Epstein's sick expectations for victims - Maxwell's 'playbook' to massage cover
Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell had a 'playbook' and well-rehearsed method to lure young girls into their sex-trafficking ring, according to some of his victims.
Documents from a previously-sealed 2015 civil lawsuit filed against Maxwell by one of Epstein's victims, Virginia Giuffre, have been released today and include the names of several high-profile figures associated with the billionaire paedophile. Ms Giuffre is one of dozens of women who sued Epstein over sex abuse claims.
Ms Giuffre said she was 17 when she was lured away from a job as a spa attendant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club to become a 'masseuse' for Epstein - a role that involved performing sexual acts. She also claimed she was pressured into having sex with men in Epstein's close circle, including Prince Andrew - who has strenuously denied all allegations. Buckingham Palace previously said they are "categorically untrue".
Disgraced mogul Epstein, 66, took his own life in jail in 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell, 62, is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after she was convicted in December 2021 of recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein to abuse over the course of a decade.
The 'lady of the house', played a central role in enticing young women for Epstein and his sick pals to abuse on his Caribbean bolthole, referred to as 'Paedophile Island'. But what exactly were the young girls expected to do there, and how did they get forced into his twisted ring? Here is everything we know.
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Maxwell was found guilty in 2021 of grooming and recruiting girls for sex with Epstein (US District Court for the Southe)
Epstein killed himself in New York jail in 2019 whilst awaiting sex abuse charges (Getty Images)Epstein's 'partner in crime' Maxwell allegedly had a 'playbook' about how to abuse underage girls, the court heard during her trial in New York in 2021. Prosecutor Lara Pomerantz said Maxwell was key to the sexual abuse committed. Giving an example of how one of Epstein's victims was lured into the sex-trafficking ring, Pomerantz told jurors: "I want to tell you about a young girl named Jane."
The American attorney then said the girl, aged 14 at the time, was introduced to a man and a woman at a music camp. The man, Epstein, described himself as a donor there. "What Jane didn't know then is that man and woman were predators," she said. The woman, Maxwell, "helped normalise abusive sexual conduct", she explained.
Of Jane, Pomerantz continued: "She was sitting at a picnic table for kids when a man and woman walked by. The man introduced himself as someone who gave scholarships for kids. They asked Jane for her phone number. What Jane didn't know then was that this meeting at summer camp was the beginning of a nightmare that would last for years."
Pomerantz added: "This meeting was the beginning of that man and woman targeting Jane for sexual abuse that would last for years. Between 1994 and 2004 the defendant sexually exploited young girls. She preyed on vulnerable young girls, manipulated them and served them up to be sexually abused. The defendant was trafficking kids for sex."
The attorney said Maxwell "walked the girls into a room where she knew that man would molest them, and there were times she was in the room when it happened, making it all feel normal and casual". She added: "The defendant and Epstein were partners in crime. They had a playbook. First, they got access to young girls. Then they gained their trust. They learned about each girl's hopes and dreams. They learned about each girl's family."
She said Maxwell and Epstein "promised these girls the world" and flaunted their wealth and power. "They figured out what the girls dreamed of being when they grew up and promised to help," she explained. "They made these girls feel seen. They made them feel special. But that was a cover."
Prince Andrew pictured with his arm around Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse - which he strongly denies (US District Court - Southern Dis)Pomerantz said the "next stage involved getting the girls comfortable with sexual contact involving Epstein" and explained the cover of 'massaging' Epstein was Maxwell's way of starting the abuse. "Make no mistake: She knew exactly what Epstein was going to do to those children when she sent them inside those massage rooms," Pomerantz added.
Detailing the twisted couple's alleged methods, the prosecutor said it all began with compliments, trips out and gifts, before turning sinister with sexualised messages. "Those girls were not professional masseuses. They were kids being sexually exploited and abused. Under this pyramid scheme of abuse, the defendant could just call girls to schedule massage appointments and just hand them cash afterwards," she said.
During her witness testimony, Kate said Maxwell asked her to perform oral sex on Epstein because he needed constant gratification, preferably from "cute, young, pretty" girls. Recalling one encounter, Kate said: "She [Maxwell] said, 'I'm so glad you're here. You did such a good job last time, he wanted you to come back. Did you have fun? You're such a good girl. I'm so happy you were able to come."
Another victim, Carolyn Andriano, who said she was employed to perform sexual massages on the financier when she was just 14, recalled Maxwell taking part in the abuse. She said: "I was getting fully nude, and she came in and felt my boobs and my hips and my buttocks and said... that I had a great body for Mr Epstein and his friends."
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Ms Davies has claimed she was a 21-year-old trainee massage therapist in Los Angeles when she treated Maxwell, the socialite daughter of the late and disgraced media baron Robert Maxwell, at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills. Ms Davies alleged she was recruited by Ghislaine and flown to Epstein's house in Palm Beach, Florida, where he performed a sex act on himself in front of her.
Employees at an airport in the US Virgin Islands told Vanity Fair in 2019 that they often saw Epstein in the company of girls who appeared to be minors. One said he'd see Epstein twice a month on average, adding: "There'd be girls that look like they could be in high school. They looked very young. They were always wearing college sweatshirts. It seemed like camouflage, that's the best way to put it. Every time he landed or took off, it was always brought up. We'd always be joking, 'How many kids are on board this time?'"
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