A couple of notations about the logs: * They're 118 pages. * They span from April 1991 to Jan. 2006. * They're signed by Epstein's ex-chief pilot David Rodgers. * They appear to be pretty lightly redacted, including—we learned in court—by shielding the names of the accusers.
Judge Nathan: "Bring in the jury."
"All rise." The jury enters. Judge Nathan explains how summations will work. Arguing for the government will be Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison Moe. Then, Laura Menninger for the defense after an early lunch.
Calling Maxwell a "sophisticated" predator, Moe tells jurors: "She caused deep and lasting harm to young girls. It is time to hold her accountable."
AUSA Moe's opening lines: "Ghislaine Maxwell was dangerous. She was a grown women who preyed on vulnerable kids" [...] "She targeted a girl whose father had just died. She targeted a girl whose mother was an alcoholic."
"The proof is in. It's clear. It's consistant and it points to only one conclusion: Maxwell is guilty."
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Moe says of Epstein and Maxwell: "They were partners in crime who exploited young girls together." Adam Klasfeld
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Moe: "Epstein liked underage girls. He liked to touch underage girls. Maxwell knew it." "Make no mistake:" Maxwell was "crucial" to the whole scene. She says that Maxwell made Epstein's otherwise "creepy" behavior seem "legitimate" to victims and "silence" the "alarm bells."
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Moe: "Maxwell was the key to the whole operation." "They were close. They were partners. They were rarely apart." (She shows photos of them to the jury.) Adam Klasfeld
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Prosecutors introduced a flood of photographs over the years. Though undated, the photos show a range in time, the AUSA noted. "They're getting older. Their haircuts change." Moe: "That's Maxwell massaging Epstein's foot with her breasts. She's smiling."
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Moe: "You learned that she was the 'lady in the house.'" That was how Epstein's former house manager Juan Alessi testified Maxwell introduced herself.
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Moe refers to the Household Manual as evidence that Alessi was right and Maxwell knew what was going on there. "This manual makes crystal clear who mattered in that house in Palm Beach," the prosecutor says, emphasizing it was Maxwell and Epstein
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Alessi talked about having to "wash off dildos after the massages." The Household Manual shows Maxwell's awareness of every detail of the "so-called massages," down to the oils, the prosecutor said. "She was in on the whole thing," Moe said.
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Moe tells jurors it is "not an accident" that Maxwell's alleged victims largely came from struggling, single-parent households. Adam Klasfeld
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Moe says that Maxwell normalized Epstein's abuse: "Again and again throughout this trial, you heard how these girls were asked to perform sexualized massages on Jeffrey Epstein." She also notes that three witnesses accused Maxwell of touching their breasts.
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Speaking of allegations by three different women that Maxwell touched their breasts, the prosecutor said: "It's not an accident. It happened again and again and again. It is powerful evidence of Maxwell's guilt."
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Moe rattles off corroboration of "Jane's" testimony: * Flight records from the initial encounter at Interlochen, the prestigious academy in Michigan. * "Jane" said she saw Maxwell topless by the pool, and the prosecutor said now, so has the jury because of photos in evidence. Adam Klasfeld
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Moe shows "Jane's" appearances on the flight records to the jury, listed under her real first name. The defense suggested that the true name was the same one as another key person in Epstein's orbit. But the prosecutor noted an ex-pilot undermined that defense. Adam Klasfeld
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That pilot, David Rodgers, testified that the other woman who shared "Jane's" name didn't go on the plane until much later flights.
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Moe talks about "Jane's" testimony about group sexual encounters involving women named "Eva," "Michelle" and others. The defense called Eva Dubin and Michael Healey, in part, to deny it. Moe notes "Jane" never said their last names. Adam Klasfeld
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Also, Moe says of Jane's memory of this account: "It's not like she's taking ID's while she's being sexually assaulted."
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Referring to Annie Farmer's testimony that Maxwell instructed her massage Epstein's foot, Moe told jurors that their "common sense" tells them that's "not normal" "They were confusing her boundaries. They were moving the line slowly and gradually for what would happen next." Adam Klasfeld
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Moe describes Farmer's testimony that she hid in the bathroom after Epstein tried to get in the bed to cuddle her. Maxwell turned cold after that because she had no more use for her, the prosecutor added.
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Moe refers to the nude photos in Epstein's Palm Beach home before telling jurors: "Ladies and gentlemen, this was not a space for therapeutic massages." It was a site of sexual abuse, she says.
Moe refers to the nude photos in Epstein's Palm Beach home before telling jurors: "Ladies and gentlemen, this was not a space for therapeutic massages." It was a site of sexual abuse, she says. Adam Klasfeld
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Moe argues that the jury can tell Carolyn is telling the truth that her account echoes "Jane's" in significant ways. Both said Maxwell touched their breasts. Both said Epstein used sex toys and masturbated to completion during "massages." Adam Klasfeld
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Moe called Epstein's "Little Black Book," with the victims' names in it, a "powerfully incriminating document."
Moe says that the book illustrates how the sexual "Pyramid scheme" operated: "One girl would bring another who would bring another." It also shows Maxwell's knowledge of the scheme, the prosecutor said. The prosecutor turns to the money Epstein paid Maxwell. Adam Klasfeld
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Moe notes that evidence showed Epstein gave Maxwell more than $30 million, broken down: * $18.3 million * $5 million. * $7.4 million The prosecutor describes these as payments for committing "terrible crimes."
Moe: "Take a moment to reflect on how deeply strange this situation was." For years, Maxwell watched a "parade" of teenage girls in Epstein's plane and house, which was filled with nude photos. "Ladies and gentlemen, look at the big picture and use your common sense."
The prosecutor then zooms in on the individual counts, starting with the first involving "Jane." Moe tells the jury that Maxwell "enticed" and "induced" her to travel for interstate commerce, a key element of the charge.
AND another thing I wonder about. All the names on the flight list for the private jet that flew to that private island. I wonder, for what reason were all these people going to that private island???
Moe: "The crime happened the moment they crossed state lines." Pictured: Where "Jane" makes her appearance in Count 1, anonymized here as "Minor Victim-1."
(edit by Chelly: image below is in light print but can be easily read when clicking on it)