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03/29/2021 rn 1 described that Maxwell introduced her to 2 Jeffrey Epstein?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "How did she describe that occurring?" 5 A. "Epstein had flown into London. He was at 6 Maxwell's residence in London, and Maxwell had called 7 over. So went over, and when she got there 8 Maxwell was saying to Epstein, kind of -- the words 9 used was -- giving him a resume of her attributes, saying, 10 she's so pretty, she's so strong; and then Maxwell asked hel 11 to give Epstein a massage." 12 Q. "Now you've testified just a moment ago that 13 Maxwell -- that described to you that Maxwell asked 14 her to give Epstein a massage during this first meeting, is 15 that correct?" 16 A. "Yes." 17 Q. "Did Maxwell state to her, in sum and substance, 18 since you're so strong, I'd appreciate it if you'd give 19 Jeffrey a massage because he needs a massage every day or I 20 get in trouble?" 21 A. "Yes, she said that." 22 Q. "Is that what said to you, in sum and 23 substance?" 24 A. "Yes." 25 Q. "When that happened did remember Maxwell FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000282 EFTA00008803
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03/29/2021 1! 1 leading her to a room in the house?" A. "Yes." 3 Q. "When went in the room -- oh excuse m( 4 what happened?" 5 A. "When went in the room Epstein was in 6 robe. He took off his robe, and she started massaging him. 7 And then he touched and pulled her hand to his 8 penis." 9 Q. "What does remember Epstein saying when he 10 did this?" 11 A. "Don't be frigid." 12 Q. "What was her reaction to this happening, from 13 what she told you?" 14 A. "She was taken back by it." 15 Q. "When this episode ended and left the 16 room, did she tell that she remembered Maxwell being just 17 outside the room when she left?" 18 A. "Yes." 19 Q. "Did she remember Maxwell saying to her, did you 20 have fun? Did he like it?" 21 A. "Yes." 22 Q. "Does she remember Maxwell calling her several 23 Jays afterwards, or at some short period of time 24 afterwards?" 25 A. "Yes, she did." FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDN Y_00000283 EFTA00008804
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03/29/2021 62 1 Q. "Did remember Maxwell saying to her on the 2 phone call, in sum and substance, well, aren't you a clever 3 girl, Jeffrey was very impressed?" 4 A. "Yes." 5 Q. "Shortly after this incident does she remember 6 Maxwell asking her to come back over to the house?" 7 A. "Yes." 8 Q. "And when she got there did she tell you she 9 remembered Maxwell saying to her, in substance, thank God 10 you're here, if it's not you or someone else it falls to 11 me?" 12 A. "Yes." 13 Q. "Does she remember Maxwell bringing her up the 14 stairs to the house on that occasion?" 15 A. "Yes, she did." 16 Q. "What does she remember happening when Maxwell 17 opened the door to the room?" 18 A. "Epstein was standing there nude." 19 Q. "Does she remember Maxwell then saying, I'll leave 20 you guys to it?" 21 A. "Yes." 22 Q. "After these first two encounters, did Epstein and 23 Maxwell invite to travel with them to 24 Palm Beach, U.S. Virgin Islands, Paris, and New York, for 25 the next several years?" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000284 EFTA00008805
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03/29/2021 63 1 A. "Yes, they did." 2 Q. "Does she remember whether these trips began 3 before or after her 18th birthday?" 4 A. "She couldn't remember specifically." 5 Q. "Before these trips started, you were describing 6 earlier when told you about the time she spent with 7 Maxwell when they first met, when she was 17, is that right? 8 A. "Yes." 9 Q. "During these conversations when she would spend 10 time with Maxwell, did remember talking with her 11 about her life, and her family, and her personal 12 circumstances, with Maxwell?" 13 A. "Yes." 14 Q. "Now you testified a moment ago that told 15 you that at some point she began travelling with Maxwell and 16 Epstein, and she wasn't sure whether or not these trips 17 started before she turned 18, is that right?" 18 A. "Yes." 19 Q. "Did describe to you that Epstein sexually 20 abused her during these trips, typically in the context of a 21 sexualized massage?" 22 A. "Yes, he did." 23 Q. "Did Epstein give her money?" 24 A. "Yes." 25 Q. "Did she tell you that he would give her cash?" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000285 EFTA00008806
