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ay Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 53 J8RPE PS2 individual. However, he was also a thief. Filed 09/03/19 Page 62 of 86 62 He stole Jennifer's 2 childhood dreams, her innocence and her self-confidence. She 3 was 14 years old. What he could not buy, he forcibly took. 4 Why? Because he surrounded himself with a network of powerful 5 people who not only looked the other way, but also actively 6 facilitated and participated in his sexual abuse of children. 7 Jeffrey Epstein thought he was above the law, and 8 essentially he was until now. The system let Jennifer and the 9 other victims down, but it does not have to end her We ask 10 the U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI to bring all of 11 Epstein's enablers and co-conspirators to justice. 12 It has taken Jennifer 18 years to find her voice, and 13 again, Jeffrey Epstein has tried to silence her. While she 14 will never have her chance to face him in court, he no longer 15 has any power over her. Today, this brave survivor will be 16 heard. 17 MS. AROZ: Thank you for allowing me to be able to 18 have my chance in court today, to be able to tell you what this 19 horrific man did to my life. You can't even imagine how much 20 it affected my childhood, all the way through my adult life. 21 He robbed me of my dreams. He robbed me of my chance to pursue 22 a career always adored. He stole my chance at really feeling 23 love because I was so scared to trust anyone for so many years 24 that I had such severe anxiety. I didn't want to leave my 25 house let alone my bed. SOUTHERN D STR CT REPORT BRS, Pes (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00000700