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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document187 Filed 03/29/21 Page6of 24 Manhattan, New York. Epstein would often travel from New York to Florida, where he would then have the scheduled appointments. b. When a victim initially arrived at the Palm Beach Residence, she would be greeted by an employee of Epstein’s, including, at times, MAXWELL. The victim would then be escorted to a room with a massage table. Once inside, the victim would provide a nude or semi-nude massage for EPSTEIN, who would himself typically be naked. During these encounters, EPSTEIN would escalate the nature and scope of the physical contact to include sex acts such as groping and direct and indirect contact with the victim’s genitals. EPSTEIN would also typically masturbate during these encounters, ask the victim to touch him while he naetorhated , and touch the victim’s genitals with his hands or with sex toys. om In connection with each sexual encounter, Epstein or one of his employees or associates, including, at times, MAXWELL, paid the victim in cash. Each victim was typically paid hundreds of dollars for each encounter. 8. GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the defendant, facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s access to minor victims knowing that he had a sexual preference for underage girls and that he intended to engage in sexual activity with those victims. Epstein’s resulting abuse of minor victims included, among other things, touching a victim’s breast, touching a victim’s genitals, DOJ-OGR-00002848