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Summary
This document is a page from a court transcript (dated June 29, 2023) containing the testimony of a victim. The witness describes working as a salesperson at Henri Bendel while attending FIT and meeting Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell mentioned her boss, Jeffrey Epstein, was close friends with Lex Wexner (owner of The Limited/Henri Bendel). The witness recounts delivering purchases to a hotel where they were introduced to Epstein and sexually assaulted by both Maxwell and Epstein. The testimony also notes the professional and academic fallout, including a job offer at Henri Bendel that would have required the witness to drop out of college.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Customer / Alleged Abuser |
Described as 'electrifying' by the witness; shopped at Henri Bendel; introduced witness to Epstein.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Boss / Alleged Abuser |
Identified as Maxwell's boss; described as close friends with Lex Wexner; allegedly sexually assaulted the witness.
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| Lex Wexner | CEO and Founder of The Limited |
Mentioned by Maxwell as a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein.
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| Witness (Anonymous) | Salesperson / Student / Victim |
Worked at Henri Bendel; student at FIT; describes being assaulted by Maxwell and Epstein.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Henri Bendel |
High-end store where the witness worked and met Maxwell.
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| The Limited |
Parent company that owned Henri Bendel; founded by Lex Wexner.
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| FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) |
College where the witness was attending classes.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Transcription service listed in footer.
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Timeline (3 events)
Unknown (Historical)
Initial meeting between witness and Ghislaine Maxwell at Henri Bendel.
Henri Bendel, New York
Witness
Ghislaine Maxwell
Unknown (Historical)
Witness delivers purchases to a hotel and meets Jeffrey Epstein.
Hotel bar, New York
Unknown (Historical)
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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City where the events took place; discussed as a place 'to start over'.
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Store location where the initial meeting occurred.
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Located close to the store; site where the assault allegedly took place.
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Relationships (3)
Narrator states: 'She told me that her boss... was Jeffrey Epstein'
Narrator states Epstein was 'close friends with Lex Wexner'
Met at store, later assaulted at hotel.
Key Quotes (5)
"Ghislaine was electrifying. We hit it off immediately."Source
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"She told me that her boss, who I later came to understand was Jeffrey Epstein, was close friends with Lex Wexner"Source
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"That night in the hotel was the first of many times they sexually assaulted me."Source
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Quote #3
"I failed a course that was necessary for my degree and had to retake it to get my diploma."Source
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Quote #4
"It was a newly created position at the store, and it would have required me to leave FIT a semester short of completing my degree."Source
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Quote #5
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Case 22-1426, Document 78, 06/29/2023, 3536039, Page189 of 217
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1 customer. Her usual salesperson wasn't there, so I helped her.
2 Ghislaine was electrifying. We hit it off immediately. In
3 this first meeting we spoke of our mutual love of fashion, of
4 difficult fathers and formal upbringing, of boyfriends and of
5 how we both saw New York as a chance to start over. She told
6 me that her boss, who I later came to understand was Jeffrey
7 Epstein, was close friends with Lex Wexner, the CEO and founder
8 of The Limited, which owned Henri Bendel at the time.
9 When she completed her purchases, I offered to deliver
10 them to her so she didn't have to carry them around all day.
11 This was a courtesy I frequently extended to my high-end
12 clients. Later that day, I called her office for delivery
13 instructions and was told to bring them to a hotel close by to
14 the store. When I arrived, the hotel concierge told me
15 Ms. Maxwell was in the bar and wanted me to meet someone. It
16 was Jeffrey Epstein. That night in the hotel was the first of
17 many times they sexually assaulted me.
18 Afterwards I tried to pretend everything was normal.
19 I returned to my classes at FIT and continued to work at Henri
20 Bendel, but I started to crack. I failed a course that was
21 necessary for my degree and had to retake it to get my diploma.
22 Shortly after my first meeting with Epstein and Maxwell, I was
23 offered a full-time position at Henri Bendel. It was a newly
24 created position at the store, and it would have required me to
25 leave FIT a semester short of completing my degree. I had
2 Ghislaine was electrifying. We hit it off immediately. In
3 this first meeting we spoke of our mutual love of fashion, of
4 difficult fathers and formal upbringing, of boyfriends and of
5 how we both saw New York as a chance to start over. She told
6 me that her boss, who I later came to understand was Jeffrey
7 Epstein, was close friends with Lex Wexner, the CEO and founder
8 of The Limited, which owned Henri Bendel at the time.
9 When she completed her purchases, I offered to deliver
10 them to her so she didn't have to carry them around all day.
11 This was a courtesy I frequently extended to my high-end
12 clients. Later that day, I called her office for delivery
13 instructions and was told to bring them to a hotel close by to
14 the store. When I arrived, the hotel concierge told me
15 Ms. Maxwell was in the bar and wanted me to meet someone. It
16 was Jeffrey Epstein. That night in the hotel was the first of
17 many times they sexually assaulted me.
18 Afterwards I tried to pretend everything was normal.
19 I returned to my classes at FIT and continued to work at Henri
20 Bendel, but I started to crack. I failed a course that was
21 necessary for my degree and had to retake it to get my diploma.
22 Shortly after my first meeting with Epstein and Maxwell, I was
23 offered a full-time position at Henri Bendel. It was a newly
24 created position at the store, and it would have required me to
25 leave FIT a semester short of completing my degree. I had
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