EFTA00065815.pdf

Exhibit A EFTA00065815 CONFIDENTIAIJPRIVILEGED/SEALED November 19, 2020 Dear Judge Nathan, I respectfully submit this letter in 5111)1)011 of Ghislaine Maxwell's bail application. History 1. 2. 3. 4. The person described in the criminal charges is not the person we know. I have never witnessed anything close to inappropriate with Ghislaine; quite to the contrary, the Ghislaine I know is a wonderful and loving rson. Privacy 5. Until the explosion of media interest that followed the arrest and subs uent death in custod of Jeffre E stein in Jul thru Au t 2019, fl Page EFTA00065816 . was, o course, aware o ame s previous re bons i p wi Epstein, a person I have never met nor had an communication. The media covers e of E stein is v different toda than it was 8. The "reporting" of Ghislaine over the past year has exploded exponentially. From the time of Epstein's arrest and death in custody in the summer of 2019 until Ghislaine's own arrest in July of this year, huge and increasingly frightening levels of media interest meant There are many examples of violence whose seeds were born in conspiracy theories, and the experiences of QAnon, Pizzagate, and the recent Judge Salas attack are terrifying. ere are many other gross an sgustmg posts e s on t e we t a simple searc will bring up. I have also received threatening messages through social media, which I have reported and blocked. It is hard to communicate in words the feelin of being stalked, s ied u on and tra constant, 24/7 media intrusion At one point, re Sun even put a " . , ty" on I er ea .. 21 Page EFTA00065817 Despite our best efforts, there have still been life alterin media's harassment. CODS •uences as a result of the There are other examples of painful and real loss like this due to the media's aggressive treatment of those who simply know Ghislaine; the entire experience has been most regrettable. My support for her bail application 12. I believe that Ghislaine had nothing to do with Epstein's crimes. She has pleaded not guilty and denied the criminal allegations against her, and I fully believe that it is her intent and desire to remain in the U.S. to face the ensuing process and to clear her name. Over the past few years she has had dozens of alternative places she could have gone, but she did not want to be perceived as running or as having done something wrong. She was adamant to not only stay in the United States to fi i t the smears a ainst her but to be within drivin • distance of New York. e was not Her arrest came as a s oc om t e ut ge e 13. I did not initially come forward as a co-signer of her first bail application for the reasons stated above I • • to • rotect from ferocious media a • ssion. 13. I believe wholeheartedly in Ghislaine's commitment to stand trial and not to seek to leave the jurisdiction should her bail application be successful. I pray for Ghislaine's safety. I am praying for justice. And I pray for her constitutionally afforded due process. With humility and deep compassion, I am also praying for Epstein's victims. 3IPage EFTA00065818