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FBI VOL00009
EFTA00085291
390 pages
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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 23 she was 17, and Mr. Epstein also provided Jane Doe Number 16 with Victoria Secret lingerie for her upcoming 18th birthday. Q All right. And if we could refer to Count 21 . Is the evidence that you just summarized the basis for the allegation that Jeffrey Epstein, , and used a facility of interstate commerce to persuade, induce, and entice Jane Doe Number 16 to engage in prostitution and in sexual activity for which a person can be charged with an offense? Q And can you remind the grand jury what the sexual activity is that Mr. Epstein could be charged with under the state law? A Sexual intercourse. Q All right. And how many telephone calls have you been able to document between Jane Doe Number 16 and A We have 50 -- over 50 calls with and Jane Doe Number 16. We have approximately 25 calls with and Jane Doe Number 16. We have one call between and Jane Doe Number 16. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085431
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24 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 Q And with respect to there is also the actual sexual activity that she engaged in with Jane Doe Number 16? A Yes. Q Okay. And referring to Count Number 22, is the evidence that you just summarized the basis for the allegation that Jeffrey Epstein and used a facility of interstate commerce to persuade, induce, and entice Jane Doe Number 17 to engage in prostitution? A Yes. Q Now if we could turn to Jane Doe Number Seven. A GRAND JUROR: Jane Doe Number? MS. VILLAFANA: Seven. BY MS. VILLAFANA: Q Who is Jane Doe Number Seven? A Jane Doe Number Seven is a white female by the name of She was born in She attended High School. Q Have you testified about her before? A No. Q All right. So has she been interviewed? A Yes. OFFICIAL RFPORTINf qpRVICE, LLC EFTA00085432
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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 Q And during what period of time did Jane Doe Number Seven have contact with Jeffrey Epstein? During the months of June and July of Q How old was she at that time? A Sixteen. Q How did she meet Jeffrey Epstein? A Jane Doe Number Seven was taken to Mr. Epstein's residence by a white female named and we have talked about in my previous testimony. at that time was 15 years old. and Jane Doe Number Seven arrived at Mr. Epstein's residence for the first time by taxi. The first time Jane Doe Number Seven was taken there, Epstein, and Jane Doe Number Seven went upstairs. Mr. Epstein took them from the kitchen upstairs to his master bedroom to where the bathroom was where the massages were performed. Both and Jane Doe Number Seven began massaging Mr. Epstein. At Mr. Epstein's direction, left the room after some time. Jane Doe Number Seven continued the massage. Jane Doe Number Seven was OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC 25 EFTA00085433
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 wearing only her underwear at this time. The massage turned sexual where at this point Mr. Epstein was touching Jane Doe Number Seven's )ut on the outside of her underwear. Mr. Epstein masturbated and then the massage was over. Mr. Epstein paid Jane Doe Number Seven, $200, and Mr. Epstein told Jane Doe Number Seven that if she told anybody what had occurred that bad things could happen to her. Jane Doe Number Seven went to Mr. Epstein's house approximately two or three more times after that. Q And how was contact made with Jane Doe Number Seven? A would telephone Jane Doe Number Seven. Q To set up appointments? A Yes. Q And can you summarize the sexual activity that she was involved in with Jeffrey Epstein? A Mr. Epstein instructed Jane Doe Number Seven to rub his chest and nipples. Mr. Epstein masturbated in front of Jane Doe Number Seven. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC 26 EFTA00085434
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27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Mr. Epstein told Jane Doe Number Seven to remove her bra and panties on one of the subsequent visits, and at that point, Mr. Epstein stroked Jane Doe Number Seven's vagina. Q Did Jane Doe Number Seven recruit anyone to go to Jeffrey Epstein's house? A Yes, she did. The name of the girl is and we have not fully identified her nor have we interviewed her. Q All right. Did recruit anyone else to go to Jeffrey Epstein's house? A Yes. Q And how do we refer to that person or the person wh n ndictment that was recruited by A As Jane Doe Number Eight. Q And just for the grand jury's purpose, when the initials are used in that indictment, who does that refer to? A Q Okay. Now turn to Jane Doe Number Eight. Can you tell the grand jury who she is? A Jane Doe Number Eight is a white female by the name of . She was born in She attended Palm Beach Central High OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085435
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 School. I have not previously testified about Q During what period of time did she have contact with Jeffrey Epstein? A July 2004 through October of 2004. Q And how old was she during that time? A Seventeen. Q How did she meet Jeffrey Epstein? A Through . Jane Doe Number Eight was taken to Mr. Epstein's residence by who again was still 15 years old at the time. They traveled to Mr. Epstein's residence by taxi. During the massage, Jane Doe Number Eight was wearing a sports bra, a skirt, and thong underwear. The massage turned sexual. Mr. Epstein masturbated until he ejaculated. Prior to that, Mr. Epstein moved Jane Doe Number Eight's underwear to the side and rubbed her vagina. Approximately one week later, telephoned Jane Doe Number Eight and invited her to return. told Jane Doe Number Eight that Mr. Epstein would pay her if she brought a friend. Q How much was Jane Doe Number Eight paid? OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085436
