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31E-NY-3027571 Serial 216 -1 of 9- FD-302 (Rev. 54.10) UNCLASSIFIED//FOOO FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Wedemo. 08/09/2019 (PROTECT SOURCE, hereinafter "II"), date of birth , was interviewed at the law office of her attorney, office telephone number , in the presence of Mr. was born in Binghampton, New York. II moved to South Carolina with her mother and brothers during approximately her last year of elementary school. II remained on until she was approximately 16 years old. She recalled she possibly started 11th grade there prior to moving to South Carolina with her mother and brother, UNCLASSIFIED//F0UO Investigation on 07/24/2019 at States (In Person) Filen 31E—Ny-3027571 Daelkehtd 07/24/2019 by SA This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency: it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 3501.045-001 CONFIDENTIAL Page I of9 EFTA_00057707 EFTA01245620 FD-302a(Rev. 5-8.10) 31E-NY-3027571 Serial 216 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 31E-NY-3027571 (U//P000) (PROTECT SOURCE) cominums of FD..302 of Interview One ,on 07/24/2019 " age 2 of 9 advised that until recently, was the only individual alive to whom • confided incidents of abuse she endured when she was a child (detailed herein), mother also knew about what happened to II, but her mother is deceased now. II never would have written down what happened to her, she did not keep a formal diary, and she did not make any recordings of any kind regarding the incidents, advised she met JEFFREY EPSTEIN when she lived on At one point, when II was UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 3501.045-001 Page 2 of 9 CONFIDENTIAL EFTA 0(1057708 EFTA01245621 R}302a(Roc544M 31E-NY-3027571 Serial 216 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 31E-NY-3027571 (U//F000) (PROTECT SOURCE) CominuatimidFD342d Interview One Mn 07/24/2019 page 3 of 9 approximately 13 years old (in approximately , her mother asked II whether she would like to start babysitting. Her mother was so excited about the prospect, and thought II would be a great babysitter. When II agreed, her mother put an advertisement for babysitting services in the packet she provided to renters and owners. Soon after the ad went out in the packets, mother received a telephone call from a man who indicated he and his wife needed a babysitter for their child for the night. II could not recall how she traveled to the man's residence; however, she remembered thinking she hoped it would be a quick babysitting job so she could go back to enjoying the rest of her day The house where II met JEFF was a villa/condo in the Sea Pines Plantation area. She was unaware of whether he owned it or rented it; however, he probably rented it through her mother for an unknown period of time. The residence had a lot of books in it, and specifically, there was one room similar to a library that included a large number of books. II recalled knocking on the front door and the man she came to know as "JEFF" answered the door. JEFF appeared to be alone in the home. ■ specifically recalled wondering where his wife and child were. She never saw them. JEFF offered • cocaine, an (alcoholic) drink, and "weed" that day. • recalled that while she had tried each previously (cocaine once before, and alcohol/marijuana more than once previously), she had never before used all three at the same time. After accepting the drugs and alcohol from JEFF, everything got "blurry" and "like a dream". II clarified that, "things slowed" which made her think later that something additional was added to her drink. While at the house, JEFF forced to give him oral sex. When asked if she could clarify what she meant by "forced", ■ stated there was no verbal threat, but that yes, JEFF physically put his hands on her. He grabbed her hair and shoved her head "down there". She remembered seeing his penis and vaguely thinking, "oh, that's a grown man's penis." She stated, "I wasn't sober". She did not recall the rest of the time she was with JEFF that day other than laying on a bed in a "fog" after the oral sex. To her knowledge, no other individual showed up at the house while she was there. II was not aware of how long she was at JEFF's house; however, when she left it was still light outside and she recalled being semi- conscious. Thinking back, II stated she was embarrassed to say that while UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 3501.045-001 Page 3 of 9 CONFIDENTIAL EFTA 00057709 EFTA01245622 FD-302affloc5440 31E-NY-3027571 Serial 216 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 31E-NY-3027571 (U//FOUO) (PROTECT SOURCE) CominintimidFD-34201 Interview One .On 07/24/2019 pue 4 of 9 she was at the house, still in a fog, she thought, "my friends are going to love me, I found a guy with drugs." However, when she left, "I wasn't telling anyone anything" about what happened with JEFF. JEFF did not pay/give II any money with respect to the babysitting job she was supposed to have done. II initially stated she thought she had approximately four interactions with JEFF within one span of time, which was possibly a few weeks, she subsequently recalled possibly six initial contacts. At that point, there was a break in time, after which she had additional interactions with JEFF. The day after she met JEFF, at around noon, II approached her mother to ask for food money. mother told her JEFF wanted her to come back that day to babysit. II did not tell her mother what happened the previous day with JEFF. II explained she was worried she would "screw up" her mother's business, and she also recalled knowing at the time how important babysitting job was to her mom. Her mother was proud of her. II was afraid she would get into trouble for the things she had done the day before. During her second interaction with JEFF, II remembered being back in JEFF's house. He asked whether she said anything to her mother (about their previous contact). She responded "no", and he replied "good girl". II also remembered looking around the house and noticing there were no toys, she remembered wondering whether JEFF really had any kids. Thinking back to that day, II remembered feeling "heavy", the, "weirdest feeling came over me" and, before she knew it, she saw a substance on her knee that she thought at the time looked like "snot". JEFF wiped it off. II was frozen, "part of me wanted to look, but I couldn't turn my head." • stared out the window of the office as she described the events of that day. While describing the incident, II stopped briefly and said she remembered the pants she wore; red sweats with silver material on the knees. The incident took place in the library/den area with all of the books. JEFF seemed nervous that day, and again, he did not pay her for the scheduled babysitting job. II recalled she left the house quickly that day. II could not recall how she first came to know the man's name was JEFF; she just always knew that was his name. He may have told her his name, or UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 3501.045-001 CONFIDENTIAL Page 4 of 9 EFTA 00057710 EFTA01245623 F(}302a(Roc5440 31E-NY-3027571 Serial 216 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 31E-NY-3027571 /FOU0) (PROTECT SOURCE) Cominuanon of FD-102 of Interview One .On 07/24/2019 page 5 of 9 her mother may have said his name on any number of occasions back then. Her mother may have also learned his name if he filled out any real estate paperwork. With respect to the last name EPSTEIN, II possibly heard JEFF's last name during the time she had contact with him. Her friend, , also mentioned the name JEFF EPSTEIN to her recently, and she recalled hearing the name EPSTEIN on a movie staring Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte some time ago. A few months ago, II told her close friend, (whom she has known since both lived on some of the details regarding her contact with JEFF when she was young. II recalled she made a statement to regarding JEFF, and responded with words to the effect of, "you told me that when we were kids". At that point, II vaguely recalled talking to when they were young about the incidents that occurred between herself and JEFF. Not long after, sent II a text asking, "do these names sound familiar?" then sent a text to II containing the name "JEFFREY EPSTEIN", as well as other names (II did not feel comfortable providing the additional names at the time of the interview.) Soon thereafter, sent a photograph to II via text message, and asked something to the effect of whether II knew the name of the person in the photo and, "is this the guy?". II advised looking at the person in the photograph, "took me back", and she had a fleeting thought that he reminded her of Lurch from the Adams' Family. told II to turn on the news, which II stated she does not generally watch. JEFFREY EPSTEIN's face was one, "I couldn't forget." then told II about a sex ring and indicated that JEFFREY EPSTEIN got into trouble years ago, but received a slap on the wrist regarding something that happened in Florida. later viewed the image sent her with her friend and neighbor, . II told , "That is the person who has caused me great harm and affected my entire life. He's a nightmare." • advised the photograph sent her was still saved in her cell phone messages. Upon request by the Agents, II accessed the image, and before she