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Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020 , Esq. Via Electronic Mail Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York Re: Attorne Proffer Epstein Dear Alex: The following is my understanding of the facts and evidence that would bring forward regardisieffrey Epstein. Her most relevant introduction with Epstein occurred between April 19, to approximately April I. Background Her significant contact with Epstein began on April 19, and ended in February Page I of II 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page I of 11 EFTA 00067117 EFTA01246801  Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 II. Approach — Re: Massage was working three jobs, six days a week but worried about making her rent and bills. A girl, 2pnimatelya5 years old, named M, worked a promotional lwith il Thereafter, M and saw each other at a party. As they chatted, said M she was struggling financially where upon mentioned that she knew aiiiho paid her $300.00 to give him a massage.. and talked about the details. understood that this prospective man was well connected, good looking and had models around him. Further, at times, he would help people that he liked with job opportunities or education. Notwithstanding,fis had a sexual fetish and would masturbate himself at the end of the topless massage. agreed to meet the guy. . had told that she had met at a club and that was the contact. At the time last name. said she was from and was also a model. said she was ttorne investigations indicate contact informatiormil is . met at a Starbucks. looked at and criticized her teeth as being too yellow but said that she was very pretty and she would do well with this guy who sometimes had women travel with him to the Caribbean. He ppargially would }xshsm it clothes and help pay for school. confirmed what = had said to IM the evening before. The next day it was arranged and went to the address that she was given. HI. Introduction to Epstein On April 19. went to the man's residence. It was a large building. was let into a waiting room. She waited for approximately 25 minutes when a man came and smiled and said "I'm Jeffrey." Agaiptroductio id "Give me 5 minus will show you upstairs." In a short time, came andlill rode in an elevator. was in awe that the residence was so large that he needed an elevator. The elevator opened and was lead into a massage room. In the room, there was a mAqsage table and it was semi-dark. There were pictures on the wall, a table with lotions, a telephone and pen and paper. The ceiling of the room was concave and painted as clear blue skie assage went as expected in the beginning. Epstein laid face down and instructed to massage his back and legs, then proceeded to make phone calls. Then he turned over and started talking to He thanked her for gave her compliments on her looks and asked her about herself. He instructed sit to massage his chest, then he touched her stomach and underwear. she thought Epstein would take her underwear off. Epstein sensed her tension. He said: cringed, "Relax. I want you to have fun. If you're uncomfortable with something I am doin , you have to be straight with me and tell me, it's not a big deal." He respected wishes. The massage ended. Jeffrey masturbated and made a loud noise when he ejaculated. Afterwards he said, "I'll give you some money and I'd like to see you again, could you write Page 2 of 11 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page 2 of I I EFTA 00067118 EFTA01246802  Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 your number down. My office will be in touch with you." wrote her number on a pad which was personalized with the Epstein name. The first session ended. the same week, roughly two days later, the office called and made an appointment for to meet him again. By the second encounter, knew Epstein had grown up in Brooklyn and was a self-made billionaire. She was astonished by what he had accomplished. went and saw Jeffrey for a second time. During this second massage, Jeffrey asked a number of questions about herself, about her background about her schooling, where she was raised, what her career aspirations were, whether she wanted to become a model or not, and showed genuine interest in who she was. asked him some questions. After the massage, Jeffery gave a personal tour of three or four floors of his mansion. Each room was very unique and was decorated lavishly. was extremely impressed by the extravagant decor that she saw from room to room. There were many pictures which she later understood were of famous or important people as well as beautiful She left home that day feeling that she had a connection and chemistry with Jeffery. believed that Jeffrey was very charming and felt lucky to have met him. IV. Important Lone Term Friends, Employees. Close Associates and Girlfriends Jeffrey's Long Term Fiend I. Jean Luc Brunel He was a friend of Jeffrey before met him. believes that he had been with Epstein approximately for more than 10 years. Jean Luc lived at At this address, Epstein owned several apartments that he would either give or ease out to staff, friends, girlfriends, and traveling girls. believes that Jean Luc was an owner or part owner of Karin Modeling. Jean Luc interest ilmgaeling agencies and had an interest or ran Karin Modeling agency Later on, became aware that Jean Luc may have had an interest in a modeling agency in Israel. Modeling agency changed its name to MC2 in approximately 2006. From observations, Jean Luc was one of Epstein's closest friends. Sewhere heard (but doesn't know firsthand) that the FBI went to some Brazilian models that Jean Luc brought, had been staying. e were Confronted by law enforcement. In general, most people that lived at partments, were held in higher esteem. Generally, those t at