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be NO Ww ws Oo OY ~] oO Ke) a oO he be No (ee) = Hs Oo _ OY a ~] a oO a Ke} 20 21 22 23 24 25 Case 1:19-cr-00490-RM J8RPEPS2 B Document53_ Filed 09/03/19 Page 58 of 86 58 speaking this morning is Annie Farmer. MS. FARMER: THE COURT Good morning, your Honor. : Good morning. MS. FARMER: I had the bail hearing, listened to me tha and I Annie, A-n-n-i-e, Farmer, F-a-r-m im. opportunity to speak at Jeffrey Epstein's really appreciate that you heard me and t day. am so sorry that others will not have the opportuni But 'm here today Farmer, Jeffrey Epstein, I did. ty to stand before him the way that Maria to speak on behalf of my sister, who could not be here. Ghislaine Maxwell not only assaulted her, here today, risked her safety in 1996, but as we're hearing they stole her dreams and her these brave women from so many of livelihood. She so many years ago, to report them, to no avail, We were deeply disappointed and disturbed by and it is heartbreaking to her and to me that all this destruction has been wrought since that time. Epstein's death and the fact in the government's custody, there will be a to happen. But it is that he did not what he part of full investigation as to how that act alone and that th that that was allowed to happen while he was to hear that and I'm encouraged was allowed extremely important, as others are saying, that were a other peopl did are held accountable and that that investigation continues. SOUTHERN D STR (212) CT REPORTERS, P.C. 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00000696