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03/29/2021 20 1 Q. "What did tell you about that visit to 2 Epstein's house with her mother?" 3 A. "She said it was -- wait, can you rephrase that?" 4 Q. "Of course. Did go to the house by 5 herself or with her mother?" 6 A. "With her mother." 7 Q. "Okay. When they went to the house what did they 8 do there?" 9 A. "They had tea." 10 Q. "Who was there when they had tea at the house?" 11 A. "Epstein and Maxwell." 12 Q. "What did they discuss as they had tea?" 13 A. "They just talked about her life and, you know, 14 what she wanted to do." 15 Q. "Did Epstein make any offers?" 16 A. "He said that he gives scholarships; he likes to 17 mentor people." 18 Q. "How did 's mother react when Epstein said 19 this?" 20 A. "She was happy for her daughter and often times 21 referred to Epstein as 's godfather." 22 Q. "After that occasion when they went over to the 23 house, thereafter, did subsequently begin regularly 24 spending time with Maxwell and Epstein at Epstein's house in 25 Palm Beach?" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000242 EFTA00008763
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03/29/2021 21 1 A. "Yes." 2 Q. "Did that start when she was approximately age 3 14?" 4 A. "Yes." 5 4• "Did it continue until she was about age 17?" 6 A. "Yes, it did." 7 Q. "And during those years does she regularly go over 8 to Epstein's house in Palm Beach and spend time with Maxwell 9 and Epstein?" 10 A. "Yes." 11 Q. "What happened in the summer of 1997 when 12 was 17, about to turn 18?" 13 A. "She moved to New York City." 14 Q. "Why did she move to New York City?" 15 A. "She wanted to pursue a career in acting and 16 modeling." 17 Q. "We'll talk about that in a moment, but for now, I 18 want to focus on the years you talked about, in Palm Beach, 19 from the ages 14 to 17, when would regularly go to 20 Epstein's house. In the beginning, in the first few months 21 when she went there, what kinds of things did she do when 22 she would visit the house when Maxwell and Epstein were 23 there?" 24 A. "They'd hang out by the pool. He -- they would 25 take her to the movies, take her shopping. She described FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GUDNYJNMONA3 EFTA00008764
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03/29/2021 22 1 that behavior as grooming." 2 Q. "When you say grooming, did she explain what she 3 meant by that?" 4 A. "She meant that they were building a relationship 5 with her, giving her things, taking her places, and then 6 usually when the grooming happens, an offender will -- once 7 they gain that trust -- they will make their relationship 8 turn sexual." 9 Q. "Now you testified just a moment ago that 10 described to you that she felt at this time period they were 11 grooming her, is that right?" 12 A. "Yes." 13 Q. "Is that something that she realized at the time 14 when she was 14, or is that something she's described to you 15 now?" 16 A. "Something she's described now. She didn't 17 realize that at the time." 18 Q. "So we'll talk a little bit more about grooming in 19 a moment, but just to give context, are you familiar with 20 the term grooming based on your experience investigating 21 crimes involving sexual exploitation of minors?" 22 A. "Yes." 23 Q. "Generally speaking, you were touching on this a 24 moment ago, but if you could just explain it in full, what 25 is grooming?" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000244 EFTA00008765
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03/29/2021 23 A. "Grooming is when someone builds a relationship 2 with a child. They will find a vulnerability or a need and 3 then they work on gaining that child's trust. And then 4 often times gaining a parent's trust. Once they have that 5 trust, they show that in ways that they can care about them; 6 like giving them gifts and promises. And then once that's 7 established, they then turn the relationship sexual; often 8 times, making sexual comments and normalizing the behavior." 9 Q. "Now during these visits that you've been 10 describing, that told you about, did say whether 11 Epstein ever gave her anything?" 12 A. "Yes, she did." 13 Q. "What did he give her?" 14 A. "He gave her cash. Sometimes he'd tell her to 15 give the cash to her mom because he knew that they needed 16 it. He paid for her voice lessons as well." 17 Q. "Now you were describing how has 18 characterized these visits now, but based on your 19 conversations with her, at the time did she feel that these 20 visits were strange at all?" 21 A. "She thought they were strange, but Maxwell 22 normalized it for her. She was like a cool, older sister 23 and made comments like, this is what grownups do." 24 Q. "You used the phrase cool, older sister. Is that 25 a phrase that used to describe how she felt about FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_0(100NA5 EFTA00008766
