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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 53 J8RPEPS2 Filed 09/03/19 Page 37 of 86 37 1 And even though this Jeffrey Epstein brought it toa 2 grand scale, on some level, a lot of girls could relate to the 8 trauma that we are talking about, and even though this whole 4 situation sucks, I would like to think that it may be possibly 5 a catalyst for change because, obviously, as we're seeing with 6 the "Me Too" movement, change needs to happen and it's -- what 7 I'm seeing in the papers is not a common story, but it's so 8 much more common than you realize. That's all. Thank you. 9 THE COURT: Thank you very much. 10 MR. EDWARDS: I believe that the next client is going 11 to also be a Jane Doe; so I think for the purposes of the 12 record it will be Jane Doe 2. 13 THE COURT: Yes. 14 JANE DOE NO. 2: Good morning, your Honor. 15 THE COURT: Good morning. How are you? 16 JANE DOE NO. 2: Doing okay. I hadn't prepared any 17 words to speak today, but there is something that was on my 18 mind this morning when I got here. It's been on my mind in 19 reading through the press and through the people that I've 20 spoken to about it, friends, family. It's something that's 21 bothered me because I think it has a lot of blame in it, as 22 well, a little bit of what my friend, who was up here, was 23 speaking about. 24 I think that a lot of people asked why we spent so 25 much time, why we stayed. It's an experience that's really SOUTH ERN D STR CT R EH PORT (212) 805 -—0300 ERS, Ps DOJ-OGR-00000675