'I never saw any sexual activity'
By Ben Feuerherd
Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime pilot, Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., said under cross examination that he never witnessed sex acts or underage girls without their parents aboard several private aircraft that he piloted for the multimillionaire pedophile.
“I never saw any sexual activity, no,” Visoski told defense attorney Christian Everdell, who quizzed the pilot on the stand about the 1,000 or so flights he piloted from the early 1990s to 2004.
Visoski said he did not notice any underage girls without their parents on the planes.
That included both Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts and a victim identified as “Jane” at the trial.
Visoski said he flew Roberts in the mid to late 90s, but believed her to be a “shorter woman with dirty blonde hair.”
He added that he believed an Epstein associate named Jane that he met on one of the planes was a “mature woman with some piercing powder blue eyes.”
Prosecutors entered a birth certificate for Jane into evidence under seal.
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'Lolita Express' pilot, Maxwell's sister arrive in court
By Post Staff
Alec Tabak
Alec Tabak
Alec Tabak
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Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot testifying today
By Post Staff
Here’s Epstein’s longtime former pilot, Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., arriving at the Lower Manhattan courthouse earlier this morning.
Alec Tabak
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Inside Epstein's many homes and his 'Lolita Express' jet
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime former pilot, described the late pedophile’s many properties, including his sprawling “Zorro Ranch” in New Mexico and posh apartment in Paris.
Visoski, who took the stand again today, was also asked about the layout of Little St. James, Epstein’s Caribbean hideaway, nicknamed “Pedophile Island’’ by locals.
The pilot then testified about the Boeing 727 he used to shuttle the financier and his guests between 2000 and 2004, calling it a “recreational vehicle.”
The Post tracked the notorious jet, dubbed the “Lolita Express,” to a long-term storage facility in Georgia in August 2020. Take a look inside the plane here.
2 hours ago
Maxwell juror excused over 'surprise' trip
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Juror #58 was excused over a vacation they just couldn’t reschedule.
The “surprise” trip from the panelist’s spouse was brought up yesterday, as jury selection was being finalized.
Judge Alison Nathan asked the juror if they could reschedule the Dec. 24 to 28 excursion.
“I had an additional conversation with the juror, they were confident there was no way to move it,” Nathan said today.
“I think I have to excuse the juror.”
This means the panel is now down to five alternates.
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3 hours ago
Maxwell is in the courtroom
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Maxwell entered the courtroom at around 8:43 a.m., wearing a green sweater and black slacks and holding a lime green folder.
She raised her eyebrows at her sister in an apparent greeting, and also looked over to a court artist.
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Epstein's pilot to continue testifying
By Tamar Lapin
Today’s proceedings will start at 9:30 a.m., with prosecutors continuing to question their first witness, Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr.
Visoski worked as a pilot for Jeffrey Epstein for over over a quarter-century, reportedly shuttling high-profile figures including Prince Andrew, Kevin Spacey and former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.
Catch up on his Day 1 testimony here.
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Maxwell's sister back in court today
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Missed Day 1? Catch up here
By Tamar Lapin
Day 1 of Maxwell’s trial started with the jury panel being finalized.
Both the prosecution and the defense then delivered their opening statements to the 12 jurors and six alternates.
Here’s what you may have missed:
4 hours ago
Here's the scene outside the courthouse
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Maxwell's trial continues today
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Good morning. We are back at the Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse in Lower Manhattan where Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial began yesterday.
Keep up with updates here throughout the day.
19 hours ago
Day 1 done
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
And that’s a wrap on Day 1 of Ghislaine’s trial. Epstein’s former pilot will take the stand again tomorrow morning, 9 a.m.
Catch our recap of opening statements and the charges Ghislaine faces here.
19 hours ago
Maxwell's lawyer calls Ghislaine 'convenient stand-in' for Epstein during her opening statement
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And the first witness is...
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Epstein’s former pilot, Lawrence Paul Visoki Jr., is the prosecution’s first witness.
20 hours ago
Openings have wrapped
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Opening statements are done. Jurors are taking a 10-minute break then the first witness will take the stand. No word yet on who that will be.
Jurors also just learned that they’ll be sitting on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Christmas and New Years.
20 hours ago
Epstein's behavior
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
The defense has repeated referred to Jeffrey Epstein’s “bad behavior.” He was a convicted pedophile when he committed suicide — while locked up on sex-trafficking charges.
“The government will not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Ghislaine enabled Epstein’s bad behavior,” Sternheim said.
By Ben Feuerherd
Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime pilot, Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., said under cross examination that he never witnessed sex acts or underage girls without their parents aboard several private aircraft that he piloted for the multimillionaire pedophile.