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03/29/2021 24 1 Maxwell at the time, and what Maxwell was like?" 2 A. "Yes. Those are her words." 3 Q. "Did there come a time -- these visits -- 4 saw Maxwell topless by the pool?" 5 A. "Yes." 6 Q. "What did she tell you about that?" 7 A. "She was a little taken back, but Maxwell just 8 acted normal." 9 Q. "Did tell you about an incident several 10 months into this arrangement when she was alone with Epstein 11 in the pool house?" 12 A. "Yes." 13 Q. "And when they were alone together, did Epstein 14 ask what she wanted to do with her life?" 15 A. "He did." 16 Q. "What did she say?" 17 A. "She said she wanted to be an actress and n 18 model." 19 Q. "How did Epstein respond?" 20 A. "He told her that he was best friends with the 21 owner of Victoria's Secret. Told her that she would have to 22 have photographs taken and that she had to be comfortable in 23 her underwear and not be a prude. When she was asked what 24 she meant by that, he pulled her into his lap and 25 masturbated." FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000246 EFTA00008767
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03/29/2021 95 1 Q• "What was her reaction?" 2 A. "She felt paralyzed. She froze." 3 Q. "After this incident did 's encounters with 4 Epstein begin to include sexual contact?" 5 A. "Yes." 6 Q. "Over time did the sexual abuse escalate?" 7 A. "It did." 8 Q. "From what she's described to you, did the abuse 9 include Epstein digitally penetrating 10 A. "Yes." 11 Q. "Did it include Epstein using a vibrator on her?" 12 A. "Yes." 13 Q. "Did she describe to you that there were times 14 when Epstein would direct to massage him while he 15 masturbated?" 16 A. "Yes." 17 Q. "Did explain to you what her memories are 18 like of the abuse?" 19 A. "Yes." 20 Q. "What did she say about that?" 21 A. "She said that it happened so often that it al 22 kind it all runs together for her. That it's hard to 23 separate out some of the different instances of abuse." 24 Q. "You were describing how explained to you 25 that the abuse began. Did that occur, based on what FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNLGUDNY_00000247 EFTA00008768
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03/29/2021 26 1 told you, within the first year that she met Epstein and 2 Maxwell?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "Now did also describe to you that once this 5 abuse started Epstein would also bring her into his massage 6 room in his house?" 7 A. "Yes." 8 Q. "And were there times, where he did this, where 9 there were other women present, including Maxwell?" 10 A. "Yes." 11 Q. "Was abused during those episodes?" 12 A. "Yes, she was." 13 Q. "During these group encounters what were and 14 the adult women wearing?" 15 A. "They were usually just in their underwear." 16 Q. "Once they were all in the massage room, how would 17 these episodes generally start?" 18 A. "They would generally start with one of the girls 19 massaging Epstein. was usually massaging his feet. 20 Maxwell was kind of teasing the other girls. She'd grab the 21 girl's breasts, and she would direct the girls on what to 22 do." 23 Q. "When these episodes would start, in general, was 24 Epstein generally lying face down on the massage table?" 25 A. "Yes." FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNI_GLSDNY_NMOMW8 EFTA00008769
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03/29/2021 27 1 Q. "What would happen as things progressed, generally 2 speaking, from what she described to you?" 3 A. "When Epstein would decide he was kind of done 4 with the regular massage, he would turn over on his back, 5 and he'd grab whichever girl he wanted to, either, touch him 6 or whatever girl he wanted to touch." 7 Q. "Did these episodes include sex acts that over 8 time, in various instances, included Epstein masturbating, 9 Epstein receiving oral sex, and Epstein engaging in 10 intercourse?" 11 A. "Yes." 12 Q. "You were describing for a moment what tos, 13 you about Maxwell's role during these group encounters. 14 Would Maxwell sometimes guide the women and give 15 instructions about what to do?" 16 A. "Yes, she would." 17 Q. "What would typically do during these 18 episodes?" 19 A. "She would try not to look at Maxwell because she 20 gave off that sister-vibe, so it felt weird for her. She 21 would try to be invisible in the room so they would ignore 22 her as much as possible." 23 Q. "In the beginning, when 's approximately 16 24 or 15, would she generally begin by just massaging Epstein's 25 feet?" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000249 EFTA00008770
