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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein Chronicles. Now that the campaign to rehabilitate Kallainne Maxwell

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<v Speaker 1>has fully taken off, I'd like to provide you folks

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<v Speaker 1>with some receipts as to why Gallaine Maxwell is nothing

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<v Speaker 1>more than a monster. So let's go directly to the

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<v Speaker 1>court documents themselves and let's go through the survivor impact

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<v Speaker 1>statements that we're given at the sentencing of Glen Maxwell.

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<v Speaker 1>But before we get to the impact statements, first, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to hear from Alison Moe, who was asking the

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<v Speaker 1>court for a very very long sentence against Glaiine Maxwell.

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<v Speaker 1>Miss Mo, your honor. Galaine first met Jane at summer

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<v Speaker 1>camp in August of nineteen ninety four. Jane was fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>years old. What Maxwell did in the years that followed

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<v Speaker 1>to Jane and Kate and Annie and Virginia and Carolyn

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<v Speaker 1>and Melissa was almost unspeakable. But the truth came out

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<v Speaker 1>in this case, and while many years have passed, their

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<v Speaker 1>pain is palpable, it's real, and it matters today. We

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<v Speaker 1>asked the court to impose an above guideline sentence of

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<v Speaker 1>multiple decades in prison, a sentence that holds Maxwell accountable

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<v Speaker 1>for the essential role she played and in the extensive

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<v Speaker 1>and disturbing child exploitation scheme, Maxwell trapped young girls in

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<v Speaker 1>a horrifying nightmare. Her victims were vulnerable kids who found

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<v Speaker 1>themselves alone in giant mansions where they were sexually exploited

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<v Speaker 1>by adults they thought would help them. These girls were

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<v Speaker 1>just kids, and they were just finding their way in

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<v Speaker 1>the world, trying to figure out who they were and

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<v Speaker 1>who they might be some day when they grew up.

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<v Speaker 1>These kids had hopes and dreams for their future, and

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<v Speaker 1>the defendant used those dreams as their tool to abuse them.

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<v Speaker 1>We asked the court to take an unflinching look at

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<v Speaker 1>the defendant's actions and consider what that tells you about

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<v Speaker 1>who she really is. What kind of person persuades young

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<v Speaker 1>girls to massage the feet of a middle aged man.

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of person gets a sixteen year old girl

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<v Speaker 1>all alone at a ranch in the middle of nowhere

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<v Speaker 1>and tells her to take her clothes off and get

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<v Speaker 1>on a massage table so she can grope that girl's chest.

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of person teaches a fourteen year old girl

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<v Speaker 1>how a middle aged man likes his penis to be touched.

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of person sees a seventeen year old girl

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<v Speaker 1>on the street and pulls over so that she can

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<v Speaker 1>persuade that girl to come to the House of Horrors,

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<v Speaker 1>where that young girl will be trafficked for sex. What

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<v Speaker 1>kind of person flies around on a plane with underage

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<v Speaker 1>girls so that when her boyfriend travels, he always has

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<v Speaker 1>young girls to touch. What kind of person would use

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<v Speaker 1>their privilege, their power in this world to intentionally prey

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<v Speaker 1>on the vulnerable young girls from struggling families, girls without fathers,

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<v Speaker 1>girls who needed help. These are the actions of a

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<v Speaker 1>person who was indifferent to the suffering of other human beings.

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<v Speaker 1>The defendant's actions were not a one time mistake at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Maxwell was an adult woman, and she made the choice

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<v Speaker 1>weak in and week out for years to commit crimes

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<v Speaker 1>with Jeffrey Epstein to be his right hand to make

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<v Speaker 1>his crimes possible. Those choices were hers, and they have

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<v Speaker 1>to have serious consequences. What's more, her actions betrayed a

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<v Speaker 1>disturbing view of the world we live in. To Maxwell,

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<v Speaker 1>there were two kinds of people in this world, the

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<v Speaker 1>people who really mattered and the people who were disposable.

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<v Speaker 1>Maxwell wanted to make sure that she stayed among the

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<v Speaker 1>people who she thought mattered. She wanted to live a

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<v Speaker 1>luxurious lifestyle, jet setting around the world. She took millions

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<v Speaker 1>of dollars from Epstein over the years. And that's because

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<v Speaker 1>they were predators together. There were partners in crime together,

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<v Speaker 1>and they molested kids together. The defendant's actions had serious

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<v Speaker 1>consequences for her victims. These girls, now women, are strong.

