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- Volume II October 20, 2009 • 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 169 MR. CRITTON: Form. THE WITNESS: Since I work? And then one year. BY MR. HILL: Q You started work in 2005, right? A Yes. Q All right. And this happened up until the time that Mr. Epstein went to jail where these young ladies would come over? MR. CRITTON: Form. THR WITNESS: Before he went to jail? BY MR. HILL: Q Yes, ma'am. A Yes. Q So were talking about a period of years where this would happen, right? A Yes. Q For the period of years that you were working at Mr. Epstein's house where females would come to his home for the purpose of providing him massages, you don't remember the faces of any of them? A You know, I just open the door and then I cannot, I don't really, like, interact with them for a long time. Q But it is a true statement that you don't • 0 ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 vtivin.esquiresolutions.corn EFTA00182516
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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 - Volume II October 20, 2009 170 remember the faces of any of the females that would come to your boss's house, Jeffrey Epstein's house, over the period of years for the purposes of providing him massages? MR. CRITTON: Form. THE WITNESS: No. BY MR. HILL: Q It's true that you don't remember any of the faces? A If you show me picture, then -- Q No, ma'am. I'm asking you what you remember. A No. Q You don't remember any of their faces? A No. Q All right. Earlier you were asked about the folks that are at Mr. Epstein's house, and it sounds like one or those individuals is named Igor, the trainer? A Yes. Q All right. MR. REINHART: Talking currently? MR. HILL: Currently. MR. REINHART: Thank you. BY MR. HILL: Q When was the last time you saw Igor? 0 ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. 33410 WWwSSAWABSOWMMS.COM EFTA00182517
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- Volume II October 20, 2009 171 • • 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 Today. Q You saw him today? A Yes. Q When was Lhe time befuLe that the last time that you saw him? A The last time? Q Yes, ma'am. You saw him today. When was the time before that that you saw him? A One week ago. Q All right. A Because T was on vacation. Q So you've been off for a week? A Yes, sir. Q So what day was it a week ago that you saw Igor the trainer? A Q You and I both looked Eor a calendar but there isn't one up there. Today is Tuesday. You're talking this past Friday or the Friday before that? A I think 9th, October 9th. • So that was the last day that you worked up until Monday of this week? A Yes, sir. • And you worked October 9th and saw Igor, correct? • ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esquiresolutions.com EFTA00182518
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- Volume II October 20, 2009 172 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A Yes. Q And what is Igor's last name, do you know? A I don't know. Q Does Zinoviev sound familiar? A Because sometimes they called him Igor Z. Q Igor "Z," is that what you're saying? Yes? Igor then the letter "Z"? A Yes. Q So you saw him October 9th, the last day that you worked. Where did you see him, at Mr. Epstein's house? A Yes, sir. Q Then you worked yesterday, right? A Yes. Q And you saw him? A No. Q When was the last time you saw him? You saw him today? A Today. Q Ah. Okay. And what was he doing today? A He was waiting to drive Mr. Epstein. • Okay. Do you have any understanding that Igor, Mr. Igor Z., left after you saw him on Friday October 9th and came back for you to see him at Mr. Epstein's house today? ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 waesquiresolutions.com EFTA00182519
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- Volume II October 20, 2009 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 173 A Can you rephrase the question? O Sure. Do you know if he went anywhere in between the last time you saw him before today and October 9th? A Janusz told me he will be on vacation. • He will be on vacation? When will he be on vacation. A The time that I will not be there. • Oh. You were both on vacation? A Yes. O So he's back now from what you believe to be his vacation? A Yes. O No reason he can't show up for a deposition, right? MR. CRITTON: Form. THE WITNESS: I don't know. MR. HILL: I don't know, either. Okay. That's all I have. Thank you. THE WITNESS: You're welcome. MR. CRITTON: can I switch with you? CROSS BY MR. CRITTON: , my name is Bob Critton, I represent Mr. Epstein. I have a few follow-up questions based on • ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 since 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esquiresolutions.corn EFTA00182520