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03/29/2021 2R 1 A. "Yes." 2 Q. "Is that something she was told to do?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "Did she -- you mentioned that she tried to be 5 invisible -- was -- I believe that was your testimony?" 6 A. "Yes." 7 Q. "And over time has she described to you that over 8 time she believed she became more involved in the sexual 9 activity which varied in each encounter?" 10 A. "Yes." 11 Q. "Were there times let me rephrase that. How 12 did -- you touched on this for a moment, but just to be 13 clear -- how did describe Maxwell's attitude during 14 these incidents?" 15 A. "It was very casual; she acted like this was 16 normal. She gave off that vibe to her and yeah." 17 Q. "Did that make her feel more comfortable with what 18 was happening?" 19 A. "It did." 20 Q. "Was sometimes fully nude during these 21 episodes?" 22 A. "Yes." 23 Q. "And during these episodes did the abuse include 24 Epstein touching 's breasts?" 25 A. "Yes." FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000250 EFTA00008771
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03/29/2021 29 1 Q. "Did it include directing to touch Epstein's 2 genitals?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "Beginning when 's approximately 14, does 5 she begin to travel with Epstein and Maxwell to 6 New York City on occasion?" 7 A. "Yes, she did." 8 Q. "Was that to the property you testified about 9 earlier; the townhouse on the upper-east side?" 10 A. "Yes." 11 Q. "When traveled to New York City, did she 12 stay in Epstein's townhouse in New York City? 13 A. "Yes, she did." 14 Q. "Did she recall that Maxwell and Epstein took her 15 shopping on one of her early trips to New York City?" 16 A. "Yes." 17 Q. "Did she remember them buying her anything?" 18 A. "She recalled them buying her white cotton 19 underwear. Her description was that they were like little 20 girl's underwear." 21 Q. "From ages 14 to 17 did Epstein ask to 22 periodically fly to New York for weekends at that townhouse 23 in New York?" 24 A. "I'm sorry, say it again?" 25 Q. "You testified that she began travelling to FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNI_GLSDNYJX*Min51 EFTA00008772
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03/29/2021 30 1 New York City at age 14. Did she then periodically travel 2 to New York City, in a similar manner, from ages 14 to 17?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "Were there times, when she travelled on those 5 trips, when she flew on Epstein's private jet?" 6 A. "Yes." 7 Q. "Did she also sometimes fly commercially?" 8 A. "Yes, she did." 9 Q. "Was Maxwell sometimes present on the trips to New 10 York?" 11 A. "Yes." 12 Q. "You testified earlier that was sexually 13 abused in Palm Beach. Did she describe to you that she was 14 also sexually abused on these trips to New York?" 15 A. "Yes, she did." 16 Q. "Did Maxwell encourage to go on these 17 trips?" 18 A. "Yes." 19 Q. "What does -- what did tell you about 20 her memory of how these trips were arranged?" 21 A. "She recalled that Maxwell was usually the one 22 that would schedule her flights. If she was flying 23 commercially she would schedule the flights, sometimes 24 calling her mother to schedule." 25 Q. "Was that the general impression of how they were FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNI_GLSDNY_NX0Y252 EFTA00008773
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03/29/2021 31 1 arranged?" 2 A. "Yes." 3 Q. "In addition to the trips to New York City you 4 just described, did also remember travelling, at least 5 once, to Epstein's ranch in New Mexico?" 6 A. "Yes, she did." 7 Q. "Does she remember whether or not she was sexually 8 abused in New Mexico?" 9 A. "She couldn't recall. She couldn't remember." 10 Q. "In general, how would get to the airport in 11 Florida when she would fly on Epstein's jet; what did she 12 describe to you?" 13 A. "Usually a driver; one of Epstein's drivers would 14 pick her up from her house and take her to the airport." 15 Q. "Now you testified earlier that you reviewed 16 flight records for Epstein's private jet, is that correct?" 17 A. "Yes." 18 Q. "And have you reviewed records from the 1990s to 19 see if there -- whether there's a person named listed 20 on the records?" 21 A. "Yes." 22 Q. "Turning to the next slide. Is this an excerpt 23 from those records?" 24 A. "Yes, it is." 25 Q. "And does the red arrow point to does the red FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNLGUDNY_00000253 EFTA00008774
