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FBI VOL00009
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1 2 3 4 Q. A. Q. A. Page 121 Well, did she tell you something? No. That is, did aunt tell you something? No. It was just that's when I found out 5 that was a little older than and -- 6 Q. When did you find that out? 7 A. -- the people that -- I would say, maybe 8 was the end of 16, going on 17. And 9 think, was 21, 20. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 98e1e8e8-101b-4717-0720-ef54d28436cf 3506-001 Page 121 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006244 EFTA00158137
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Page 122 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. But on the other hand, you told me that was taking her to Mr. Epstein's? A. Correct. But I wasn't aware of that. I was at work. Q. So I thought you -- so the only way you know that was taking her to Epstein's is something somebody told you at some point later in time? A. No, because in the very beginning when met Mr. Epstein through and this girl, because Mr. Epstein needed additional help at his estate. Q. Well, somebody told you that, right? Somebody told you that Mr. Epstein needed additional help? A. Yeah, my daughter did. She says -- she was PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 08e1e8e8-101b-4717-0720-ef54d20436cf 3506-001 Page 122 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006245 EFTA00158138
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Page 123 1 very excited that M I and brought her to 2 this estate and she was going to have a job. 3 Q. So this is the story that your daughter told 4 you? 5 A. Absolutely. 6 Q. So you had -- you and aunt wanted 7 and your daughter not to see each other? 8 A. Right. But I didn't know. 9 Q. So you told her not to hang around with 10 A. Right. Because he was much older than she 11 was. 12 Q. So you never physically were present to see 13 pick her up and take her anywhere? 14 A. I really can't say that because I know 15 sometimes he borrowed my car to take her. 16 Q. Let's see now. You just told me that you 17 didn't want and your daughter to hang out. You 18 told your daughter not to hang out with him? 19 A. Yeah. But that was prior -- that was prior 20 to -- that was prior to us declaring that we didn't want 21 them to hang out. 22 Q. What was prior to you declaring that you 23 didn't -- 24 A. That had taken to Jeff Epstein's 25 a couple of times in my car. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 90e1e8e0-101b-47ff-b728-ef54d28436d 3506-001 Page 123 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 71819110, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006246 EFTA00158139
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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. Did there come a time that your daughter told you a different story about what was going on when she went to Mr. Epstein's? A. No. Q. Right up until today? A. I'll be honest with you. The way I found out is when an FBI agent knocked on my door. Q. Okay. And when did that happen? A. We were living at the trailer then, so it was PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 08e1e8e8-101b-471743728-ef54d20436cf 3506-001 Page 127 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006250 EFTA00158143
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1 2 somewhere trailer in the time that we were Page 128 living at this , a man and a woman 3 came to the house. And they told me I couldn't even 4 listen to the conversation, it had nothing to do with 5 me, it pertained to my daughter. 6 Q. So who was present at this meeting? 7 A. A woman, a man and my daughter. And they said 8 they were from the FBI. 9 Q. And did you participate in this conversation? 10 A. No, I didn't, sir. They wouldn't let me. 11 Q. Well, they said you couldn't participate, but 12 were you -- 13 A. No, I wasn't. I was in the house. 14 Q. How old was your daughter at the time? 15 A. Oh, this just -- it happened while we were at 16 the trailer, so it was probably about -- maybe a year 17 and a half ago. 18 Q. She was over 18 by then? 19 A. Yeah, uh-huh, I think so. 20 Q. And that's the first time that you suspected 21 22 that something different was going on than cleaning the house? 23 A. That's the first time I found out something 24 different was going on. 25 Q. And how did you find it out, if you weren't PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 98eletieS-101b-47ff-b728-ef54d28436d 3506-001 Page 128 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA J)0006251 EFTA00158144
