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FBI VOL00009
EFTA01158522
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4 me, pinching his nipples. He's probably getting 5 hard right now." 6 (Video stopped.) 7 BY MR. KUVIN: 8 Q. Do you have a fetish where you like young 9 women to pinch your nipples? 10 A. I'm going to respond to that the same way I've 11 responded to most of your other questions here today, 12 which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions 13 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my 14 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to 15 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept 16 their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to 17 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my 18 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 19 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States 20 Constitution. 21 MR. PIKE: And I assume, Mr. Kuvin, you will 22 provide me with the number on the roll that 23 you're -- that you pretty much marked as an exhibit 24 here, where it starts numerically and where it ends 25 numerically so I can pull it and we can have an 0161 1 exhibit made for purposes of this deposition. 2 MR. KUVIN: Oh, I don't intend to attach it as 3 an exhibit to this deposition. 4 MR. PIKE: Well, what were the -- where did it 5 start and where did it begin on the roll? 6 MR. KUVIN: I don't know. It's a clip that I 7 pulled from the master video. I can get it for you 8 though. I can certainly identify it in the 9 transcript. 10 MR. PIKE: So you'll provide that to me? 11 MR. KUVIN: Yeah, I'll find a place in the 12 transcript for you, that's not a problem. 13 BY MR. KUVIN: 14 Q. Do you like to have underaged girls massage 15 your legs, underaged being under the age of 18? 16 A. I'm going to respond to that question the same 17 way I've responded to most of your other questions here 18 today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant 19 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the 20 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot 21 provide answers to any questions relevant to this 22 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my 23 6th Amendment right to effective representation. 24 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights 25 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the 0162 1 United States Constitution. 2 Q. Have you had underaged girls, which include 3 ...., in 2004, 2005 and 2006, massage your chest while 4 they were naked? 5 A. I intend to respond to all relevant questions 6 to this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my 7 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to 8 any questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. As 9 I've done with most of your questions here today, I must 10 accept their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment 11 right to effective representation. Accordingly, I 12 assert my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by 13 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States 14 Constitution. EFTA01158582
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15 16 for 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 0163 1 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to 2 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my 3 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 4 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States 5 Constitution. 6 BY MR. KUVIN: 7 Q. Did you pay $200 to come to your home in 8 2005? 9 MR. PIKE: Form. 10 MR. KUVIN: I'm sorry, what's the form 11 problem? 12 MR. PIKE: I don't need to provide you with a 13 speaking objection. The rules are the rules. 14 You've clearly stated to me today that you don't 15 want speaking objections, and I've abided by that; 16 therefore, the objection is form. 17 MR. KUVIN: I'm just asking for a 18 clarification so I can correct the question if I 19 need to. 20 MR. PIKE: Ask your question again, Mr. Kuvin. 21 MR. KUVIN: Can you read it back for me? 22 Thank you. 23 (A portion of the record was read by the 24 reporter.) 25 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that 0164 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 BY 15 16 to 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q. Does Mr. Wexner know of your sexual preference underaged girls, girls under the age of 17? MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, harassing, assumes facts not in evidence. THE WITNESS: I'm going to have to answer that the same way I've answered most of your questions here today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any questions that may be relevant to the lawsuit. I must accept their question in the same way I've responded to most of your other questions here today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to effective representation. Accordingly, I must assert my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. MR. PIKE: Same objection. MR. KUVIN: Q. You knew III. was 15 years old when she came your home, didn't you? MR. PIKE: Form. THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that question the same way I've responded to most of your other questions here today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right EFTA01158583