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03/29/2021 64 1 A. "Yes." 2 Q. "Did she describe to you that the abuse included, 3 among other things, Epstein groping her and using a massager 4 device on her genitals?" 5 A. "Yes." 6 Q. "And was the massager device like a vibrator?" 7 A. "Yes, it was." 8 Q. "From what told you, was Maxwell in the 9 room during these encounters?" 10 A. "Maxwell wasn't in the room." 11 Q. "What did she tell you would typically happen when 12 left the room after these episodes; was Maxwell 13 typically nearby?" 14 A. "Yes. She was usually right near the room." 15 Q. "Does she remember Maxwell asking her, after she'd 16 leave the room from one of these sessions, how was it; is he 17 happy?" 18 A. "Yes." 19 Q. "Did she also tell you that she remembers Maxwell 20 telling her at some point, in sum and substance, you know 21 how he is when he's not happy, and you know what makes him 22 happy; he has to have sex all the time; he's like a super 23 hero?" 24 A. "Yes, she said that." 25 Q. "Did tell you about an incident that FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000286 EFTA00008807
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03/29/2021 65 1 occurred, after she turned 18, in Palm Beach when she was 2 staying at the Palm Beach house?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "Did the incident she described to you involve a 5 school-girl outfit?" 6 A. "Yes, it did." 7 Q. "Could you please describe for the grand jury what 8 told you about that incident?" 9 A. said that Maxwell had shown her a bedroom 10 and upon the bed was a school-girl outfit. Maxwell had told 11 her -- when confronted her about it -- and Maxwell 12 said, well, I thought it would be adorable if you gave 13 Jeffrey his tea in this; so felt like she had to put 14 it on. And so she put it on, took Epstein his tea, and 15 Epstein then slapped her on the buttocks and reached under 16 the skirt and touched her." 17 Q. "What was her demeanor like when she described 18 this incident to you?" 19 A. "She was crying. She was very upset." 20 Q. "When described seeing the school-girl 21 outfit and talking to Maxwell about it, did she remember 22 Maxwell telling her, don't be so frigid?" 23 A. "Yes." 24 Q. "Does she remember that later in the day, after 25 she had delivered Epstein his tea and he assaulted her, does FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000287 EFTA00008808
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03/29/2021 66 1 she remember Maxwell telling her, I heard you did well?" 2 A. "Yes." 3 Q. "During the years that was in contact with 4 Maxwell and Epstein, did she remember whether Maxwell had 5 ever asked her if she knew any other girls who could massage 6 Epstein?" 7 A. "Yes." 8 Q. "Does she remember Maxwell saying, in sum and 9 substance, do you know anyone who could give him a blowjob 10 today, I don't feel like it?" 11 A. "Yes." 12 Q. "Does she remember Maxwell saying, when she asked 13 her to bring other girls, that they have to look young at 14 least?" 15 A. "Yes." 16 Q. "From your conversations with , did she 17 tell you whether or not she ever brought any other girls?" 18 A. "'I'll didn't bring any girls." ' 19 Q. "Did she tell you why not?" 20 A. "She didn't want anyone else to go through that." 21 Q. "From your interviews with , did she tell 22 you that there came a time, when she was in her early 23 twenties, when she stopped travelling with Maxwell and 24 Epstein?" 25 A. "Yes." FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNLGUDNYJX000288 EFTA00008809
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03/29/2021 67 1 Q. "Was she struggling with substance abuse at that point?" 3 A. "Yes, she was." 4 Q. "Did she tell you that she got sober in her 5 twenties?" 6 A. "Yes, she did." 7 Q. "What is her current profession?" 8 A. "She runs a non-profit for people who struggle 9 with addiction and trauma." 10 Q. "Did provide you with several emails that 11 she exchanged with Epstein in the early 2000s?" 12 A. "Yes, she did." 13 Q. "And were those emails very friendly in tone?" 14 A. "Yes, they were." 15 4• "What did she say to you when you talked with her 16 about those emails?" 17 A. "She said she didn't, at the time, want to 18 acknowledge what was going on to her. That looking 19 back -- on -- it's different." 20 Q. "Did your squad at the FBI execute a search 21 warrant at Jeffrey Epstein's townhouse in Manhattan in July 22 of 2019?" 23 A. "Yes." 24 Q. "Did you personally participate in the search of 25 Epstein's residence?" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000289 EFTA00008810