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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 n4 25 - Volume II October 20, 2009 174 questions that have been asked to you. If I understood your earlier testimony -- well, let me ask you this: Do you have any personal knowledge that any female ever gave Mr. Epstein a massage; that is, were you ever present when a massage took place? A No, sir. Q So you've been asked a lot of questions about females coming to the house to give Mr. Epstein a massage, right? You've been asked a lot of questions about that today? A Yes, sir. Q Okay. As to whether or not any female ever gave Mr. Epstein a massage, do you have any personal knowledge? A No, sir. Q All right You were asked a question by Mr. Hill and others as how many faces of the females you remember who came to Mr. Epctoin'o houoo to give him a massage, do you remember any faces. Do you recall those questions? A Yes. Q Okay. In fact, you're -- let me strike that. Would it be a correct statement that you're unaware of any females that came to his house that you ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esquIresolutIons.corn EFTA00182521
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- Volume II October 20, 2009 • • 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 175 know actually gave him a massage? Is that correct? A Correct. Q You were shown a document marked Exhibit 2 which was a bunch of message pads. Well, it was an exhibit, a composite exhibit that included a lot of message pads -- let me start again. Exhibit 2 has a lot of message pads, I'm sorry, a lot of papers. It looks like it has four "Important Message" and then there's a place to list who called, the date, and what the response should be; correct? A Yes. Q All right. You were asked earlier by Mr. Edwards whether you took phone calls for Mr. Epstein from any females who called about giving a massage. If I understood your testimony, no conversation that you ever -- well, let me strike that. If I understood your testimony, you never had a conversation with a female who called on the phone where the word "massage" was used? A NO, Sir. Q Is that correct? A Correct. Q All right. And when you were you responding to Mr. Edwards' questions about taking messages, did you • 0 ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esquiresolutIons.com EFTA00182522
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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 n4 25 - Volume II October 20, 2009 176 just take -- that is, if a female called or a male called or whoever called and you happened to answer the phone, if they wanted to leave a message, did you fill out a message pad? A Correct. Q All right. So it didn't have to be a female who was giving a massage; it could have been a florist, it could have been a friend, it could have been anyone RS far an yrni know, MR. MERMELSTEIN: Object to form. MR. HILL: Object to the form. THE WITNESS: Correct. BY MR. CRITTON: Q Well, did anyone ever say I'd like to come over and give Mr. Epstein a massage to you? A No. MR. HILL: I don't know if we talked about it yet, but is an objection by one good for all, or do we need to repeat everybody °Ice's objection? MR. EDWARDS: I think it's good for all. MR. REINHART: I'm fine with that. BY MR. CRITTON: Q If I understand your testimony, in the approximately three years that you worked at Mr. Epstein's house before June of '08, so it would have EsQuxE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esoulresolutIons.com EFTA00182523
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- Volume II October 20, 2009 • • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 177 been the latter part of '05, '06, '07, and then '08 through June, on the rare occasion you might answer a doorbell and someone might come in, that is, a female might come in who purportedly was to give Mr. -- let me strike that. As to any of the females that came to the door and punched the doorbell and you answered, do you know why they were there; that is, do you have any personal knowledge as to why they were there? A Sometimes. O Okay. And how would you know that? A Either Alfredo will tell me that this one is expected. Q Who was going to give a massage? He might say something like that, or just that the person is expected? A No. Is expected. Q All right. And so if in fact let me strike that. During '04 -- I'm sorry. MR. CRIMON: what did she say, '05 when she started? MR. EDWARDS: She started November of 2004, but then she just recently changed it to say she started 2005, so I don't know. • 0 ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, Fl 33410 www.esquiresolutions.com EFTA00182524
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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 - Volume II October 20, 2009 178 MR. CRITTON: That may have been me. BY MR. CRITTON: Q Did you start in 2004, November 2004? A Yes. November. Q When you started in November of 2004 and up through 2005, on how many occasions would you have answered the door where a female was coming that Alfredo said you can expect such and such? Does that make sense to you? MR. EDWARDS: Object to the form. BY MR. CRITTON: Q Do you want me to rephrase that? A Can you rephrase it? Q If I understood your testimony, your business is tidying, keeping the house tidy, laundry, straightening up, things of that nature? A Yes. Q All right. And that's most of your day when you're there? A Yes. Q And when you're off, you don't know what goes on at the house? A No. Q Or for that matter any place else. If you're not there, you have no personal knowledge what goes on ESQUJRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esguiresolutions.com EFTA00182525
