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Juan Alessi is back on the witness stand.
Alessi is describing Epstein's Palm Beach house, using a blueprint of it submitted into evidence.
How it looks from the outside.
Earlier, Alessi said he was the one who painted it pink for Epstein:
They've moved from the drawing of the first floor of the house to one of the second floor.
As this foundational testimony continues, some highlights from what he said during the morning session.
Telling jurors he'll be turning 72 within weeks, Alessi is from Quito, Ecuador.
Referring to Maxwell, Alessi said: "She called me 'John.' Mr. Epstein called me 'John.' My name is 'Juan."
"She was a pretty girl," Alessi said of Maxwell. "Tall. Brunette."
He recalled Maxwell being with Epstein "95%" of the time.
Alessi described his relationship with Epstein as initially "cordial." When Maxwell came in, it turned "professional."
He says Maxwell told him: "Jeffrey doesn't like to be looked at in the eyes."
Hours were long: between 5 a.m. to 9 to 10 p.m., he testified.
When he first identified Maxwell this morning, he appeared to struggle for a moment. Maxwell's face was obscured by a face mask, but as their eyes met, she nodded at him.
"I think she is with the black sweater," he said, correctly.
Epstein and Maxwell were exacting, he indicated.
"The cars had to be immaculate," he said. "The house had to be run like a five-star hotel."
Alessi on Maxwell:
"She would sleep in Mr. Epstein's bedroom."
Alessi said he'd see "many, many, many, many" "females" in Epstein's house. (I don't have an exact count of the "many-s."
Most of them appeared to be in their late 20s, 20s, he said.
Asked if he saw "females" by the pool, he replied "hundreds of times."
Asked what percentage of the time they were topless, he said about 75% to 80% of the time.