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03/29/2021 6P 1 A. "Yes, I did." 2 Q. "Did the townhouse include a massage room?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "Have you yourself been in that massage room?" 5 A. "Yes, I have." 6 Q. "Could you please describe for the grand jury what 7 that massage room looked like?" 8 A. "It was dark. It had dark draperies covering the 9 windows. There was a massage table; there were oils, there 10 was a handheld massager in there; along with handcuffs, a 11 whip, and along with -- walls were nude photographs of young 12 females." 13 Q. "I believe you testified a moment ago that 14 told you that there was a time when Maxwell 15 asked her to wear a school-girl outfit for Epstein when they 16 were in Palm Beach. Did you find a school-girl outfit in 17 Epstein's New York townhouse?" 18 A. "Yes, we did." 19 Q. "Where did you find it?" 20 A. "It was found in a room next to the massage room." 21 Q. "And to be clear did the FBI find sex toys during 22 the search?" 23 A. "Yes." 24 Q. "What was found?" 25 A. "Butt plugs, dildo, and vibrators." FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_0O00O29O EFTA00008811
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03/29/2021 69 1 Q. "We've talked about three minor girls today; 2 , is that right?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "Have you reviewed the proposed indictment marked 5 Grand Jury Exhibit 1?" 6 A. "Yes, I have." 7 Q. "Is the individual referred to as Victim 1 8 in the proposed indictment?" 9 A. "Yes." 10 Q. "Is the individual referred to as Victim 2 11 in the proposed indictment?" 12 A. "Yes." 13 Q. "Is the individual referred to as Victim 3 14 in the indictment?" 15 A. "Yes." 16 Q. "During all of Maxwell's interactions with the 17 victims when they were underage girls, based on the 18 timeframe and your knowledge of Maxwell's birthdate, was she 19 in her thirties?" 20 A. "Yes, she was." 21 Q. "Just one moment. All right. Switching gears. 22 Have you become aware that in or about 2016 Maxwell gave 23 sworn testimony in a civil deposition in connection with a 24 lawsuit?" 25 A. "Yes." FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNLGUDNYJX000291 EFTA00008812
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03/29/2021 70 1 Q. "Could you please explain for the grand jury, what is a deposition?" 3 A. "It is a statement made under oath." 4 Q. "And in the course of civil litigation is it 5 common for witnesses or parties of the lawsuit to give a 6 deposition, under oath, where they testify about the 7 substance of the case?" 8 A. " Yes. " 9 Q. "And is deposition testimony live, and in-person, 10 and under oath?" 11 A. "Yes." 12 Q. "Is a court reporter present when a deposition 13 takes place?" 14 A. "Yes." 15 Q. "Now before we talk about Maxwell's deposition 16 testimony, I want to talk to you about the lawsuit that the 17 testimony was about. Have you become aware that in or about 18 2015 an individual named filed a lawsuit 19 against Ghislaine Maxwell here in the Southern District of 20 New York?" 21 A. "Yes." 22 Q. "And was suing Maxwell for defamation?" 23 A. "Yes, she was." 24 Q. "Was the lawsuit captioned 25 against Ghislaine Maxwell, the docket number 15CB 7433, here FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. a Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_0000029.2 EFTA00008813
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03/29/2021 71 1 in the Southern District of New York?" 2 A. "Yes." 3 Q. "Generally speaking, in broader strokes, what was 4 the lawsuit about; what was the claim that was 5 bringing against Maxwell?" 6 WITNESS. I'm sorry. What line are we on again? 7 MS. Page 68, line 4. 8 WITNESS. had stated that she had been 9 sexually abused by Epstein and Maxwell as a minor. Maxwell 10 came forward publically and called her a liar, so 11 sued her for defamation." 12 BY MS. 13 Q. "So just a small legal instruction on this topic. 14 Ladies and gentlemen, I instruct you that the allegations in 15 the lawsuit are not being presented to you as evidence that 16 those incidents occurred. I instruct you that you should 17 not consider those allegations for their truth. Instead, 18 the circumstances of the lawsuit are being presented to you 19 so that you can consider the context of the case and the 20 circumstances under which Maxwell made statements under 21 oath. Turning back to the deposition, did Maxwell's 22 deposition take place over two different days?" 23 A. "Yes." 24 Q. "On both days does she give testimony in 25 Manhattan?" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNLGUDNYJNI0Nn93 EFTA00008814