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0165 1 to effective representation. Accordingly, I assert 2 my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by 3 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United 4 States Constitution. 5 BY MR. KUVIN: 6 Q. What is the Wexner Children's Trust, the 7 second? 8 MR. PIKE: Can you restate your question 9 again? 10 BY MR. KUVIN: 11 Q. Yes. What is the Wexner's Children's -- I'm 12 sorry, Wexner, singular, Children's Trust II, or the 13 second? 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 0166 1 and 14th Amendment to the United States 2 Constitution. 3 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Spencer, can we take a 4 quick break? 5 MR. KUVIN: Change tape? 6 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: No, a problem with your 7 mic. I just want to go off for a second and see if 8 we can fix it. 9 MR. KUVIN: Sure. 10 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We're off the record at 11 1:03 p.m. 12 (A brief recess was taken.) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 0167 1 CERTIFICATE OF OATH 2 THE STATE OF FLORIDA 3 COUNTY OF PALM BEACH 4 5 6 I, the undersigned authority, certify that 7 JEFFREY EPSTEIN personally appeared before me and was 8 duly sworn on the 8th day of October, 2009. 9 10 Dated this 8th day of October, 2009. MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay. THE WITNESS: I'm going to have to respond to that question the same way I've responded to most of your other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th EFTA01158584
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11 12 13 14 15 Jeana Ricciuti, RPR, FPR, CLR 16 Notary Public - State of Florida My Commission Expires: 2/17/2013 17 My Commission No.: DD 854778 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 0168 1 CERTIFICATE 2 THE STATE OF FLORIDA 3 COUNTY OF PALM BEACH 4 5 I, Jeana Ricciuti, Registered Professional Reporter and Notary Public in and for the State of 6 Florida at large, do hereby certify that I was authorized to and did report said deposition in 7 stenotype; and that the foregoing pages are a true and correct transcription of my shorthand notes of said 8 deposition. 9 I further certify that said deposition was taken at the time and place hereinabove set forth and 10 that the taking of said deposition was commenced and completed as hereinabove set out. 11 I further certify that I am not attorney or 12 counsel of any of the parties, nor am I a relative or employee of any attorney or counsel of party connected 13 with the action, nor am I financially interested in the action. 14 The foregoing certification of this transcript 15 does not apply to any reproduction of the same by any means unless under the direct control and/or direction 16 of the certifying reporter. 17 Dated this 8th day of October, 2009. 18 19 20 21 Jeana Ricciuti, RPR, FPR, CLR 22 23 24 25 0169 1 2 3 4 DATE: TO: October 22, 2009 JEFFREY EPSTEIN c/o Michael J. Pike BURMAN, CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN, P.A. 303 Banyan Boulevard Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 EFTA01158585
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5 IN RE: =. v. EPSTEIN 6 Please take notice that on Thursday, the 8th 7 of October, 2009, you gave your deposition in the above-referred matter. At that time, you did not waive 8 signature. It is now necessary that you sign your deposition. 9 As previously agreed to, the transcript will be furnished to you through your counsel. Please read 10 the following instructions carefully: At the end of the transcript you will find an 11 errata sheet. As you read your deposition, any changes or corrections that you wish to make should be noted on 12 the errata sheet, citing page and line number of said change. DO NOT write on the transcript itself. Once 13 you have read the transcript and noted any changes, be sure to sign and date the errata sheet and return these 14 pages to me. If you do not read and sign the deposition 15 within a reasonable time (i.e., 30 days unless otherwise directed) the original, which has already been forwarded 16 to the ordering attorney, may be filed with the Clerk of the Court. If you wish to waive your signature, sign 17 your name in the blank at the bottom of this letter and return it to us. 18 Very truly yours, 19 20 Jeana Ricciuti, RPR, FPR, CLR 21 Prose Court Reporting Agency, INC. 250 S. Australian Avenue, Ste 1500 22 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 23 I do hereby waive my signature. 24 25 JEFFREY EPSTEIN 0170 1 CERTIFICATE 2 3 THE STATE OF FLORIDA 4 COUNTY OF PALM BEACH 5 I hereby certify that I have read the 6 foregoing deposition by me given, and that the 7 statements contained herein are true and correct to the 8 best of my knowledge and belief, with the exception of 9 any corrections or notations made on the errata sheet, 10 if one was executed. 11 12 Dated this day of 13 2009. 14 15 16 17 18 19 JEFFREY EPSTEIN 20 21 22 23 24 EFTA01158586
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25 0171 1 ERRATA SHEET 2 IN RE: III. v. EPSTEIN CR: JEANA RICCIUTI 3 DEPOSITION OF: JEFFREY EPSTEIN 4 TAKEN: October 8, 2009 5 DO NOT WRITE ON TRANSCRIPT - ENTER CHANGES HERE 6 PAGE # LINE # CHANGE REASON 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Under penalty of perjury, I declare that I have read my 19 deposition and that it is true and correct subject to any changes in form or substance entered here. 20 21 22 23 24 25 Please forward the original signed errata sheet to this office so that copies may be distributed to all parties. DATE: SIGNATURE OF DEPONENT: EFTA01158587
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