stayed in were staff, his girlfriends or girls that traveled with him regularly, or girls that visited Epstein from out of town or out of country. Page 3 of I I 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page 3 of 11 EFTA 00067119 EFTA01246803  Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 2. Ghislaine Maxwell. met Maxwell about the 4'h time that she met Epstein. was with Epstein when he suggested that they go to meet some friends at the Spice Market restaurant. When they got there, there was a scientist and Maxwell. sat while they all had dessert. The next time met Maxwell was at the island after Jeffrey asked her to come on a trip with him. saw Maxwell at Jeffrey's office, the house or at a charity event. From view point, Maxwell was intimidating. She instructed to take down her telephone number and to call her if she ever needed anything. did not have a warm feeling about Maxwell and never called. ULLttempt-Suo stay away from Maxwell as much as possible. recalls between mid and M. She saw Maxwell approximately 4-5 times at the island. Maxwell was in New Mexico the one time went there in the summer of 2005. Maxwell seemed to make fun of some of the girls at the island and put them down. It was n i ts understanding that Maxwell helped coordinateaLLysplies of dresses, swimsuits, and skin "original girl finder". at the island. Epstein told that Maxwell was the tried to stay away from Maxwell as much as possible because she felt that she was a domineering, aggressive female that placed fear into younger women. 3. Eva Dubin an ex-girlfriend of Epstein. OF Jeffrey cared a lot for Eva and He had a large photograph of him and once came to the Caribbean island with her children and spouse. accompanied Epstein to Eva Dubin's home when he was saying goodbye to people before he went to jail. 4. Faith Kates Ile a friend of Epstein since t wned Next Model Management. ii understood that she introduced believes that she might be significant because him to girls she to Jeffrey sometime in 2005. heard Epstein ask her to introduce Epstein Employees 1. Lesley Groff (Executive Secretary) She called to schedule appointments with Epstein and called to connect y to talk. Is the time, she was the one who made travel arrangements for E pstein told that he kept things professional at the office and showed respect to his employees, believed that Lesley Groff was Jeffrey's right hand at the office. She was in charge of his call list. Groff was polite, neutral and positive with her words. She also had a Page 4 of 11 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page 4 of 11 EFTA 00067120 EFTA01246804  Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 cheerful attitude and was easy to talk to. Epstein told that Leslie was invaluable to him, in part, because she would observe him and anticipate his needs without having to check with him. Crroff's desk was in an office that was adjacent to Epstein's with an openings in-between. Groff could actually see Epstein when he was at his desk if she turned and looked in that direction but she could not see otal office be in the adjoining or connecting office. At the time met Groff in would estimate that Groff was in her early forties. 2. (Personal Assistant) She was apprpximately Her duties including handling details regarding,travel with Epstein, packing bags, making travel arrangement s for some shopping restocking, making sure things get fixed at the residences. observed ilili following Epst done. The times that rnd with a notebook ancilewould write down what she wanted traveled with Epstein, would be there slightly less than 50% of the time. and t r erved. h d that a he moved to where she lived with a boyfriend. Then broke up with her boyfriend and had nowhere to go. That' when she received a call om a girl tilaiw with work as E stein's assistant. believes the irl's name was M and that that was Epstei er assistant. Aiirintly, came right away to take the job with Epstein. M believes that was when she was hired by.Jeffrey. never heard or witnessed looking for girls or appro. / aw ne. She did make phone calls at Jeffrey Epstein's request. believes that might be a victim of Epstein. 3. (Office Assistant) e was an o assistant to Epstein. Her senior was .1 11 :ielieves that w heard that she was introduce to to by Eva Dubin. After finished , she left approximately in early M She had plans to move to 4. She w imately a 21 year old model from when she m n. heard that met Epstein at an art event in New York. Epstein trave with him nth or two as a potential girlfriend. Several months later e aware that was a second assistant to Jeffrey. Epstein was obsessed with body and made a comment that just looking at her figure put him in a good m . Approximately Page 5 of 11 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page 5 of II EFTA 00067121 EFTA01246805  Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 a few months later, left Epstein's employment and Epstein told that had gotten married and moved. ,leffrey's Girlfriends 1. was introduced and g cnow Jeffrey Epstein, she became aware Jeffrey Epstein's irlfriend. was 19 at the time when met her. knowledge, met Jeffrey Epstein through Jean Luc Brunnel who was a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein's. remained Jeffrey's girlfriend through approximately and possibly longer. She lived 2. Jeffrey's second girlfrie she was and was a professional model. "ad with Epstein until when she was is not certain whether remained Jeffrey's girlfriend. V. J.E. and S's Relationship As discussed in detail, her relationship with Epstein began on April 19, was that she was interested in Epstein as a person. She believed that he had a strange fetish. From talking to him, she believed that he had a difficult childhood and experienced daily stress from talking to many people a day