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29 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 ) A Mr. Epstein paid Jane Doe Number Eight two or $300. She could not recall exactly. Tatum was also paid $200 for bringing Jane Doe Number Eight, and Tatum also told Jane Doe Number Eight that if she brought someone she would be paid $200. Q Now you mentioned that there was telephone contact directly with Jane Doe Number Eight after that first visit. Approximately how many times did Jane Doe Number Eight go to Mr. Epstein's house? A Q was there Just that time. And in addition to stroking her any other specific sexual activity that she was involved with, with Mr. Epstein? A As I think I mentioned, he masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe Number Eight. Mr. Epstein fondled Jane Doe Number Eight's bottom and pulled Jane Doe Number Eight's underwear to the side and stroked her at that time. Q Now you said that Jeffrey Epstein told Jane Doe Number Eight that she would get paid if she brought other people. Did she bring anyone else? A No. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085437
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30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q And is your testimony today the basis for the allegations in Overt Acts 46 through 65? A Yes. The only other thing I'd like to mention is that there are approximately nine calls between and Jane Doe Number Eight, and Jane Doe Number Eight stated that would continue to call her to try to get her to come. Q How did that phone contact end? A I would like to refer to my notes. Q Sure. A Jane Doe Number Eight told that she had moved out of the state to get to stop calling and that's how the phone contact ended. Q And could you just review Overt Act Number 59, which refers to a written telephone message? A Overt Act 59 refers to the message pads that were recovered during the execution of the state search warrant. Overt Act 59 is a message that is written out for Mr. Epstein, dated July 17, 2004, at 6:55. It looks like there is a mark through a.m. So I'm not sure if it's 6:55 a.m. I believe OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085438
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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 that would be 6:55 p.m, and they are marking a.m. out, but just for the record, it shows a mark through a.m. It says, There's a phone number there, The message is in a quote and it says, me and can come tomorrow any time or alone. And one of Mr. Epstein's employees had signed the bottom. Q And is a number that you have identified with A Yes, it is. Q If I can refer you to Counts 13 and 14. Is your testimony here today the basis for the allegation in Count 13 that Jeffrey Epstein and used a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, a telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce, and entice Jane Doe Number Seven to engage in prostitution? A Yes. Q And is it also the basis for the allegation in Count 14 that Jeffrey Epstein and used a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, a telephone to knowingly persuade, induce, and entice Jane Doe Number Eight to engage in prostitution? OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085439
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32 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 A Yes. Q All right. A Would you like the approximate phone calls? Q Yes. A The approximate phone calls for Jane Doe Number Seven between Jane Doe Number Seven and are eight, and the approximate phone calls between and Jane Doe Number Eight is approximately nine. • All right. to cover for today. That is what we planned Hold on. Sorry. All right. I forgot one thing. Q With respect to the girls that you testified about today, 14 through 17, and seven and eight, is there any evidence related to any by any of those girls? Number 16. She has a with Jane Doe And also in regards to their I believe she was housed at the OFFICIAL EPOR-ING SFRV CE, LLC EFTA00085440
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33 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 We are still checking on that. Jane Doe Number Seven during her interview she told us that when she went to Mr. Epstein's house, she would take that we are aware of with Jane Doe Number Seven. Q And with respect to Jane Doe Number 16 was she able to tell you when she was in comparison to the time that she was spending with Mr. Epstein? A I know that when we interviewed Jane Doe Number 16, she told us that he was not aware of her problem. So I would like to go back and re-read that interview before I make that comment. Q Okay. But with respect to all of the girls, including the two that you just spoke about have you been able to independently corroborate their statements? A Yes, I have, and specifically with those two girls, Jane Doe Number 16, we have the telephone records. We have the message pads. We have the trash pulls. We have the statements from the other Jane Does. It's much the same with Jane Doe Number Seven through the statements of and other Jane Does, message pads, the telephone phone OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085441
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34 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 records. We have been able to corroborate their statements. Q Okay. BY If I could ask you to step outside for a moment and I will find out if the grand jury has any more questions. (Witness exits the Grand Jury Room.) (Witness enters the Grand Jury Room.) Q Special one of the questions asked by a grand juror was whether any of the girls, any of the Jane Does listed in the indictment have been charged or will be charged either by the Federal Government or the State Attorney's Office for solicitation of prostitution? A No. Q Okay. Then there was also a question about your testimony regarding the threat that was placed on the Jane Doe that if anything happened to her -- or if she said anything something bad would happed to her. Do you have any other evidence related to threats made to any of the Jane Does? OFFICIAL RVP(IRmTNa cwPvtcE, LLC EFTA00085442