showed the picture to the interviewing Agents, II asked whether she could crop the photograph to include only the man she was referring to (essentially UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 3501.045-001 Page 5 of 9 CONFIDENTIAL EFTA _00057711 EFTA01245624 R}Waffloc5440 31E —NY-3027571 Serial 216 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 31E-NY-3O27571 (0//FOLIO) (PROTECT SOURCE) ContinuanonofFD-102of Interview One .On 07/24/2019 page 6 of 9 cropping out one or more individuals also included in the picture). attorney, Mr. offhandedly mentioned the word "President" while looking at the image on cell phone. The Agents asked whether II would be comfortable explaining why she wanted to crop the photograph. When II hesitated, attorney advised II was concerned about implicating additional individuals, and specifically any that were well known, due to fear of retaliation. The Agents advised II she could crop the image to show only what she felt comfortable with if she felt it was necessary. [Administrative Note: II agreed to allow the Agents to take a photograph of the cropped image (attached electronically as a 1A attachment). Of note, the particular image sent to her by was recognized by Agents as a widely distributed photograph of JEFFREY EPSTEIN and current United States President DONALD TRUMP. The cropped image II provided to the Agents only included JEFFREY EPSTEIN.] II advised the Agents, she was 100% positive the man in the photograph was "JEFF", the man [detailed above] who she initially believed she was hired to babysit for, and who sexually abused II multiple times beginning when she was approximately 13 years old on While observing the image in the presence of the Agents, II advised she had not seen JEFF in a long time, and that he, "looked a little older" in the photograph than she remembered him. II advised, "the person wasn't that unattractive back then." With respect to the other individual she cropped out of the image, II advised they were someone she had met (no further information provided). II advised she learned JEFF took Polaroid photographs of her engaged in sexual activity possibly during her first interaction with him, and definitely during her third interaction. II stated that during her third interaction with JEFF, which happened within a few days of the second incident, II opened a drawer in the house and observed, "a lot of photos". She saw photographs of herself, but was not sure whether all of the photos included in the drawer were of her. She wanted to take all of the photographs to try to piece together the holes in her memory as to what had happened during her previous interactions with JEFF and also because she was embarrassed that she was naked in the pictures; however, JEFF caught II looking at the pictures. He became very angry when he caught her. When UNCLASSIFIED//FOU0 3501.045-001 Page 6 of 9 CONFIDENTIAL EFTA 00057712 EFTA01245625 FD-302a(Rev. 5-8.-10) 31E-NY-3027571 Serial 216 ONCLASSIFIED//FOU0 31E-NY-3027571 (0//E000) (PROTECT SOURCE) cominums ofFD..302 of Interview One ,on 07/24/2019 page 7 of 9 asked what JEFF did when he caught her looking at the pictures, II stated, "He raped me." JEFF bent her over and raped her, and it, "wasn't vaginal". JEFF called II a, "stupid bitch" and stated that, "being nosy isn't good for you." He told her she was going to get herself in trouble and, "now [she] owed [him]." II advised that was the point when the threats started, "that was when he turned." II recalled JEFF also said some words to her in a different language that she did not understand. When JEFF got nervous he sometimes sounded different; he sounded like he had a lisp. He did not have a thick New York accent. II recalled JEFF had an eye tooth that looked like a "snaggle tooth" at that time. She recalled he, "was not terribly ugly." He always dressed well and wore "cardboard shirts" and penny loafers. He had a habit of changing the pennies in his loafers frequently, and they were always brand new pennies. stated she had only seen children's penises at that point in her life. She did not recall any additional abnormalities with respect to JEFF's body; however, II qualified her statement that most of the time, JEFF abused her from behind. She did recall that with respect to two additional people who abused her, one was not circumcised. II is aware of the uncircumcised man's identity; however, she was not comfortable providing it at the time of the interview. II reiterated that during her third interaction with JEFF, he started out behind her, "raping [her] every way possible: orally, vaginally...". At that point in her life, • had large breasts, which made her very uncomfortable. She would beg to keep her