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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE M6éSQmaxS1 Document 737 Filed 07/22/22 there was the pain Page 62 of 101 62 trauma are undeniable. When one In addition to my family due to the sexual assault, Fety and her of it, we all furiating, and we and then had to try and trauma that left these Fects of their loved f people harmed is to the media us and threatened 1 The ripple effects of 2 person is abused, many others are also harmed. 3 the way I was impacted as an individual, xperienced as a sister due to how Maria was abused by Maxwell 5 and Epstein and the harm caused to the rest of 6 these events. My sister Maria's abuse, 7 Maxwell's threats that stole her sense of sa 8 career, the way they used her to get to me had devastating 9 effects on her. As my family watched her grow more isolated 10 and more physically ill from the stress of all 11 felt powerless. It was heartbreaking and inf 12 later learned how often this pattern was repeated. A young 13 person on the path of pursuing her dreams was pulled in by 14 Maxwell, was abused and exploited, 15 piece together a life in the aftermath of this 16 them feeling distrustful and fearful. Most of 17 individuals had families who also were negatively impacted as 18 they witnessed and felt the systemic ef 19 one's losses and struggles. The number of 20 impossible to measure. Maxwell had many opportunities to come 21 clean but instead continued to make choices that caused more 22 harm. 23 When my sister and I first spoke out 24 about what happened to us, Maxwell lied about 25 Maria, thus helping shut down investigations into their SOUTH bE RN STR GI REPORTERS, (212) 805-0300 2) DOJ-OGR-00011581