alitaging business decisions where a lot was at stake. Early on, Epstein showed interest in MI as to her background, career, and in her future. Within weeks, Epstein started asking if she had friends to introduce him to. As time when on, the request to introduce friends became a pressure to find girls. was reluctant but Jeffrey explained it was no big deal. was told that she could do very well with Jeffrey Epstein if she helped him and followed his rules as far as being truthful. During this time she was aware that Jeffrey had helped people with schooling, their career or with medical situations if he liked them. Jeffrey also had certain rules and was direct about them. He told that he demanded honesty and did not want people around him that lied to him at all. He also said that he did not want people who drank a lot, had any type of criminal background, used drugs or were involved in prostitution or were stripping. Shortly after meeting Epstein, stopped working her three jo did promotional modeling as well as club nromotions. With this schedule, was available for Epstein upon his request. After t with Epstein for several months, he sent her to his He would also instruct.. on what clothe were to his liking. He explained to that his mentor taught him how to dress. Epstein would take a few of the Page 6 of 11 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page 6 01' 11 EFTA 00067122 EFTA01246806  Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 girls that were with him to go shopping. He pointed out what he thought was in good taste and looked good as compared to combinations that he didn't think looked good. learned how to dress from his comments. Over the years, got to understand Epstein in some ways and not at all in others. She was impressed with his accomplishments and the way he handled people. She attended dinner parties at his house with other youn irls about her age and business associates of Epstein. These parties were interesting and could see how much respect people had for Jeffrey Epstein. To knowledge, there were no sexual encounters at these parties. Social, business acquaintances and Epstein's friends were present at these parties. also was invited to teas at Epstein's house with Epstein's friends, business acquaintances, and beautiful women. In these lie matters were purely social and not related to anything sexual. Epstein would call to his office and she would spend time with him, Si in a sexual manner and potentially for a part of the day. There were times he'd call to the office for her company and then leave in a car to run errands. Basically, he helped with her living expenses but wanted her available to be with him and accompany him on trips upon request. Epstein, in fact, helped with dental work that she needed. During the first three months, there were discussions about and her aspirations regarding whether she wanted to be a model. She replied that she thought she was too old to be a working model. During this time there were also discussions whether she would be interested in working or running a modeling agency. This conversation came up a few times, but Epstein said that he wanted to help and was interested in buying an agency. During discussion about the modeling agency, said that he was interested in buying a modeling agency and that he thought that could run it. mentioned that she had no experience and he said that if she worked for an agency or a year, she could talause she's smart and there's not that much to it. At the time that he said this in had known, through Google and her search that Epstein had been interested in buying an agency and she thought she was lucky that he would follow through and do this because it would give her a good career opportunity. thought that she was lucky and in the right place at the right time. By late summer M, was aware that there were other individuals who were helping Epstein find new girls for him to see. She did not know exactly who they were but there were days believed knew that Epstein saw girls for a massage three times a day when in New York. This number, if true, was far in excess of the number of girls that indirectly or directly, introduced to Epstein. During the times that they traveled to the island Li . , il. would be there with two or three other girls and sometimes including e rey s assistant. The activities on the island were somewhat structured whici red. The people that came Page 7 of 11 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page 7 of I EFTA 00067123 EFTA01246807  Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 with him would have breakfast, lunch and dinner together. There were times they had group activities which would include snorkeling, being in the pool, or going to St. Thomas to do shopping or visiting his office there. The group of them would even go out for ice cream after business. The also biked, hiked, and snorkeled. These group activities were generally ing that welcomed and enjoyed. There were times when Epstein 'ust had wil around just to check how she was doing. Sometimes at the island, was called to see Epstein for a bubble bath on more than one occasion which turned out to be nonsexual. Epstein would inquire how was doing and ask if she was having fun. On many °evasions, Epstein asked to only give him a foot massage when they were on the island. When the modeling enc didn't work out and more ressure was coming from Epstein regarding finding girls, became frustrated. recalled in 2005 that she asked Epstein on two occasions, about three months apart, about whether she could be his second assistant. She thought there was going to be an opening in thiiiition. Epstein replied, "Not now, but let's talk about it later." At the end of this period, believed that he was stringing her along. She disliked the pressure that Epstein was putting on her