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<v Speaker 1>They have shown the world what true bravery is. And

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<v Speaker 1>when the defendant prayed on them, they were just kids,

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<v Speaker 1>and they'll carry that with them for their entire lives,

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<v Speaker 1>the trauma of what they've experienced. What is truly remarkable

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<v Speaker 1>about this case, Your Honor, is that we don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to speculate about the lasting, irreparable harm that the defendants'

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<v Speaker 1>actions have had. You have seen for yourself the devastating

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<v Speaker 1>effects of the defendant's crimes and how much your actions

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<v Speaker 1>have affected her victims even years later. The defendant has

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<v Speaker 1>shown absolutely no remorse for her crimes. She has not

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<v Speaker 1>owned up to the truth, She has lied repeatedly, she

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<v Speaker 1>has been dishonest with the court, and she has made

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<v Speaker 1>misrepresentations when it suits her, Your Honor, we recognize that

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<v Speaker 1>the Court has calculated the guidelines to be one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and eighty eight to two hundred and thirty five months.

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<v Speaker 1>That is far below the sentence that the government believes

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<v Speaker 1>is appropriate in the case. We recognize that there are

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<v Speaker 1>a small number of cases where the court imposes an

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<v Speaker 1>above guideline sentence. This is that case, your honor. In

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<v Speaker 1>the almost twenty years since the two thousand and three

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<v Speaker 1>Manual was enacted, our Sentencing Commission, our Congress, and our

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<v Speaker 1>country have all recognized just how serious sex crimes against

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<v Speaker 1>children are. Our country now recognizes how woefully inadequate the

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and three guidelines were, and the Supreme Court

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<v Speaker 1>is expressly held that sentencing courts can vary upwards for

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<v Speaker 1>exactly that reason. Again, this is that case. This is

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<v Speaker 1>exactly that case. This is the time to impose above

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<v Speaker 1>guideline sentence. A guideline sentence in this case would create

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<v Speaker 1>unwarranted sentencing disparities with individuals being sentenced today for sex

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<v Speaker 1>trafficking offenses. This case calls for an above guideline sentence

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<v Speaker 1>because the breathtaking scope of the defendant's conduct, the length

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<v Speaker 1>of her crime, the number of victims, the vulnerability of

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<v Speaker 1>her victims, the sophistication of the defendant's predatory conduct and

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<v Speaker 1>the degree to which she psychologically manipulated her victims. Her

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<v Speaker 1>conduct was shockingly predatory, and it calls for an above

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<v Speaker 1>guideline sentence. We ask the court to impose an above

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<v Speaker 1>guideline sentence, a sentence that sends a message that those

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<v Speaker 1>who would conspire with sexual predators would be held responsible

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<v Speaker 1>for their significant role in those crimes. We asked the

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<v Speaker 1>court to send a message that nobody is above the law,

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<v Speaker 1>and nobody is too rich or too powerful to be

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<v Speaker 1>held accountable. We asked the court to send a message

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<v Speaker 1>that it's never too late for justice. Your honor, you

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<v Speaker 1>should not hesitate to hold to defendant accountable for the

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<v Speaker 1>full measure of her crimes. She deserves to spend decades

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<v Speaker 1>in prison for her crimes. Thank you. All Right Now,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to move on to the first survivor impact

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<v Speaker 1>statement that was given at sentencing, and this is from

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<v Speaker 1>Annie Farmer. For a long time, I wanted to erase

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<v Speaker 1>from my mind the crimes that Calain Maxwell and Jeffrey

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein committed against me and pretend they hadn't happened. It

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<v Speaker 1>was the type of dark memory that feels safest to

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<v Speaker 1>keep locked away, but I've had to acknowledge the long

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<v Speaker 1>lasting effects. One of the most painful and ongoing impacts

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<v Speaker 1>of Maxwell and Epstein's abuse was a loss to trust

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<v Speaker 1>in myself, my perception, and my instincts. When predators room

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<v Speaker 1>and then abuse or exploit you, they are, in a sense,

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<v Speaker 1>training you to distrust yourself. When a boundary is crossed

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<v Speaker 1>or an expectation violated, you tell yourself, someone who cares

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<v Speaker 1>about me to do all these nice things surely wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>also be trying to harm me. And this pattern of

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<v Speaker 1>thinking is insidious. So these seeds of self doubt took root,

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<v Speaker 1>even as I learned my sister had also been harmed

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<v Speaker 1>by them, and came to find out years later that

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<v Speaker 1>many others had been exploited. For years, these memories triggered

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<v Speaker 1>significant self recrimination, minimization, and guilt. I blame myself for

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<v Speaker 1>believing these predators actually wanted to help me. I felt

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous survivor guilt when I heard about what other girls

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<v Speaker 1>and young women had experienced at the hands of Maxwell

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<v Speaker 1>and Epstein. I saw about how my sister's concern about

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<v Speaker 1>me weighed on her, and I felt guilty about this

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<v Speaker 1>as well. This toxic combination of being sexually exposed and exploited,

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<v Speaker 1>feeling confused and naive, and blaming myself all resulted in

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<v Speaker 1>significant shame. That sickening feeling that makes you want to disappear.