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03/29/2021 12 1 A. "Yes, she did." 2 Q. "Is that where the deposition took place?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "And on both days was Maxwell sworn under oath?" 5 A. "Yes." 6 Q. "If you could flip through the remaining slides of 7 the presentation, do those slides contain true and accurate 8 excerpts of the transcript of that deposition?" 9 A. "Yes." 10 Q. "Turning to the next slide, is this the cover page 11 of the transcript of the first deposition that took place on 12 April 22, 2016?" 13 A. "Yes." 14 Q. "And does it have the case caption on it?" 15 A. "Yes, it does." 16 Q. "Turning to the next slide. Is this an excerpt 17 from the transcript?" 18 A. "Yes." 19 Q. "I imagine the grand jurors can't read it from 20 their seats so if you could read it with me, I'll read the 21 questions, and if you could read the answers." 22 "'Did Jeffrey Epstein have a scheme to recruit 23 underage girls for underage massages?'" 24 MS. And it appears there was an objection 25 from the lawyer. FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000294 EFTA00008815
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03/29/2021 1 BY MS. 2 Q. "'If you know.'" 3 A. "'I don't know what you are talking about.'" 4 Q. "Just to be clear, was the question and 5 answer is the answer here Maxwell's testimony?" 6 A. "Yes." 7 Q. "Just to be clear you testified earlier that 8 participated in sexualized massages with Epstein and 9 Maxwell, is that right?" 10 A. "Yes." 11 Q. "And was a minor when that occurred?" 12 A. "Yes." 13 Q. "And did you also testify earlier that 14 Maxwell -- that told you that Maxwell 15 asked her to give Epstein massages when she was a minor?" 16 A. "Yes." 17 Q. "If you could turn to the next slide please. Is 18 this another excerpt from that same deposition?" 19 A. "Yes, it is." 20 Q. "All right. I'll read the question and you can 21 read the answer." 22 "'Was all the people, under the age of 18 that 23 you've interacted at with, at any of Jeffrey Epstein's 24 properties?'" 25 A. "'I'm not aware of anybody that I interacted with, FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000295 EFTA00008816
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03/29/2021 74 1 other than, obviously, who was 17 at this point.'" 2 Q. "Just to be clear, you testified earlier about two 3 girls under the age of 18 who interacted with Maxwell at 4 Epstein's properties, is that correct?" 5 A. "Yes." 6 Q. "And those individuals were and 7 who told you that, correct?" 8 A. "Yes, that's correct." 9 Q. "Turning to the next slide. Is this the cover 10 page of the transcript from the deposition that took place 11 on July 22, 2016?" 12 A. "Yes." 13 Q. "And again, was this Maxwell giving testimony as 14 part of the testimony under oath here in Manhattan?" 15 A. "Yes." 16 Q. "If you could please turn to the next slide. Is 17 that an excerpt -- are these two excerpts from that 18 deposition?" 19 A. "Yes." 20 Q. "Again, I'll read the questions, if you could 21 please read the answers." 22 "'Were you aware of the presence of sex toys or 23 devices used in sexual activities in Mr. Epstein's 24 Palm Beach house?'" 25 MS. There is an objection from the FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000296 EFTA00008817
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03/29/2021 75 1 lawyer. 2 WITNESS. "'No, no. Not that I recall.'" 3 BY MS. 4 Q. "'Do you know whether Mr. Epstein possessed sex 5 toys or devices used in sexual activities?'" 6 MS. There's an objection from the lawyer. 7 WITNESS. "'No." 8 BY MS. 9 Q. "Just to be clear you testified earlier that 10 told you he found sex toys and a massager in 11 Palm Beach and also that he had seen Maxwell had a basket of 12 sex toys in her closet there, is that correct?" 13 A. "Yes, that's correct." 14 Q. "And is it correct you testified earlier that 15 Epstein used a vibrator on , is that correct?" 16 A. "Yes, that's correct." 17 Q. "And did you also testify earlier that 18 told you he did that as well?" 19 A. "Yes, that's correct." 20 Q. "And did you also testify earlier that sex toys 21 were found by the police in the Palm Beach house in 2005, is 22 that right?" 23 A. "Yes." 24 Q. "And did you also testify earlier that the FBI 25 found sex toys in Epstein's New York City townhouse in FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000297 EFTA00008818