to find girls. In August MI, Jeffrey Epstein told he had been arrested and the FBI was involved. He told her she should not bring any girls or look for any girls for him at that time. was scared because she didn't understand what happened. Epstein cut the conversation short and didn't want to talk about it. For the next 2-3 weeks, access to Epstein was limited as he was traveling and unavailable. As far as Florida was concerned, all the information that got was from Google alerts and whatever newspaper articles they picked up and forwarded to her. She never discussed this with people in the Epstein's circle of influence. Starting in May or June of-, Epstein used sexual toys such as vibrators on la . was not experienced with these before. Later the type of vibrators changed; faked orgasms Eventually, told Epstein that the vibrator hurt her. By early 2005, Epstein suggested threesomes. Before this happened, he told that kissing and being with women would help her learn how to please a man. The threesomes occurred 3-4 times in New York, New Mexico, or on the Island. Sometimes Epstein's girlfriends were involved. In late 2005, Epstein asked to see male friend on his behalf. The first time Epstein said it would be good for you to meet this guy. Thereafter, Epstein directed to go to a hotel room and give a r e or be with his friend. This happened about every three months for different friends. was upset and very hurt about being told to be with his friends. Page 8 of 11 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page 8 of II EFTA 00067124 EFTA01246808  Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 VI. Employment —Introductions 1. In the fall of was placed b E stein an At the time worked as an intern at that 2. In February E stein called and said he had an opportunity of a lifetime for her to work a In started at and took an English course to improve her writing skills. B March 2008, Natplie was able to study, take and pass th xam. B she voluntarily left due to personal reasons. VII. Jeffrey's Incarceration During the time that Jeffrey was incarcerated, occasionally sent emails to see how he was doing. Some emails were answered and some were not. These were personal in matter. At this time, life was difficult on many levels, most of which were due to the trauma and relationship she had had with Epstein. Post Epstein's incarceration, spoke to E stein in New York in November 2010 by telephone. During that conversation Epstein asked to look for girls, but declined, and the conversation ended. At that point, decided that she had to leave New York. left in early 2011. In received an email frigstein statinishe was being sued and that she had been named in a lawsuit filed by shoulitan attorney and that:it would be best if the did not communicate. As it turned out, was never served in the case entitle VIII. Hindsight realized that she missed the warning signs regarding Epstein's character and motives. The following summarizes her hindsight beliefs: 1. Looking back, the surroundings and the way Epstein conducted business made it possible for him to manipulate people and brainwash them. 2. The around Epstein who were involved in sexual encounters such as and and others, had nowhere else to go. They had no family, and were young, easily trapped and manipulated. Page 9 of 11 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page 9 of I I EFTA 00067125 EFTA01246809  Attorney Proffer I January 3, 2020 3. All these girls were unable to separate the aura of success, the private jet, the island, the many houses, and the various influential people who looked up to Epstein from the truth of what was going on and how he was pulling strings and working at sorting through young woman for his own benefit. 4. now believes that Epstein was picking through the numerous girls who he could control for his own gratification and to eventually either provide service for Epstein's friends of his or who he could introduce to important people for marriage. Either way, all were, for Epstein's benefit and to increase his influence. 5. is still troubled and haunted by Epstein and what haled to girls who may have been vulnerable and hurt. It is now over 15 years and continues to suffer psychologically and emotionally from Epstein's control and domination. The following 16 points is perception of how Epstein manipulated women (girls) for his purpose: 1. Show interest in the girl personally— make her feel special; 2. Gain trust sexually, have fun, feel comfortable, just say something bothers you — no big deal, makes you feel comfortable; 3. Impress with accomplishments, wealth , power interaction with important people and show mansion; 4. Surround young girls by happy people, fun loving , powerful , beautiful and successful people to create an aura of privilege and normalcy; 5. Ask friends- massage; 6. Promise a path to success — modeling agency, you can do well with me; 7. Increase financial support and dependency; 8. Massage - find willing girls no older than 23; 9. Control life by making "Epsetin only consideration"-must be available; 10. Dominate sexually; 11. Increase pressure for more introductions; 12. Introduce sexual devices (vibrators); Page 10 of 11 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page 10 of I I EFTA 00067126 EFTA01246810  Attorney Proffer' January 3, 2020 13. Introduce threesome —group sex with Epstein; 14. Direct— strongly suggest sexual encounters with his "friends"; 15. Order sexual encounters with "friends" for Epstein's benefit; and 16. Discard girls after use when old (age 27) become unstable or unwilling to bear fruit (more introductions). Accept my apologies for the length of this document; however. it provides an outline of the environment my client experienced years ago. Page II of 11 3501.142-003 CONFIDENTIAL Page II of II EFTA_00067127 EFTA01246811