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35 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 A No. This specific Jane Doe, she was upset. She thought she was going there to model lingerie or perform a massage. When it turned into more than that, she was upset by that. I think she -- I believe she told us she wanted to report it and she was discouraged not only by nut by Mr. Epstein and he stated that to her on one occasion, and I believe I have more. I would have to go and read it if they would like to hear more about some of the other remarks that Mr. Epstein made to her. A GRAND JUROR: I would. THE WITNESS: Jane Doe Number Seven was told by Epstein that she was not to tell anyone what had happened during the massages. He told her that she could not tell anyone what happened at the house or bad things could happen. was very scared and felt nervous. She knew because of Epstein's money, he was powerful. Each time she went, she was reminded not to speak of what happened at the house and that she would be contacted again. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085443
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36 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 Stated she wanted to notify the police at what happened at the house. Stated she was scared of what could happen to her and her family if she notified the authorities. This was taken from my 302 as well as the Palm Beach Police report. BY Q Okay. A statement provided by Jane Doe Number Seven. When you referred in your testimony to that is Jane Doe Number Seven? A I'm sorry. Q That's okay. It is just so they know. Special Agent , are you aware of any general Federal child predator law? A A general? General in? Q Well, one of the grand juror asked whether he could be charged with being a child predator. Are you aware of any Federal law that covers that? A No. Q All right. Those were all of the questions for you. If you could step outside. There is a question for her? A GRAND JUROR: Yeah. I don't know if OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085444
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37 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 it's for you or for her. I am just curious if he has been incarcerated or if he is still loose? THE WITNESS: He has not been incarcerated. : All right. THE WITNESS: Not in the federal system. BY Q Well, he is not in custody? A No, and he is not in custody in the state system. Yes. A GRAND JUROR: Well, I was wondering if there is a lot of underlying shame involved with, you know, that they felt like if people found out, you know, if he was using that on them too, you know, being in shame? THE WITNESS: Do you want me to answer? Okay. THE WITNESS: I don't think that Mr. Epstein used that approach. I think there has been a lot of shame when we have interviewed the girls as to what occurred, but I don't think Mr. Epstein's approach was to shame the girls. OFFICIAL RPPORTTNr SWPVICE, LLC EFTA00085445
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38 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 BY Okay. Thank you. (Witness exits the Grand Jury Room.) (Witness enters the Grand Jury Room.) Q Special Agent we have three more questions. The first is: Do you have any evidence that this conduct is continuing? A No, not at this time, I don't have any evidence. Q I'm sorry? A I don't have any evidence. Q Okay. Do you have -- do you know whether Mr. Epstein or anyone else has been charged by the State of Florida in connection with his activities? A Yes, Mr. Eps.tein has been. Q What has he been charged with? A Solicitation of prostitution with three counts of solicitation of prostitution. Q And in the charges that have been brought against him is there any reference to the fact that these, quote, unquote, prostitutes were under the age of 18? A None whatsoever. OFFICIAL nrIMATMTWffl flnn"-CE, LLC EFTA00085446
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q And the last question was: Why haven't the minors been charged with solicitation of prostitution? Let me break that into two questions. Does the Federal Government prosecute minors as a rule? A Not usually. Q Then with respect to the state, do you know whether or why the minors haven't been charged? A No, I don't know. Q Okay. All right. MS. That's all. Thank you. (Witness was excused.) CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER Certified Court Reporter and Notary Public, do certify that the transcript is a true and correct transcription of my stenotype notes of the testimony of SPECIAL AGENT 39 , taken before the Federal Grand Jury, West Palm Beach, Florida. Certified Court Reporter OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC EFTA00085447
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Page 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA IN RE: OPERATION LEAP YEAR APPEARANCES: , ESQUIRE Federal Grand Jury, 07-103 West Palm Beach, Florida May 8, 2007 Assistant United States Attorney Foreperson TESTIMONY OF EFTA00085448
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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 2 The sworn testimony of was taken before the Federal Grand Jury, West Palm Beach Division, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, State of Florida, on the 8th day of May, 2007. Court Reporter, was authorized to and did report the sworn testimony. EFTA00085449
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Page 3 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 (The witness entered the grand jury room.) having been duly sworn by the grand jury foreperson, was examined and testified on her oath as follows: EXAMINATION BY MS. VILLAFANA: Q Could you start by reminding us of your name and where you're employed. A I work for the FBI here in West Palm Beach on their Q And you are one of the case agents in Operation Leap Year? A Yes, I am. Q Did you recently participate in an interview of A Yes. Q Can you tell us date of birth? A was born o Q And you spoke with her recently? A Yes, we did. Q So she was 18 at the time of the interview? A Yes, I believe she was. Q Who is 1 ? A was identified by the Palm Beach db. EFTA00085450