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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
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Court transcript (sentencing hearing / victim impact statement)
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Summary
This document is a page from a court transcript containing a victim impact statement written by Virginia Giuffre and read by her counsel. The statement addresses Ghislaine Maxwell directly, recounting how Maxwell recruited Giuffre at Mar-a-Lago in the summer of 2000 and procured her for Jeffrey Epstein. Giuffre accuses Maxwell of being the 'door to hell' who used her femininity to betray victims, acting as a 'wolf in sheep's clothing.'
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Virginia Roberts Giuffre | Victim / Client |
Author of the victim impact statement being read to the court.
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| Virginia Roberts Counsel | Attorney |
Reading the statement on behalf of Virginia Giuffre.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
The recipient of the victim impact statement.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Perpetrator |
Described as a 'terrible pedophile' whom Maxwell procured Virginia for.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the hearing.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Listed in footer.
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Implied by 'DOJ-OGR' Bates stamp.
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Timeline (2 events)
Summer 2000
Recruitment and initial abuse of Virginia Giuffre.
Mar-a-Lago, Florida
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location in Florida where Maxwell first spotted/recruited Virginia in Summer 2000.
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State where Mar-a-Lago is located.
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Relationships (2)
Statement claims Maxwell spotted, followed, and procured Giuffre for Epstein.
Statement says 'you and he abused me together' and Maxwell procured victims for him.
Key Quotes (4)
"Ghislaine: 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
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"Jeffrey Epstein was a terrible pedophile, but I never would have met Jeffrey Epstein if not for you."Source
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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
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Quote #3
"You joked that you were like a new mother to us."Source
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Full Extracted Text
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Case 22-1426, Document 78, 06/29/2023, 3536039, Page182 of 217
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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,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. ...
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