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03/29/2021 1 arrow point to a November 11th, 1996 flight?" 2 A. "Yes, it does." 3 Q. "And does this say -- does this flight log reflect 4 that it was a flight from Palm Beach, Florida to Teterboro, 5 New Jersey?" 6 A. "Yes." 7 Q. "Is there a private airfield in Teterboro, 8 New Jersey?" 9 A. "Yes, there is." 10 Q. "What's it called?" 11 A. "Teterboro Airport." 12 Q. "Are the passengers listed on this entry JE?" 13 A. "Yes." 14 Q. "Are the -- do the entries also include 15 (ph) plus friend, Jeff Shamf's (ph), family, 16 ■ (ph), (ph), (ph), and ?" 17 A. "Yes." 18 Q. "Was , based on your awareness of 's 19 date of birth and the date of this flight, was on 20 the date of this flight?" 21 A. "Yes, she was." 22 Q. "Turning to the next slide. You testified earlier 23 about Teterboro Airport. What are we looking at on this 24 slide?" 25 A. "This is directions from Teterboro Airport to FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_0O00O254 EFTA00008775
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03/29/2021 1 Epstein's residence here in Manhattan." 2 Q. "So based on your review of this map, if someone 3 were to fly into Teterboro and travel to New York City, 4 would they -- would the most natural route be to travel to 5 Teterboro Airport and crossing into New York through 6 Manhattan?" 7 A. "Yes." 8 Q. "Turning to the next slide. Is this also an 9 excerpt from the flight records that you've reviewed?" 10 A. "Yes, it is." 11 Q. "And does this show a May 9, 1997 flight from 12 Teterboro, New Jersey to Santa Fe, New Mexico?" 13 A. "Yes, it does." 14 Q. "And are the passengers listed on this log JE, GM, 15 and ? II 16 A. "Yes." 17 Q. "Based on your knowledge of 's birthdate and 18 the date of this flight, would have been 16 on the 19 date of this flight?" 20 A. "Yes, she would have been." 21 Q. "Turning to the next flight -- slide. Is this 22 also an excerpt from the flight records?" 23 A. "Yes." 24 Q. "And does the red arrow point to a flight entry on 25 May 3, 1998?" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNLGUDNY_00000255 EFTA00008776
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03/29/2021 34 A. "Yes, it does." Q. "Based on the airport codes, did this reflect that 3 there is a flight on that date from Palm Beach, Florida to 4 Teterboro, New Jersey?" 5 A. "Yes." 6 Q. "And are the passengers listed on this log JE, GM, 7 ET, , Glenn (ph), (ph), (ph), Manny ?" 8 (ph), (ph) 9 A. "Yes." 10 Q. "Based on your knowledge of 's birthday and 11 the date of this flight, would have been 17 on this 12 date?" 13 A. "Yes." 14 Q. "Am I correct that you testified earlier that in 15 addition to sometimes flying on Epstein's private jet, she 16 also travelled on commercial airlines, is that right?" 17 A. "Yes, it is." 18 Q. "Based on your review of these flight logs, does 19 every flight entry list the name of every single passenger; 20 or are there sometime when a passenger is noted female?" 21 A. "There's times where a passenger is just noted 22 female." 23 Q. "I'm going to walk -- talk to you about two 24 examples of that. Turning ahead two slides. Looking at 25 Slide 18, does this reflect a January 3rd, 1995 flight where FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDN Y_00000256 EFTA00008777
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03/29/2021 35 1 the flight log says JE, two females?" 2 A. "Yes, it does." 3 Q. "And do the two entries below, also, just list 4 female next to the initials JE?" 5 A. "Yes, they do." 6 Q. "Turning to the next slide, Slide 19. Is this 7 another example of an entry like that; focusing on the entry 8 on February 12, 1995?" 9 A. "Yes." 10 Q. "Does that entry also say, female?" 11 A. "Yes, it does." 12 Q. "Now, you testified that sometimes flew on 13 commercial airlines and that arrangements for her travel 14 were made for her to fly commercially for these trips, is 15 that right?" 16 A. "Yes." 17 Q. "Have you been able to obtain commercial flight 18 records?" 19 A. "We tried. We were not able to obtain those 20 records." 21 Q. "Why is that?" 22 A. "Airlines do not keep records past a certain 23 year." 24 Q. "Does recall group sexualized massages 25 involving Epstein and Maxwell, in both the New York and FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000257 EFTA00008778
