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Summary
This document is a page from a court transcript dated July 22, 2022, from the case against Ghislaine Maxwell. It contains a victim impact statement written by Virginia Giuffre (referred to as Virginia Roberts by the court) and read by her counsel. The statement directly accuses Maxwell of spotting Giuffre at Mar-a-Lago in the summer of 2000, procuring her for Jeffrey Epstein, and participating in the subsequent abuse.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Virginia Roberts | Client of counsel |
The Court states it will hear a statement from counsel for Virginia Roberts.
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| Virginia Giuffre | Client / Victim |
Counsel reads a statement on behalf of their client, Virginia Giuffre, who wrote the statement.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Accused / Recipient of statement |
The statement read in court is addressed directly to her, accusing her of procuring and abusing Virginia Giuffre.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Abuser |
Mentioned as the person for whom Ghislaine Maxwell procured Virginia Giuffre, and who participated in the abuse.
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| THE COURT | Judicial body |
Speaking role in the transcript, acknowledging counsel and permitting the statement to be read.
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| VIRGINIA ROBERTS COUNSEL | Legal representative |
Speaking role in the transcript, reading a statement on behalf of their client.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding.
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Timeline (3 events)
2000-06-01
Ghislaine Maxwell spotted Virginia Giuffre at Mar-a-Lago and procured her for Jeffrey Epstein.
Mar-a-Lago, Florida
2000-06-01
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein abused Virginia Giuffre for the first time, hours after she was procured.
Not specified
2022-07-22
Counsel for Virginia Roberts/Giuffre reads a victim impact statement in court.
Courtroom (implied)
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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The location where Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly spotted Virginia Giuffre in the summer of 2000.
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The state where Mar-a-Lago is located.
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Relationships (3)
The statement says, "Just hours later, you and he abused me together for the first time. Together you damaged me physically, mentally, sexually and emotionally."
The statement accuses Maxwell of spotting, procuring, and abusing Giuffre.
The statement identifies Epstein as a "terrible pedophile" who abused Giuffre along with Maxwell.
Key Quotes (3)
"22 years ago in the summer of 2000, you spotted me at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, and you made a choice: You chose to follow me and procure me for Epstein."Source
— Virginia Giuffre
(From a statement written by Virginia Giuffre and read by her counsel, describing the beginning of her ordeal.)
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"Without question, Jeffrey Epstein was a terrible pedophile, but I never would have met Jeffrey Epstein if not for you."Source
— Virginia Giuffre
(From her statement, assigning responsibility to Ghislaine Maxwell for introducing her to Epstein.)
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"For me, and for so many others, you opened the door to hell, and then, Ghislaine, like a wolf in sheep's clothing, you used your femininity to betray us and you led us all through it."Source
— Virginia Giuffre
(From her statement, describing Maxwell's role in the abuse of multiple victims.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 737 Filed 07/22/22 Page 67 of 101
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1 will feel all of us standing behind her. Thank you.
2 THE COURT: Thank you.
3 I will hear the statement from counsel for Virginia
4 Roberts.
5 VIRGINIA ROBERTS COUNSEL: Good afternoon, your Honor.
6 May it please the Court, this statement I am reading
7 on behalf of my client, Virginia Giuffre, is written to
8 Ghislaine Maxwell.
9 Ghislaine: 22 years ago in the summer of 2000, you
10 spotted me at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, and you made a choice:
11 You chose to follow me and procure me for Epstein. Just hours
12 later, you and he abused me together for the first time.
13 Together you damaged me physically, mentally, sexually and
14 emotionally. Together you did unthinkable things that still
15 have a corrosive impact on me to this day.
16 I want to be clear about one thing: Without question,
17 Jeffrey Epstein was a terrible pedophile, but I never would
18 have met Jeffrey Epstein if not for you. For me, and for so
19 many others, you opened the door to hell, and then, Ghislaine,
20 like a wolf in sheep's clothing, you used your femininity to
21 betray us and you led us all through it. When you did that,
22 you changed the course of our lives forever. You joked that
23 you were like a new mother to us. As a woman, I think you
24 understood the damage that you were causing, the price you were
25 making us victims pay. You could have put an end to the rapes,
2 THE COURT: Thank you.
3 I will hear the statement from counsel for Virginia
4 Roberts.
5 VIRGINIA ROBERTS COUNSEL: Good afternoon, your Honor.
6 May it please the Court, this statement I am reading
7 on behalf of my client, Virginia Giuffre, is written to
8 Ghislaine Maxwell.
9 Ghislaine: 22 years ago in the summer of 2000, you
10 spotted me at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, and you made a choice:
11 You chose to follow me and procure me for Epstein. Just hours
12 later, you and he abused me together for the first time.
13 Together you damaged me physically, mentally, sexually and
14 emotionally. Together you did unthinkable things that still
15 have a corrosive impact on me to this day.
16 I want to be clear about one thing: Without question,
17 Jeffrey Epstein was a terrible pedophile, but I never would
18 have met Jeffrey Epstein if not for you. For me, and for so
19 many others, you opened the door to hell, and then, Ghislaine,
20 like a wolf in sheep's clothing, you used your femininity to
21 betray us and you led us all through it. When you did that,
22 you changed the course of our lives forever. You joked that
23 you were like a new mother to us. As a woman, I think you
24 understood the damage that you were causing, the price you were
25 making us victims pay. You could have put an end to the rapes,
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