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When it became clear, however, that the demands of Jeffrey’s life could not include staying in one place and having a family, Eva and he realized that they had no future as a family unit. They parted amicably. Eva eventually married and has had three children. This notwithstanding, they have continued to speak with each other nearly every day (as does her oldest daughter, Celina), having missed only a dozen times or so in the 26 years they have known each other. She described their current relationship as follows: Today [Jeffrey] is a very close and important friend to my family. He is the godfather of my three children and is close friend of my husband as well. Whenever Jeffrey is in New York, he will always come over in the evening and visit with us, help the children with their math homework, and conduct science QO & A at the dinner table. He will always remember the children’s birthdays and he is constantly on the lookout for educational games for the kids. Four years ago when I had a cancer scare, Jeffrey was extremely supportive in visiting me everyday in the hospital. I could not ask for a better friend or godfather to my children. Jeffrey has enjoyed an especially close relationship with Celina, 12. Celina wrote glowingly of their weekly science lesson when “Uncle Jeff,” as she calls him, takes time from his personal and business schedule to go over to her apartment and discuss science and mathematics lessons she is learning at school. They might talk about such things, for example, as why the sky is blue or how fast light travels. After their lesson is over, they then spend some time at the piano where “Uncle Jeff’ helps her work on her singing voice (even though, as she knows, “Uncle Jeff’ does not have any real expertise in this area). The closeness of their relationship is perhaps best suggested, however, by an incident Celina related in her letter: One of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me happened about 2 years ago when I was at ballroom dancing class. It was father-daughter dance day and unfortunately my father was stuck in a business meeting. I didn’t know what I would do because you had to bring your father to the dance class. I got to the class alone, but then soon enough a quick phone call to Unele Jeff didn’t leave me standing there, alone for more than 10 minutes. Uncle Jeff substituted for my father that night, and the way he rushed to the class felt exactly like having my father there. After Eva and Jeffrey decided to put their relationship on a platonic basis, Jeffrey entered into another significant relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, then 29, beginning Public Records Request No. 19-372 DOJ-OGR- 00033226