“I never saw any sexual activity, no,” Visoski told defense attorney Christian Everdell, who quizzed the pilot on the stand about the 1,000 or so flights he piloted from the early 1990s to 2004.
Visoski said he did not notice any underage girls without their parents on the planes.
That included both Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts and a victim identified as “Jane” at the trial.
Visoski said he flew Roberts in the mid to late 90s, but believed her to be a “shorter woman with dirty blonde hair.”
He added that he believed an Epstein associate named Jane that he met on one of the planes was a “mature woman with some piercing powder blue eyes.”
Prosecutors entered a birth certificate for Jane into evidence under seal.
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an hour ago
'Lolita Express' pilot, Maxwell's sister arrive in court
By Post Staff
Alec Tabak
Alec Tabak
Alec Tabak
an hour ago
Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot testifying today
By Post Staff
Here’s Epstein’s longtime former pilot, Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., arriving at the Lower Manhattan courthouse earlier this morning.
Alec Tabak
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an hour ago
Inside Epstein's many homes and his 'Lolita Express' jet
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime former pilot, described the late pedophile’s many properties, including his sprawling “Zorro Ranch” in New Mexico and posh apartment in Paris.
Visoski, who took the stand again today, was also asked about the layout of Little St. James, Epstein’s Caribbean hideaway, nicknamed “Pedophile Island’’ by locals.
The pilot then testified about the Boeing 727 he used to shuttle the financier and his guests between 2000 and 2004, calling it a “recreational vehicle.”
The Post tracked the notorious jet, dubbed the “Lolita Express,” to a long-term storage facility in Georgia in August 2020. Take a look inside the plane here.
2 hours ago
Maxwell juror excused over 'surprise' trip
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Juror #58 was excused over a vacation they just couldn’t reschedule.
The “surprise” trip from the panelist’s spouse was brought up yesterday, as jury selection was being finalized.
Judge Alison Nathan asked the juror if they could reschedule the Dec. 24 to 28 excursion.
“I had an additional conversation with the juror, they were confident there was no way to move it,” Nathan said today.
“I think I have to excuse the juror.”
This means the panel is now down to five alternates.
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3 hours ago
Maxwell is in the courtroom
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Maxwell entered the courtroom at around 8:43 a.m., wearing a green sweater and black slacks and holding a lime green folder.
She raised her eyebrows at her sister in an apparent greeting, and also looked over to a court artist.
3 hours ago
Epstein's pilot to continue testifying
By Tamar Lapin
Today’s proceedings will start at 9:30 a.m., with prosecutors continuing to question their first witness, Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr.
Visoski worked as a pilot for Jeffrey Epstein for over over a quarter-century, reportedly shuttling high-profile figures including Prince Andrew, Kevin Spacey and former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.
Catch up on his Day 1 testimony here.
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4 hours ago
Maxwell's sister back in court today
By Post Staff
4 hours ago
Missed Day 1? Catch up here
By Tamar Lapin
Day 1 of Maxwell’s trial started with the jury panel being finalized.
Both the prosecution and the defense then delivered their opening statements to the 12 jurors and six alternates.
Here’s what you may have missed:
- Prosecutors charged that Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were “partners in crime” and she was an “essential” part of his scheme to prey on underage girls.
- Defense attorneys revealed their strategy, painting Maxwell as a “scapegoat” being persecuted because of the government’s failure to bring Epstein to trial.
4 hours ago
Here's the scene outside the courthouse
By Post Staff
4 hours ago
Maxwell's trial continues today
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Good morning. We are back at the Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse in Lower Manhattan where Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial began yesterday.
Keep up with updates here throughout the day.
19 hours ago
Day 1 done
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
And that’s a wrap on Day 1 of Ghislaine’s trial. Epstein’s former pilot will take the stand again tomorrow morning, 9 a.m.
Catch our recap of opening statements and the charges Ghislaine faces here.
19 hours ago
Maxwell's lawyer calls Ghislaine 'convenient stand-in' for Epstein during her opening statement
REUTERS
20 hours ago
And the first witness is...
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Epstein’s former pilot, Lawrence Paul Visoki Jr., is the prosecution’s first witness.
20 hours ago
Openings have wrapped
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
Opening statements are done. Jurors are taking a 10-minute break then the first witness will take the stand. No word yet on who that will be.
Jurors also just learned that they’ll be sitting on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Christmas and New Years.
20 hours ago
Epstein's behavior
By Ben Feuerherd and Tamar Lapin
The defense has repeated referred to Jeffrey Epstein’s “bad behavior.” He was a convicted pedophile when he committed suicide — while locked up on sex-trafficking charges.
“The government will not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Ghislaine enabled Epstein’s bad behavior,” Sternheim said.