of your witnesses ever said that they 19 had received an e-mail from anyone other than 20 Mr: Epstein who resided at Mr. Epstein's house, coned? 21 A. I can't recall if.. claimed that she got an 22. e-mail. That's why I'm not 100 percent certain on the 23 email. 24 Q. If it's not in the incident report, you have 25 no independent memory of anyone telling you that they Page 473 1 Q. Within the affidavit, you asked for permission 2 to search any DVDs, any CDs, any computer discs, any 3 media that you could find in Mr. Epstein's residence; is 4 that correct? 5 A. Correct. 6 Q. And in het, you did seize such CDs, DVDs and 7 various media discs, did you not? A. We seized some. 9 Q. And you searched them -- 10 A. Yes. 11 Q. — not knowing what was on them? 12 A. Correct. 13 Q. And likewise, you seized a Dell computer from 14 a guest house that was a separate and detached residence 15 on the Epstein property, is that correct? 16 A. Correct 17 Q. And you ultimately gave back anything seized 18 from that separate residence, understanding that it, in 19 essence, was the home of another individual, correct? 20 A. Because it was returned back to the innocent 21 party who had no evidence on his computer us to the 22 items that we were searching, yes. 23 Q. And when you searched these computers, you 24 were looking for anything; is that correct? 25 MS. ARBOUR: Form. Page 475 1 ever received an e-mail from or 2 anyone else that resided at Mr. Epstein's home, caret 3 A. Fin trying to recall. I can't recall. 4 Q. You do recall that the scheduling was done as 5 a routine practice by phone, correct? 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. And that largely, the conversations, to the 8 extent they were explained to you, were simply phone 9 calls to and from picking a time, picking a date 10 . when they would go to Mr. Epstein's home, correct? 11 . MS. ARBOUR: Form 12 THE WITNESS' I believe so. 13 BY MR. WEINBERG: 14 . Q. And you saw message pads that confirmed El 15 the message was generally limited to, Pm availalco. 16 call me, Icon come, messages that were reflective of 17 scheduling and an openness to going to Mr. Epstein's 18 home, correct? 19 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 20 BY MR. WEINBERG: 21 Q. We can go through a lot of the messages this 22 . afternoon, but... 23 A. I believe so. 24 Q. The investigation you conducted, that included 25 the search on October 20th, continued into November and or 40 (Pages 472 to 475) • PROSE COURT REPORTING .AGENCY,' INC. Electronically aligned by Joana Fticclutt (601 Electronically signed by Joana Rlcciuti (601 c5062637-abol-462c-a836-bc614e314d7a EFTA00298252
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Page 476 Page 478 1 December of 2005, correct? 1 it a fivocount charge against Mr. Epstein, two counts 2 ' A. Uh-huh. 2 with five allegations, if you recall? 3 Q. So it began in Much and it continued through 3 A. I can't recall. 4 December of 2005, correct? 4 • Q. There was ono count for lewd and lascivious, 5 A. Yes. 5 and one count for unlawful sex act that was returned by 6 Q. The first time you formalized a probable cause 6 a Palm Beach grand jury in and around June of 2006. 7 affidavit was May 1, 2006, correct? 7 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 8 A. Uh-huh. 8 BY MR. WEINBERG: 9 Q. And that probable cause affidavit resulted 9 Q. Let me go back. There was a grand jury 10 several months later when the State Attorney was 10 indictment, correct? 11 presenting a case to the grand jury? 11 A. Yes. 12 A. That was — that whole fiasco with the State 12 Q. Thereafter, there was information? 13 Attorney's office where originally we were going to go 13 A. Yes. 14 to the grand jury, then we postponed it, and then we 14 Q. The grand jury indictment charged 15 were going to go back to the grand jury, then we 15 solicitation, correct? 16 postponed it, and then they said no, we want a probable 16 A. I believe so. 17 cause affidavit. So I submitted it as a probable cause 17 Q. And that came about on either the end of Juno 18 affidavit, and they came back and said no, we want to go 18 or July of 2006, correct? And we can go back — 19 back to the grand jury — 19 A. I believe you're right I'm not 100 percent 20 Q. To cut through it, there was some, to put it 20 certain, but I believe you're right. 21 mildly, niscommunication between the State Attorneys 21 Q. And before the grand jury acted, did you and 22 office and the Palm Beach Police Department? 22 Chief Reiter discuss going to the Federal authorities 23 MR. GARCIA: Object to the form. 23 and bypassing the State Attorney? 24 MS. ARBOUR: Form. 24 A. I can't recall. I believe it might have been 25 MR. GARCIA: Mischaracterizes his testimony. 25 after, but I'm not 100 percent certain. Page 477 Page 479 1 BY MR. WEINBERG: 1 Q. Do you have any records, notes, reports that 2 Q. Let me go back and start again. In April, 2 would refresh your memory as to the first time that 3 they told you they were going to conduct a grand jury 3 either you or Chief— or to your knowledge, 4. and subpoenas went out to certain people, okay? 4 Chief Reiter communicated with the Federal authorities 5 A. It was prior to April, I believe. I think we 5 and asked them to commence or initiate an investigation 6 were in March. 6 of Mr. Epstein? 7 Q. So in March, the grand jury subpoenas were 7. MS. ARBOUR: Form. 8 served for an April appearance. Does that chronology 8 THE WITNESS: No, Ideal have any records. 9 make sense? 9 BY MR. WEINBERG: 10 A. I think that's when the discussions were back 143• Q. And do you know whether or not — was it you 11 and forth about grand jury. 11 that made that initiation to the Federal government? 12 Q. And Ms. Jane Doe 103 was served with a gland 12 A. I believe so. 13 jury subpoena? 13 ' Q. And do you recall just how you did that? Did 14 A. I drove up and I served her with a grand jury 14 you drive over to the Federal — to the US Attorneys 15 subpoena. 15 office? Did you call the FBI? How was the initiation? 16 Q. And that grand jury was postponed or canceled; 16 A. I am also assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task 17 correct? 17 Force, so I have daily communication with people at the 18 A. Yes. 18 FBI, if not every other day. Iliad the clearance, you 19 Q. And a second grand jury was thereafter 3 9 to in and out of the office. But Fm trying to 20 convened during the summer of 2006, correct, months 20 recall. I believe it might have been me. 21 after the first one? 21 Q. And what's your best recollection as to how 22 A. Yes. 22 this occurred as to, did you go to the FBI, were you 23. Q. And taking that timeline, between the grand 23 talking to them in any way at a Joint Task Force 24 jury for which you subpoenaed Ms. Jane Doe 103 the first 24 meeting? Did you make it a point to bring this matter 25 time and the grand jury that ultimately returned — was 25 to their attention? What's your best recollection of 41 (Pages 476 to 479) PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. .(561) 832-7506 Bactronicaily signed by Jeans Rlcdutl 1601= Electronically signed by Jeans flicciuti (601 61012637-atirl-461:483843414414dra EFTA00298253