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Page 129 1 present in that meeting? 2 A. Because when they were done with my daughter, 3 I specifically asked these people. And they said they 4 had to talk to her about Jeffrey Epstein. So that's the 5 person she worked for, so I just assumed being the 6 brilliant person I am that, you know, something more is 7 going on. 8 Q. Okay. But did these -- did these two people 9 that you've identified as FBI agents tell you anything 10 else was going on? 11 A. No, I don't recall them. 12 Q. Did your daughter ever tell you anything else 13 was going on? 14 A. That's when my daughter spilled the beans. 15 And she told me she was going to Mr. Epstein's and she 16 was bringing girls there from school and she'd get 17 paid a hundred dollars for every girl she brought there, 18 plus she would get $300. And that's when she told me 19 that what was going on, because she felt like it didn't 20 matter now because she hadn't been over there for, you 21 know, for a -- you know, a year or two years, whatever 22 it was, a year. So, I mean, it was like water under the 23 bridge. And that's when told me. 24 And she goes, Mom, the negligees, and he took 25 pictures of me. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Seelegeg-101b-47ff-b728-efS4d28436cf 3506-001 Page 129 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006252 EFTA00158145
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Page 130 1 And I said, well, what do you mean? 2 And took pictures of her and this Maxine 3 or Max -- Max -- I don't know, but all's I know it was 4 Max something. 5 Q. Maxine what? What was she saying about this 6 Maxine person? 7 A. That -- that this Maxine person would take 8 pictures and would -- she modeled for them. 9 And she said, Mom, that's why, you know, that 10 different lingerie -- it was just, like, you know, stuff 11 like that. 12 And I said, well, what's this massage book 13 about? 14 And that's when she told me. 15 Q. Told you what? 16 A. That's when actually admitted to me 17 that would put on these little outfits and 18 Jeffrey Epstein would ejaculate in front of her. 19 Q. Is that what she told you? 20 A. Uh-huh. 21 Q. Now, is this all in this immediately following 22 the occasion that the -- 23 A. FBI came. 24 Q. -- two people from the FBI? So it happened 25 right after that meeting on the same day? PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 08e1e8e8-101b-4717-0720-ef54d28436cf 3506-001 Page 130 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006253 EFTA00158146
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Page 131 1 A. That's -- well, pretty much so, yeah. That's 2 when I questioned . And I said, could you please 3 tell me what's really going on? What kind of trouble 4 are you in? 5 And she said, Mom, I'm not in no trouble. 6 I said, well, what is this all about? 7 And that's when told me. She says, 8 you know that place you took me to with Jeffrey Epstein 9 and you met him and his nice car? Well, that's Jeffrey 10 Epstein and he took pictures of me. 11 Q. Did she tell you anything more about other 12 than just that he, quote, took pictures of me? 13 A. No. He would do sex acts with some other 14 girl. I guess it was his wife. 15 Q. Sex acts -- when she said pictures, did she 16 describe anything more about the pictures, what her 17 state of dress was, whether she was in lingerie? 18 A. No. Just that she was in lingerie and 19 sometimes she wasn't. And he would go into a bath -- 20 guess this room was a bathroom or something and Jeffrey 21 would just come out with a towel wrapped around him. 22 And then one time he asked her to sit on him 23 or -- I don't know -- sit on him or something. And 24 -- I don't know whether she did or didn't 25 because I was really getting disgusted and sick to my PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Sile1eSe8-101b-47f7-b728-ef54d28436d 3506-001 Page 131 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006254 EFTA00158147
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Page 132 1 stomach. 2 Q. Well, back to the pictures. You said 3 sometimes she said she was in lingerie and sometimes she 4 wasn't? 5 A. Yeah. 6 Q. Meaning, what was she in, if she wasn't in the 7 lingerie? 8 A. I guess she was nude. 9 Q. Did she tell you she was nude or she just said 10 she was in some other outfit? 11 A. No. She just said that just sometimes she was 12 in lingerie and she wasn't. 13 Q. Did she tell you she was nude? 14 A. Honestly, I don't recall. 15 Q. How about these other pictures that you claim 16 that either or this Maxine -- did she claim that 17 or Maxine took pictures of her? 18 A. Yeah. 19 Q. And what did she say her state of dress was 20 for that? 21 A. She was wearing a -- she said she was wearing, 22 like, lingerie-type clothing. 23 Q. Is that for both the pictures that took 24 and the pictures that allegedly -- 25 A. Honestly, I'm not sure. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 98eletieS-101b-47f7-b728-ef54d28436d 3506.001 Page 132 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA _00006255 EFTA00158148
