DOJ-OGR-00021614.pdf

Case 22-1426, Document 78, 06/29/2023, 3536039, Page184 of 217 SA-438 M6SQmaxS1 69 1 feels like she's making a difference. 2 My promise to you is as follows: As long as you and 3 perpetrators like you continue to prey on the vulnerable, I 4 will not stop standing up and speaking out. Together with so 5 many others you abused, we will do all we can to keep predators 6 from stealing the innocence of children. I will never give up. 7 I will never go away. If you ever get out of prison, I will be 8 here watching you and making sure you never hurt anyone else 9 again. Thank you. 10 THE COURT: Thank you, counsel. 11 And I do have the written submissions submitted in 12 accordance with the Court's order from Ms. Bryant, Ms. Maria 13 Farmer and Ms. Helm, who I understand was not able to be 14 present. And so I'll hear from Ms. Ransome. Please tell me 15 how tell me how to say your name correctly. 16 MS. RANSOME: Ransome. 17 THE COURT: Thank you. 18 MS. RANSOME: Your Honor, it's been a long journey to 19 bring Maxwell to justice. Although I have physically escaped 20 the hideous trap set by Epstein, Maxwell and other 21 co-conspirators, I continue now, 17 years later, to suffer from 22 the horrific trauma it has caused. 23 I came to New York at the age of 22 hoping to attend 24 New York's FIT and work in the fashion industry. Soon after 25 arriving, I made met an Epstein-Maxwell recruiter named Natalya SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C... (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00021614