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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 - Volume II October 20, 2009 179 at the mall if you're not there, right? MR. EDWARDS: Form. THE WITNESS: Correct. BY MR. CRITTON: Q All right. On approximately how many occasions would you have ever answered the door during the '04, '05 time period where a female came in and you left them alone in the kitchen or offered them something to drink? Are we talking three or four times, are we talking five or ten times, or more or less? MR. EDWARDS: Form. THE WITNESS: That specific time? BY MR. CRITTON: Q Yeah. During '04 and '05 from the time you started in '04 through the end of '05. A I cannot remember how many times. Q Okay. Was it often or rarely that you were the one who actually let someone in the house? A Rarely. Q All right. And did you ever see a female coming, and i'm not talking or , did you ever see a female coming down the stairs into the kitchen ever? A Yes. Q On how many occasions, your best recollection? • 0 ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 suite WU 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esquiresolutions.com EFTA00182526
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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 - Volume II October 20, 2009 180 MR. EDWARDS: What time frame? The whole time she worked there? BY MR. CRITTON: • '04, '05, '06. A Rarely. Maybe. • Let me rephrase my question. During the period '04 and '05, through the end of '05; that is, November of '04 through the end of '05, approximately how many times did you see someone, a female, who would come from upstairs downstairs? And I'm not talking about or or someone there who was there regularly. A Maybe three times. • Okay. And on the three times that you saw someone come down the stairs, you saw them where, in the kitchen? A Yes. • Did anyone ever look upset? A No. • Did anyone look like they were crying? A No. • Did anyone look distraught? A No. • Did any those people cry for help? A No, sir. ESQU,I,RE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, Ft. 33410 www.esquiresolutIons.com EFTA00182527
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- Volume II October 20, 2009 • • 2 3 4 181 Q During the entire time that you've been working for Mr. Epstein, from November of '04 through '05 did you ever hear a female cry for help? A No. 5 Q Did you ever hear them yell out for help? 6 A No, sir. 7 Q Did you ever hear someone scream for help? 8 A No. 9 Q Did anyone ever ask you to call the police? 10 A No, sir. 11 0 Did anyone ever tell you that they were 12 molested? 13 A No, sir. 14 Did anyone ever tell you that they were 15 abused? 16 A No, air. 17 Q Did anyone tell you that they had received any 18 type of physical harm? 19 A No. 20 0 Okay. Did anyone appear to have, at least 21 from your observations of their facial features, to have 22 been in any way emotionally upset or distraught? 23 A No. 24 Q Okay. You were asked a number of questions 25 about what you observed or -- let me strike that. • 0 ESQli. IRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esquiresolutions.com EFTA00182528
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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 - Volume II October 20, 2009 182 You were asked a number of questions by Mr. Edwards about what was taken from the house by the police. Do you remember those questions? A Correct, I remember. Q Were you present when the police took certain items from Mr. Epstein's home? A No sir. Q Do you know what the police have in their possession? A No. Q Did anyone ever tell you what the police took from the house, other than I think you said Janusz said they took computers? A I cannot remember he said computers. I remember pictures. Q Okay. That's what Janusz told you? A Yes. Q But you have no personal knowledge? A No, sir. Q That's correct? A Correct. Q All right. You talked about a photograph of what you described as an approximately four-year-old girl and it looked like the back portion of a swimsuit or some bottoms she had on was being pulled down a 0 ESQUIRE loll tree: 866./09.8/ / Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esguiresolutions.com EFTA00182529
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• • 2 3 4 S 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 - Volume II October 20, 2009 183 little bit? A Correct. Q Is that Mr. Epstein's Goddaughter? MR. EDWARDS: Object to the form. BY MR. CRITTON: Q Strike that. Do you know whether or not that's a picture of Mr. Epstein's Goddaughter? MR. EDWARDS: Form. THE WITNESS: I was told that. AY MR. CRITTON: Q By whom? A By III. Q III up in New York? A Yes. Q All right. You were asked about what you described as a back massager. Do you recall that earlier? Mr. Hill asked you and I think Mr. Edwards. In fact, I think all the other lawyers asked you that question. A Yes. Q Is the item that you describe as a back massager, have you seen that like -- let me strike that. Do you know what Brookstone is? A Yes. • ESQUIRE 0 Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, R 33410 voorcesouiresolutions.com EFTA00182530
