If Democrats want more information about Epstein, they should interview the employees he relied on to recruit victims. According to verifiable facts, Andrew received a "massage" from a women who was recruited by Epstein, Maxwell and their employees. Although Giuffre's book describes her experience and memories, it is not evidence.
Giuffre accepted a financial settlement from Andrew, and objected to a one year non-disclosure agreement. Most non-disclosure agreements are a lot longer than one year. Andrew's lawyers sought to discredit Giuffre, but that is standard practice in civil lawsuits - that's how many private investigators earn a living.
"After Mr. Epstein’s suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in early August, federal authorities have refocused their investigation on the more than half-dozen employees, girlfriends and associates whom prosecutors say he relied on to feed his insatiable appetite for girls, according to two people with knowledge of the inquiry. Ms. Robson, now 33, is among them.
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A review by The New York Times of lawsuits, unsealed court records and depositions, along with new interviews, offers disturbing allegations about how this small cadre of women helped Mr. Epstein lure girls into his orbit and managed the logistics of his encounters with them.
Mr. Epstein is also accused in civil suits of relying on an organized network of underlings: those who trained girls how to sexually pleasure him; office assistants who booked cars and travel; and recruiters who ensured he always had a fresh supply of teenage girls at the ready.
None of Mr. Epstein’s associates have been charged or named as co-conspirators in Manhattan.
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Four women were apparently so instrumental to Mr. Epstein’s operation that they were named as possible “co-conspirators” and were granted immunity from prosecution in a widely criticized plea bargain Mr. Epstein struck with federal prosecutors in Florida more than a decade ago. ... The four women — Sarah Kellen, Lesley Groff, Adriana Ross and Nadia Marcinkova — could still be subject to criminal charges in Manhattan."
It’s not just Ghislaine Maxwell. A circle of Mr. Epstein’s girlfriends, employees and other associates faces scrutiny in the sex-trafficking scandal.
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