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<v Speaker 1>It was not constant, but it would come in waves,

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<v Speaker 1>similar to the waves that anxiety would also show up.

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<v Speaker 1>When I think back, I see a slide show of

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<v Speaker 1>moments when these feelings would surface and overwhelm me. There

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<v Speaker 1>are too many of these moments to name, and though

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<v Speaker 1>I have come a long way in my path of healing,

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<v Speaker 1>I know that these feelings will continue to be triggered

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<v Speaker 1>at times. The ripple effects of trauma are undeniable. When

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<v Speaker 1>one person is abused, many others are also harmed. In

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<v Speaker 1>addition to the way I was impacted as an individual,

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<v Speaker 1>there was the pain I experienced as a sister due

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<v Speaker 1>to how Maria was abused by Maxwell and Epstein, and

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<v Speaker 1>the harm cause to the rest of my family due

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<v Speaker 1>to these events. My sister Maria's abuse, the sexual assault,

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<v Speaker 1>Maxwell's threats that stole her sense of safety and her career,

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<v Speaker 1>and the way they used her to get to me

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<v Speaker 1>had devastating effects on her. As my family watched or

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<v Speaker 1>grow more isolated and more physically ill from the stress

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<v Speaker 1>of all of it, we all felt powerless. It was

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<v Speaker 1>heartbreaking and infuriating, and we later learned how often this

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<v Speaker 1>pattern was repeated. A young person on the path of

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<v Speaker 1>pursuing her dreams was pulled in by Maxwell, was abused

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<v Speaker 1>and exploited, and then had to try and piece together

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<v Speaker 1>a life in the aftermath of the trauma that left

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<v Speaker 1>them feeling distrustful and fearful. Most of these individuals had

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<v Speaker 1>families who were also negatively impacted as they witnessed and

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<v Speaker 1>felt the systemic efforts of their loved ones losses and struggles.

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<v Speaker 1>The number of people harmed is impossible to measure. Maxwell

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<v Speaker 1>had many opportunities to come clean, but instead continue to

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<v Speaker 1>make choices that cause more harm. When my sister and

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<v Speaker 1>I first spoke out to the media about what happened

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<v Speaker 1>to us, Maxwell lied about us and threatened Maria, thus

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<v Speaker 1>helping shut down investigations into their behavior so they could

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<v Speaker 1>together continue to harm children and young women. After this

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<v Speaker 1>attempt to alert people to Epstein and Maxwell's abuse of behavior,

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<v Speaker 1>I avoided being public about it for two decades. My

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<v Speaker 1>shame told me that I should hide this fact because

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<v Speaker 1>it was embarrassing. Later, as I pursued my profession as

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<v Speaker 1>a psychologist, I feared it could potentially ruin my career.

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<v Speaker 1>I worried clients would not want to work with me

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<v Speaker 1>if I was associated with this story wrongly labeled as

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<v Speaker 1>one of child prostitution. I feared being on Epstein and

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<v Speaker 1>Maxwell's radar as a problem because of their previous lies

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<v Speaker 1>and threats. Once arrested, Maxwell faced another choice. She could

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<v Speaker 1>admit her participation in this scheme, acknowledged the harm caused,

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<v Speaker 1>or even provide information that could have helped others be

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<v Speaker 1>held accountable. Instead, she chose to again to lie about

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<v Speaker 1>her behavior, causing additional harm to all those she victimized.

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<v Speaker 1>Judge Nathan, I hope when you consider the appropriate prison

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<v Speaker 1>sentence for the role Maxwell played in this sex trafficking operation,

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<v Speaker 1>you take into account the ongoing suffering of the many

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<v Speaker 1>women whom she abused and exploited. As we will continue

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<v Speaker 1>to live with the memories of the way she harmed us.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you weigh the systemic effects of the crimes

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<v Speaker 1>she perpetrated, the ways that our family members, romantic partners,

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<v Speaker 1>and friends have been hurt through our suffering. I ask

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<v Speaker 1>you to bear in mind how Maxwell's unwillingness to acknowledge

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<v Speaker 1>her crime, her lack of remorse, and her repeated lies

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<v Speaker 1>about her victims created the need for many of us

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<v Speaker 1>to engage in a long fight for justice that is

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<v Speaker 1>felt like a black hole sucking in our precious time, energy,

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<v Speaker 1>and well being for much too long now, things that

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<v Speaker 1>cannot be replaced. Thank you. All right, We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>wrap up right here with episode one, and in the

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<v Speaker 1>next episode, we're going to pick up where we left

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<v Speaker 1>off with the next survivor impact statement, and this one's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be from Kate. All of the information that

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<v Speaker 1>goes with this episode can be found in the description box.