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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 - Volume II October 20, 2009 184 Q Is the item that you saw similar to something that you've seen at Brookstone? MR. MERMELSTEIN: Objection to form. THE WITNESS: Yes, sir. BY MR. CRITTON: Q You were asked a number of questions about Ms. Maxwell. Do you recall that series of questions? A Yes. Q What was your relationship with Ms. Maxwell; did you get along well with her, did you find her difficult, easy going? A I have a good relationship with Ms. Maxwell. Q Okay. Did she always treat you with respect? A Yes. Q And i think you told us that she's the one who actually hired you? A Correct. Q Was Alfredo Rodriguez the person responsible for hiring you, or was it Ms. Maxwell? A Ms. Maxwell. Q And when you started, you first said that you thought -- well, let me strike that. In your earlier testimony you said that Mr. Rodriguez was your boss, and then you said well, really we work side by side. ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.877/ Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esquiresdutions.corn EFTA00182531
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- Volume II October 20, 2009 • • 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 185 So my question to you is was Mr. Rodriguez your boss, or were you co-equals in the house and you each had your own job? A We have our own job. He told me he is my supervisor. Q Okay. A But Ms. Maxwell told us we have to work like, you know, work together for the house. Q For the good of the house? A Yes. Q So if he needed help you'd help him, if you needed help he was supposed to help you? A Correct. Q Did Ms. Maxwell ever tell you that Mr. Rodriguez was your boss, or only Mr. Rodriguez? A Mr. Rodriguez tell me. Q Okay. Was Mr. Rodriguez -- let me strike that. Mr. Rodriguez was working at the house when you started? A Correct. Q And he continued for how long after you started? That is, you started sometime in mid November of '04, how many more months did he work? A I think up to February. • 0 ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 vivAv. esquIresolutIons.com EFTA00182532
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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 - Volume II October 20, 2009 186 Q February of '05? A '05. Q And did he resign, or was he terminated? A He was terminated. Q Do you know why he was terminated? A One reason I know is one time he did not buy any food when Mr. Epstein came, the refrigerator was empty. Q Was that his job, to make certain there was food in the house when Mr. Epstein came to town? A It was his job. Q All right. Did you consider Mr. Rodriguez an honest person? MR. HILL: Object to the form. MR. EDWARDS: Form. THE WITNESS: No. BY MR. CRITTON: Q Why not? MR. HILL: Object to the form. THE WITNESS: Because he used my name. He had almost a fist fight with a gardener. BY MR. CRITTON: • Was that Jerome? A Jerome. And he used my name that I am a witness of the time that Jerome comes to work. So 0 ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, Fl 33410 www,esquiresolutions.com EFTA00182533
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- Volume II October 20, 2009 • • 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 187 Jerome talked to me, and I told Alfredo not to use my name, because I don't keep tab of people's time coming in and out. I told Alfredo, if you ask me if Jerome is here, I say he's here; if he's not, he's not. But I don't tell you he came this time and that time. So I was upset too with Alfredo, because I said that's a lie, don't use my name. Q All right. Now, you were asked some questions, a number of questions as to what Mr. Rodriguez testified at his deposition that he said, Mr. Rodriguez, that you were disgusted with cleaning sex toys. Do you remember that question? A Yes. I remember. Q And I think your testimony is you never had that conversation with Mr. Rodriguez; is that correct? A No, sir. Q So I think you -- MR. REINHART: Hold on. I think you said your testimony is, she said no, sir. Can we be clear what the question and answer was? BY MR. CRITTON: Q Did you ever tell Mr. Rodriguez that you were disgusted with cleaning sex toys? A No. • 0 ESQUIRE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 Suite 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 www.esquiresolutions.com EFTA00182534
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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 - Volume II October 20, 20C9 188 Q All right. And if he said that, was he lying? MR. HILL: Form. THE WITNESS: He is. He was. BY MR. CRITTON: Q If I asked you to assume Mr. Rodriguez said that you were upset because there were pictures of partially-clothed or naked women near a picture of the Pope, I ask you to assume that he said that, would that be true? A That's a lie. Q All right. Was there a picture of the Pope in Mr. Epstein's house? A Yes. Q All right. Was that near any picture of any individual in some state of undress? A No. Q Did Mr. Rodriguez ever lie to you? MR. HILL: Object to the form. MR. EDWARDS: Form. THE WITNESS: Using my name was a lie. BY MR. CRITTON: Q Okay. Did he ever ask you to lie for him? A One time. Q What happened? A Mr. Epstein was not in his house, he's away, 0 ESQULKE Toll Free: 866.709.8777 Facsimile: 561.394.2621 SuIle 600 4440 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 vAvvvesquIresdullons.com EFTA00182535