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37.
Epstein offered to send Teala to school to learn hairdressing, but Teala
made clear that this was not what she wanted to do in the long term. Teala explained that she
had a passion for languages and for people, and that her dream was to be a translator.
38.
Epstein claimed that he wanted to help Teala study to become a translator.
He suggested that he would pay for Teala to study in Spain for a semester. Soon after, Epstein
helped her to obtain a letter of recommendation from her high school counselor and helped her
get accepted to study at the University of Madrid.
39.
Teala was over the moon, feeling her dreams were coming true. Epstein
made sure she felt that it was all his doing.
40.
Teala prepared for this exciting opportunity to study abroad and pursue
her dream career. She gave notice at her hairdressing job and gave up her apartment in Los
Angeles, preparing to move to Spain.
41.
Before Teala left for her school program, however, Epstein began what
would become a long pattern of using her as his sexual object.
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42.
In approximately the summer of 2002, Epstein flew Teala and her sister to
his ranch in New Mexico. Teala felt no reason to be wary of Epstein. He had been kind in their
first meeting and had acted with generosity towards her.
43.
When Teala got to Epstein’s ranch, Epstein’s close associates Ghislaine
Maxwell and Sarah Kellen were there. Maxwell asked Teala questions about herself and took
her horseback riding. Kellen invited Teala to go swimming.
44.
After Teala swam, Epstein asked her to go into a massage room along with
Kellen. Kellen began massaging Epstein, and Teala innocently joined in, as she had when her
sister massaged Epstein’s feet the first time.
45.
At that point, Epstein began fondling Kellen and took off Kellen’s shirt.
Teala became very uncomfortable, as the massage had quickly and unexpectedly turned into a
sexual encounter. Epstein reached inside Teala’s bathing suit and fondled her genitals. Teala
began crying, but Epstein continued to grope her as he masturbated to completion.
46.
Teala felt extremely vulnerable. Epstein had arranged the circumstances
to ensure that Teala was completely at his mercy. Teala had given up her job and her apartment
in order to travel to Spain at Epstein’s expense. If Epstein decided to rethink his generosity at
any point, Teala would have had nothing, and would have been left homeless and jobless once
again, after being brought so close to her dream. Even though Epstein had preyed upon her and
sexually assaulted her, Teala understood she had no choice but to submit to him. His power over
her was all-encompassing.
47.
Epstein viciously exploited this power dynamic. In the summer and fall of
2002, he flew seventeen-year-old Teala to his homes in New York, Florida, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands, sexually assaulting her in each of those locations.
48.
In or around December 2002, Epstein flew Teala to stay at his townhouse
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located at 9 East 71st Street in Manhattan. While they were in the dining room of the townhouse,
Epstein without warning stuck his hand down Teala’s pants and fondled her genitals. It was as if
she were his toy.
49.
In or around that same month, at Epstein’s home in Florida, Epstein crept
into Teala’s bedroom while she was sleeping and raped her.
50.
Also around that same month, at the private island Epstein owned in the
Virgin Islands, Epstein ordered Teala to massage him, then proceeded to sexually assault her in
the massage room.
51.
Teala finally traveled to Spain to study in or around the end of 2002.
52.
In early 2003, when Teala was still seventeen years old, Epstein flew her
from Madrid to Paris. At his home in Paris, Epstein again crept into Teala’s bedroom while she
slept and raped her.
53.
When Epstein inflicted these sexual assaults on Teala, she felt completely
intimidated and fearful. All she could think about was trying to survive. Her body froze up, and
she began crying.
54.
After Teala’s semester in Madrid, she had no home and no job. Instead,
Epstein brought her to live a nomadic lifestyle in his close orbit. Teala traveled around the
country with Epstein and his entourage, which generally included Maxwell, Kellen, and others.
Virtually every few days, Epstein would bring Teala to a different home of his, including his
Manhattan townhouse and throughout the country, where he continued to sexually assault her on
a frequent basis. Epstein regularly used his private planes to traffic Teala into various locations
for his sexual abuse of her.
55.
Epstein had power over every aspect of Teala’s life, and he had groomed
Teala to be completely dependent on him and completely submissive to him. Epstein treated
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