EFTA00158734.pdf

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 J7FYEPSC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. 19 CR 490 (RMB) JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. Conference x New York, N.Y. July 15, 2019 10:05 a.m. Before: 12 HON. RICHARD M. BERMAN, 13 District Judge 14 APPEARANCES 15 GEOFFREY S. BERMAN United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York 16 BY: 17 Assistant United States Attorneys 18 Martin G. Weinberg, PC 19 Attorney for Defendant 20 Steptoe & Johnson, LLP (NYC) Attorneys for Defendant 21 BY: REID WEINGARTEN 22 MARC FERNICH Attorney for Defendant 23 JAMES BROCHIN 24 Attorney for Defendant 25 JOSEPH JAFFE Attorney for Defendant SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 3514-004 Page I of 4 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00007647 EFTA00158734 J7FYEPSC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Also Present: David Boies YPD FBI APPEARANCES (Cont'd) U.S. Pretrial Services n} SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 3514-004 Page 2 of 4 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00007648 EFTA00158735 72 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Hello, your Honor. THE COURT: Could you help us out and spell your first and last name. Yes. I wasEyears old when I had the misfortune of meeting Jeffrey Epstein here in New York. He later flew me to New Mexico to spend time with him there. I wanted to voice my support for the government's request that his bail not be set and also just my reaction to the fact that the defense was claiming that it would be perhaps easier for victims or more likely for victims to come forward given the publicity and some of the other issues surrounding this case. Well, I would say that it would be quite the opposite; that his wealth and privilege and the notoriety of the case would actually make it I think often more difficult. Also that they now were arguing that the discipline of this time, but yet we know that they have found photos of young women in his home and that if he's continuing to engage with pornography of young women, I would say that would be quite the opposite of disciplining. Also those victims in the photographs are continuing to be victimized. THE COURT: Are you in a position to answer this SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 3514-004 Page 3 of 4 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00007649 EFTA00158736 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 73 question? Are you saying that Mr. Epstein engaged in sexually inappropriate conduct with you? He was inappropriate with me. He was inappropriate with me. I would prefer not to go into the details of that at this time. Yes. THE COURT: Thank you very much. You're welcome. MR. EDWARDS: Your Honor, may I also be heard? THE COURT: Absolutely. I represent who wishes to make a statement today to the Court. Let me just give you a brief context. THE COURT: Could you just for a minute spell her name. Sure. Just for context, I have represented her since 2008 in a civil action as lead counsel that we filed against the United States Attorney's Office under the Crime Victims' Rights Act where we have alleged and now proven that the previous non-prosecution agreement was structured in violation of the rights of many of the victims. was the Jane Doe in that lawsuit. And for that reason, she has a particular interest in this case. We want to first say we appreciate your Honor's acknowledgment SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 3514-004 Page 4 of 4 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00007650 EFTA00158737