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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-RMB Document53_ Filed 09/03/19 Page 61 of 86 61 J8RPEPS2 MR. BOIES: Your Honor, just very briefly. THE COURT: Sure. MR. BOIES: would like to express to the Court how proud I am of all of these women who have come forward. It's taken an enormous amount of strength and courage for them to do so. Thank you. THE COURT: Thanks, Mr. Boies. Hold on one second. (Pause) MS. LERNER: Thank you, your Honor. My name is Kimberly Lerner, of Lerner and Lerner, and your Honor, with your permission, I would like my client, Jennifer Aroz, to stand next to me. THE COURT: Sure. MS. LERNER: Would that be okay? THE COURT: Absolutely. MS. LERNER: Your Honor, I would like to begin by saying that am in awe of all of these beautiful women. just want to let you know, on behalf of Jennifer and myself, we admire you, we respect you, and we applaud you, and you are brave survivors. And Jennifer's heart is with all of you, and we thank you so much for coming forward. Jennifer, when she went public, she thought she was one of the only ones, and to see all of these faces is, know, amazing for her. Jeffrey Epstein was a predator, a pedophile and a sick SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00000699