shirt on during her interactions with JEFF. He made fun of her breasts; sometimes saying nice things, and other times telling her he knew why she was disgusted with her breasts. JEFF used objects to sexually assault II; she specifically recalled that on at least one occasion, he used beer bottles and a golf club handle to rape her anally and vaginally. II also remembered JEFF attempting to fit his entire hand in her mouth. At some point, JEFF told her, "If you don't want this to happen to you, you need to go find me friends." On approximately the second interaction, JEFF asked II, "do you have any friends who are pretty?" II recalled thinking JEFF did not think she was attractive back then. UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 3501.045-001 Page 7 of 9 CONFIDENTIAL EFTA_00057713 EFTA01245626 FD-302a0im5-7)4M 31E-NY-3027571 Serial 216 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 31E-NY-3027571 (U//FOUO) (PROTECT SOURCE) CominintimidFD-34201 Interview One .On 07/24/2019 pue 8 of 9 There were times while JEFF was raping II that he pulled her hair, covered her mouth and nose at the same time, and put his hand on her throat. • thought the act of placing his hand on her throat was more of a threat than actually attempting to strangle her. She did not recall him squeezing her throat. II did not recall JEFF binding her body during the sexual assaults. He never "full-on" punched her; however, he squeezed her bottom and breasts, and would "yank" her nipples to the point the actions were "very painful". II stated, "I would have given anything for him to have given me a cocktail again. It would have been nice to not have been aware." Believing she would continue to be raped and sexually assaulted by JEFF, II gave in at some point and told him, "yes, I'll find some friends." JEFF wanted, "young fresh meat girls. Virgins." He told II, "Don't bring me any niggers." II, "never, ever brought any friends." At this point in the interview, attorney, Barry , Esq. advised the following: "At Epstein's request, she (U), at times met people on the beach and may have told them something to the effect of, 'if you want to party, go to Epstein's.'" Following statement, U shook her shoulders and head in the affirmative. II clarified that after what JEFF had done to her, she did not want it [the rapes and sexual assaults] to be repeated, and she decided finding other girls for him, strangers she found in town, might spare her more abuse. With respect to her adult life, II advised JEFF's abuse and the abuse she endured by others associated with him caused her to "shut down". She became fearful after being threatened, "[her] whole life." She stated, "I haven't said anything yet, so imagine once I do." II expressed deep concern over being one of the first victims to come forward and any ramifications she may suffer due to it. II indicated that due to the time that had elapsed since the events involving JEFF occurred (over 30 years), she had difficulty remembering exactly when some of the interactions occurred, and in what order). II recalled that during her fourth or fifth interaction with JEFF, there were two other men in the house as well. II advised she may know the name of one man, but she did not feel comfortable providing it at this time. JEFF was introducing her to, "these pigs." JEFF bragged and showed the men, "the things he'd done to [her]." JEFF made a statement to the effect of, "This UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 3501.045-001 Page 8 of 9 CONFIDENTIAL EFTA 00057714 EFTA01245627 R}Wa(Roc544M 31E —NY-3027571 Serial 216 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO 31E-NY-3027571 (U//FOLIO) (PROTECT SOURCE) Continuation of FD-102 of Interview One .On 07/24/2019 page 9 of 9 is why fresh meat is good, you can do whatever you want." The men masturbated as JEFF sexually assaulted II. During that interaction JEFF penetrated her vaginally with both objects and his penis. She remembered that at some point, she was alone with the two men after JEFF, "did his sick shit" and excused himself because he was planning for other girls to show up at the house. II described the two men as, "fat and disgusting". Both were older than JEFF. Both of the men had southern accents. II recalled JEFF's "big thing" was "vaginal fresh meat". [Administrative note: When the Agents began to ask questions regarding whether the two men at the house participated in sexually assaulting II, II became very emotional and advised she could not continue and needed to take a break that day. The interview ended with the plan to continue with a followup interview in the near future.] UNCLASSIFIED//FOU0 3501.045-001 Page 9 of 9 CONFIDENTIAL EFTA 000577I5 EFTA01245628