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Page 133 1 Q. -- Maxine took? 2 Did she ever tell you that she was ever -- 3 anybody took any picture of her when she was naked or is 4 that just the assumption you made? 5 A. I don't recall her telling me that. 6 Q. And then -- so have you now told me everything 7 she told you about anyone taking pictures of her? 8 A. As -- yeah. 9 Q. And then you said did she say that she gave 10 massages to Mr. Epstein? 11 A. Yeah. That's why he was sending her massage 12 books because -- 13 Q. Did she describe those massages at all to you? 14 A. She told me she didn't want to discuss it with 15 me because it would hurt me. 16 Q. So she didn't tell you about it? 17 A. No. She just said that she was -- that she 18 would give Jeffrey massages. 19 Q. Then you say she said that -- what did she 20 tell you about what Mr. Epstein -- 21 A. I asked her what she massaged. 22 Q. Okay. And what did she say? 23 A. She says, Mom, I don't want to get into it. 24 You know enough. 25 Q. Did you ever push at any time after that to PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 gile1eSe8-101b-47ff-b728-ef54d28436cf 3506.001 Page 133 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006256 EFTA00158149
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Page 134 1 find out more? 2 A. No. 3 Q. Then you say Mr. Epstein would ejaculate? 4 A. Yes. 5 Q. What did she specifically say about that? 6 A. He would jerk himself off -- 7 Q. Okay. Did she tell you -- 8 A. -- while took pictures. 9 Q. Of who? 10 A. Honestly, I'm not sure. 11 Q. Did she tell you anything else about the 12 massages? 13 A. No. But she did tell me that occasionally 14 there was other men that were present. And whether it 15 was a one-on-one with that man and her or however it 16 worked, I don't know, but my daughter didn't tell me 17 specifics. 18 Q. Did she say she was involved with other men? 19 A. Jeffrey Epstein brought people there, I guess, 20 yeah. 21 Q. But was she telling you -- what was she 22 telling you about the other men as it related to her? 23 A. Oh, that the phone call, I guess, the phone 24 calls that I was getting for to meet at the 25 house was because there was men, I guess, other men PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 98eletieS-101b-47f7-b728-ef54d28436d 3506.001 Page 134 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006257 EFTA00158150
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Page 135 1 flying in from somewhere and they wanted -- I guess 2 Jeffrey Epstein set a date up for and the other 3 man. 4 Q. You keep saying, you guess. Do you not know? 5 A. Well, sir, it's only what I heard. I don't 6 know for surely. I wasn't there. 7 Q. It's not something you know. All right. 8 Did your daughter tell you on any occasion she 9 went and there was some male person there 10 A. Yes, she did. 11 Q. What did she tell you about that? 12 A. She just told me that there was another -- 13 another -- she had to meet one of Jeffrey Epstein's 14 friends. 15 Q. When she said, meet, what was she telling you? 16 What do you mean, meet one of Jeffrey Epstein's friends? 17 A. She just told me that she had to meet one of 18 Jeffrey Epstein's friends at the house. 19 Q. What did she tell you happened when -- did she 20 tell you that she actually met this person? 21 A. Yeah. 22 Q. What did she tell you happened when she met 23 this person? 24 A. Honestly, I don't remember because I was just 25 totally disgusted by the whole situation. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Sile1eSe8-101b-47ff-b728-ef54d28436cf 3506-001 Page 135 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006258 EFTA00158151
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Page 136 1 Q. Did she claim that she had performed a massage 2 on someone other than Mr. Epstein? 3 A. Yes. In Mr. Epstein's presence, yes. 4 Q. So she told you specifically that there was an 5 occasion that she went to Mr. Epstein's house and 6 performed a massage on some other man and Mr. Epstein 7 was present? 8 A. Yes. 9 Q. Did she tell you anything about that massage? 10 A. No. 11 Q. Did she tell you whether or not that happened 12 on any occasion more than this one occasion? 13 A. Well, I know also told me about 14 something about two girls and Mr. Epstein observed it. 15 Q. What did she tell you about two girls? 16 A. Well, actually I think Mr. Epstein, I guess 17 his wife -- I guess it was his wife is what she told me, 18 that he -- Mr. Epstein wanted and his wife to 19 perform sexual acts on each other. 20 Q. Did she say what acts? 21 A. Honestly, I said, please don't go any further 22 because it's turning my stomach. 23 Q. Did she tell you whether she, in fact, engaged 24 in any sexual act with this per -- 25 A. No. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 SifeleSeS-101b-47f7-b728-efSild28436cf 3506-001 Page 136 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006259 EFTA00158152