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03/29/2021 76 1 2019?" 2 A. "Yes, that's correct." 3 Q. "If you could please turn to the next slide. This 4 is on Page 27. It says, are these also excerpts from that 5 same deposition?" 6 A. "Yes." 7 Q. "Again, I'll read the questions if you could 8 please read the answers." 9 4. "'Other than yourself, and the blonde and brunette 10 that you have identified as having been involved in 11 three-way sexual activities, with whom did Mr. Epstein have 12 sexual activities?'" 13 MS. There's an objection from the lawyer. 14 WITNESS. "'I wasn't aware that he was having 15 sexual activities with anyone when I was with him, other 16 than myself.'" 17 BY MS. 18 Q. "'I want to be sure that I'm clear. Is it your 19 testimony that in the 1990s and 2000s you were not aware 20 that Mr. Epstein was having sexual activities with anyone 21 other than yourself and the blonde and brunette on those few 22 occasions when they were involved with you?'" 23 A. "'That is my testimony. That is correct.'" 24 Q. "Have you reviewed the deposition transcript?" 25 A. "Yes." FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNLGUDNYJNI00O298 EFTA00008819
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03/29/2021 1 Q. "In full? Now the excerpt we just read has the 2 reference to a blonde and a brunette. Are those individuals 3 completely different from the individuals we've been talking 4 about today?" 5 A. "Yes." 6 4• "Just to be clear, is it correct that you 7 testified earlier that and told you that 8 Epstein sexually abused them repeatedly, is that correct?" 9 A. "Yes." 10 Q. "And did you also testify earlier that Maxwell was 11 occasionally present when Epstein was abusing , based 12 on what she told you?" 13 A. "Yes, that's correct." 14 Q. "Turning to the next slide. Is this also an 15 excerpt from the same deposition?" 16 A. "I'm sorry?" 17 Q. "I'm so sorry. Turning to the next slide, on 18 Page 28. Is this also an excerpt from the same deposition?" 19 A. "Yes." 20 Q. "Thank you. Okay. Again, if we could read that 21 together. I'll take the question and you can take the 22 answer." 23 Q. "'Let's just tie that down. Is it your testimony 24 that you've never given anybody a massage?'" 25 A. "'I've not given anyone a massage.'" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000299 EFTA00008820
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03/29/2021 78 1 Q. "'You never gave Mr. Epstein a massage? Is that 2 your testimony?'" 3 A. "'That is my testimony.'" 4 Q. "'You never gave a massage? Is that 5 your testimony?'" 6 A. "'I never gave a massage.'" 7 Q. "Just to be clear, as you testified earlier, is it 8 correct that told you that Maxwell gave her a 9 massage when they were in New Mexico?" 10 A. "Yes." 11 MS. We're going to stop the read back 12 there. Ladies and gentlemen, let's take a five minute break 13 and we'll come back to finish the presentation in about five 14 minutes. With the Foreperson's permission, I will ask that 15 the witness please be excused. 16 FOREPERSON. Yes, he may. 17 MS. Thank you. 18 (Witness Temporarily Excused) 19 (Time noted: 11:21 a.m.) 20 (Recess taken) 21 22 23 24 25 FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_0O00O30O EFTA00008821
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03/29/2021 79 1 (Colloquy Precedes) 2 (Witness Resumes) 3 (Time Noted: 11:34 a.m.) 4 BY MS. 5 Q. Welcome back, Detective. 6 A. Thank you. 7 Q. I have placed in front of you what has been marked 8 as Grand Jury Exhibit 5. Do you recognize that? 9 A. I do. 10 Q. Is this a PowerPoint presentation concerning some 11 of the facts and evidence that you have gathered in your 12 investigation? 13 A. Yes. 14 Q. Did you participate in preparing this Exhibit in 15 connection with your testimony today? 16 A. Yes. 17 Q. Will it assist you in testifying today? 18 A. Yes. 19 Q. Then we're going to have it up on the screen and 20 we'll use it as you testify. During the course of this 21 investigation have you participated in multiple interviews 22 with an individual named ? 23 A. Yes. 24 Q. Did those interviews take place in the year 2020 25 and the year 2021? FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDN Y_0000030 I EFTA00008822