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03/29/2021 36 1 Florida residences, during the time period we've been 2 talking about?" 3 A. "Yes." 4 Q. "You testified earlier about the time that Epstein 5 and Maxwell would spend together and the activities that 6 they were involved in. During this time period did 7 have occasions to talk with Maxwell?" 8 A. "She -- I'm sorry, can you ask the question 9 again?" 10 Q. "During the beginning when she was 14, when she 11 began spending time with Epstein and Maxwell, and through 12 the years, did often have conversations with Maxwell 13 about her life?" 14 A. "Yes." 15 Q. "Did they talk about that often?" 16 A. "They did." 17 Q. "Did Maxwell ask about her family, her 18 classes, and other aspects of her life?" 19 A. "Yes, she did." 20 Q. "You testified earlier, just before she turned 18, 21 moved to New York City, is that right?" 22 A. "Yes." 23 Q. "Did she go to school there in New York City her 24 senior year?" 25 A. "Yes, she did." FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNYJKONn58 EFTA00008779
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03/29/2021 1 Q. "What school did she go to?" 2 A. "She went to the 3 Q. "What is the 4 A. "They cater to individuals who want to pursue 5 careers in the arts." 6 Q. "Have you reviewed records from the 7 VI 8 A. "Yes." 9 Q. "If you could turn to Slide 17. Can you please 10 explain for the grand jury what we're looking at here?" 11 A. "This is an excerpt from 's application to 12 the On it is listed, who is 13 financially responsible for her, and that is 14 Jeffrey Epstein." 15 Q. "From what told you did Maxwell encourage 16 to accept Epstein's financial help?" 17 A. "Yes." 18 Q. "When moved to New York City who was she 19 living with?" 20 A. "She lived with her mother and her brother 21 in -- apartment." 22 Q. "Did Epstein help pay for her rent?" 23 A. "He did." 24 Q. "During that year, her senior year of high school, 25 when she was in New York City, did remain in contact FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_0O00O259 EFTA00008780
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03/29/2021 38 1 with Epstein?" 2 A. "Yes." 3 Q• "What was the nature of their contact like during 4 that time period?" 5 A. "During this time he was still sexually abusing 6 her." 7 Q. "Did that continue to occur at his townhouse in 8 Manhattan that year?" 9 A. "Yes, it did." 10 Q. "What happened at the end of her senior year of 11 high school?" 12 A. "She moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in 13 acting." 14 Q. "Did she get a job as an actress when she turned 15 18?" 16 A. "She did." 17 Q. "Has lived in Los Angeles and worked as an 18 actress on television ever since then?" 19 A. "Yes." 20 Q. "After she moved to Los Angeles, did she continue 21 being in touch with Epstein?" 22 A. "For a short period of time." 23 Q. "Did she ultimately break contact with him?' 24 A. "Yes, she did." 25 Q. "Is currently pursuing a civil lawsuit FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000260 EFTA00008781
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03/29/2021 39 1 against Maxwell and Epstein's estate?" 2 A. "Yes." 3 Q. "Have you talked with about whether, when 4 she was a teenage girl and all of this was happening, 5 whether she told anyone that she was being sexually abused?" 6 A. "Yes. She said she didn't tell anyone. She felt 7 like she couldn't. She -- the -- nothing was talked about 8 outside of that room, so it made it so that she couldn't 9 talk about it. And then she also -- her mother is Middle 10 Eastern, and her mother raised her that women are supposed 11 to do what they're told even if someone is beating you. 12 When she was 13 and her father passed, she, she 13 went to a guidance counselor at school to talk about it, and 14 her mother found out about it and smacked her. She felt 15 like she couldn't talk to anyone about it." 16 Q. "Did 's mother encourage her to accept 17 Epstein's financial assistance?" 18 A. "Yes, she did." 19 Q. "Have you become aware that in 2005 police 20 officers from the Palm Beach Police Department executed 21 search warrant at Epstein's house at the 22 El Brillo Way address in Palm Beach?" 23 A. "Yes." 24 Q. "Have you reviewed some of the materials seized 25 during the search?" FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNI_GLSDNYJX000261 EFTA00008782