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Page 137 1 Q. She didn't tell you or she said she didn't? 2 A. No, I didn't say she didn't. I don't know 3 because my daughter knew I was not feeling easy with the 4 situation. And she already knew that I was diagnosed 5 being sick, and my daughter just didn't want to put any 6 more on my head. 7 Q. Okay. Did she tell you anything else about 8 going over to Mr. Epstein's, other than what you've told 9 me thus far? 10 A. No. 11 Q. Did she tell you how much she was getting paid 12 for each of these visits? 13 A. After -- when the FBI, I found out she was 14 getting $300 per session. And every time she brought a 15 friend there he would pay a hundred to $200 to her, just 16 like a finder's fee. 17 Q. And you say the FBI told you that? 18 A. No. I said did. 19 Q. Okay. 20 And she told you she was bringing people from 21 the school? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. Did she ever tell you who she brought? 24 A. No. 25 Q. Did she ever tell you anything more about PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 SeeletieS-101b-47ff-b728-ef54d28436cf 3506.001 Page 137 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006260 EFTA00158153
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Page 138 1 this -- who was this person that you said that -- 2 A. 3 Q. Yeah, • Did she tell you anything 4 more about this MI person? 5 A. I met IIIII quite -- a very, very nice 6 girl, very attractive. And I don't -- I don't know what 7 happened to II because she was, like, there one 8 day and gone the next. 9 And then I guess talked to somebody or 10 talked to somebody and they told me that Jeffrey 11 Epstein sent her somewhere to go to school to increase 12 her knowledge in, I guess, physical therapist then. 13 And then I heard she got married to 14 somebody -- I don't remember where they told me she got 15 married. And that's where she is, but... 16 Q. Have you had any other contact with 17 Mr. Epstein, other than what you've described 18 A. No, uh-uh. 19 Q. -- in this deposition? 20 A. No. 21 Q. Now, your daughter told you these things, 22 whatever day it was the FBI came by, and you think that 23 was around a year ago? 24 MR. : No. Object to the form. 25 MR. LUTTIER: Did I get that wrong? PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. MectronkallysIgmdbySmckerownserW001 MectronkallysIgmdby&mdranownserW001 Seeletie8-101b-47f7-0728-054d28436d 3506-001 Page 138 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006261 EFTA00158154
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Page 139 1 BY MR. LUTTIER: 2 Q. Refresh my memory. About how long ago do you 3 think this meeting was with the FB -- 4 A. Oh, I don't know. All's I could tell you is 5 exactly it was the time we were living in this trailer. 6 Q. The one you're in now or -- 7 A. Uh-huh. 8 Q. All right. Was the statement recorded, do you 9 know? 10 A. I couldn't tell you, sir. 11 Q. Were they in a separate room from where you 12 were? 13 A. Sir, they were sitting outside on my patio. 14 was in the house. 15 Q. For the entire conference? 16 A. Yes, sir. 17 Q. And you say it was a man and a woman? 18 A. Yes, sir. 19 Q. Black? White? 20 A. Sir, I don't remember. 21 Q. To the best of your knowledge, were there any 22 other meetings with the FBI? 23 A. Sir, I don't know. 24 Q. Has your daughter discussed it? Other than 25 the discussion you had with her immediately following PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Seele8e8-101b-47ff-b728-efS4d28436cf 3506-001 Page 139 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006262 EFTA00158155
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Page 140 1 her meeting with the FBI, have you had any other 2 discussions with her 3 A. No, sir. 4 Q. -- about Jeffrey Epstein? 5 A. No, sir. 6 Q. Right up until today? 7 A. No. Because she knows the way I feel about 8 it. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 98e1e8e8-101b-4717-0728-ef54d20436cf 3506-001 Pagc 140 of 187 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006263 EFTA00158156