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FBI VOL00009
EFTA00079591
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between approximately 2002 and 2005, as part of to schedule appointments at the direction of Epstein and Maxwell, scheduled hundreds of appointments for women and girls, including dozens of minors, to massage Epstein. Over the course of that several year period, Epstein received approximately two to three massages per day, and during those massage appointments, E stein sexually abused dozens of minor victims. The vast majority of the massage appointments that cheduled took place at Epstein's residence in Palm Beach, Florida, though some victims state that arranged massages which took place at Epstein's residence in New York, New York. as no recollection of scheduling massages for anyone in New York. She did occasional) sche sages to take place in Florida by phone while she was in New York City. When was first hired, she used a directory provided to her by Epstein's an is aine Maxwell to contact women and girls to massage Epstein. Over the ensuing years, ould add new names to the directory when directed to do so by Epstein or Maxwell. Through the process of arranging and facilitating massage appointments for Epstein, met dozens of underage victims, who ranged in age from 14 to 17 years old. For example, when minor victims arrived for the appointments at Palm Beach, ometimes met them, walked them up to the massage room, and set up the massage table or e appointment. Afteeat least some of the ER appointments, paid minor victims in cash. Epstein encouraged minor victims to bring other girls to massage him, w is led to an increasing number of victims coming to massage Epstein at his residences. None of those victims told hat they were underage. did know that some of those victims did not have their own cars, an arranged for a driver o pic them up and take them to their appointments with Epstein. Ad i lona y, some of those victims told hey could not attend certain appointment times because they were attending school, althou h oes not recall that they said what kind of school they were attending. Epstein also told a a east one of those victims was studying for the SATs. During some of the massage appointments with minor girls that cheduled, Epstein sexually abused the minor girls by, among other things, masturbating whi e t e victims touched Epstein, touching the victim's genitals, using a sex toy on a victim's genitals, engaging in oral sex, and/or engaging in sexual intercourse. Some of the victims of Epstein's abuse st h tMvitnessed some of the sexual abuse that occurred. In particular, one woman alleges tha as present for and participated in one massage when the victim was a minor during whichEpstein tip Another victim states tha walked in on one instance in which she, a minor, was performing oral sex on Epstein. Anot er woman alleges that=valked in when she was a minor and was nude in Epstein's massage room. EFTA00079591
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enies participating in any of these incidents. She believes that the victims may be mistaking her IIIIIther person. At Epstein's direction took nude or partially nude photographs of one minor victim. This did not take place in e context of a massage and Epstein was not present when the photos were taken. did not know that the victim was a minor at the time the photos were taken and when Epstein told that the victim did not want them anymore, =discarded the photos. In or about 2005, learned that law enforcement was investi ating Epstein for sex crimes involving minors, arising from t e massage appointments, some of which ad scheduled. After learning about the investigation into Epstein, at Epstein's direction ailed multiple minor victims and encouraged them to "help" Epstein and conveyed that Epstein would help them if they helped him. encouraged them to talk to Epstein's investigator and offered that Epstein would a for an attorney for them. In one or two cases, offered financial incentives to victims. understood that by asking her to make these calls, Epstein intended to dissuade the victims from spec ing to law enforcement, and by agreeing to make the calls and take these steps, she was aiding him in this objective. Beginning in approximately 2006, multiple minor victims were interviewed by federal law enforcement officers who were conducting a criminal investigation of Epstein and his associates for sex trafficking of minors, among other federal offenses. During those interviews, minor victims reported to federal agents that Epstein paid them for sexualized massages while they were underage girls, including during massages that=scheduled. EFTA00079592