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36.
In or around September 2002, Teresa was 22 years old and living in Santa Monica,
California. She was working towards obtaining her certificate in massage therapy at the
California Healing Arts College. A fellow massage therapy student approached Teresa and
asked her if she would be interested in a traveling masseuse position. The student explained to
Teresa that the position involved traveling around the world on a private jet with a wealthy
couple. Teresa expressed interest.
37.
The student arranged for Teresa to meet an employee of the couple at Santa Monica
beach. That woman was Sarah Kellen, one of Epstein’s co-conspirators and recruiters.
38.
Teresa and Kellen discussed the position for about an hour. Kellen made the job sound
like a dream, explaining that Teresa would be working for a highly educated and worldly couple
in New York with their own private jet. Kellen told Teresa that she would be taken to lavish
parties, receive expensive clothes, travel all over the world in luxury, and receive the best
education available all around the world.
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39.
About two weeks after her initial interview with Kellen, Kellen told Teresa that the
couple wanted to fly her to New York for another interview. The couple bought her a ticket for a
flight from California to New York City.
40.
When she arrived, a driver brought Teresa to an apartment building in Manhattan, where
he said Teresa would be staying. Upon information and belief, that apartment building was on
66th Street and is where Epstein housed many of the models and other young women he was
abusing.
41.
Once she arrived, Teresa received instructions by telephone to go to Ghislaine Maxwell’s
home the following day. Maxwell is a British socialite and was one of Epstein’s primary
“recruiters” of young women. Teresa did as she was told and went to Maxwell’s home the next
day. She was greeted by a butler and shown into a large sitting room. She noticed a framed
photograph of Maxwell and a former high U.S. government official in the bathroom.
42.
When Teresa went back into the sitting room, Maxwell came in wearing only a bathrobe.
She and Teresa spoke for about an hour. She had set up a massage table and Teresa proceeded to
give Maxwell a massage as she had been trained to do.
43.
After the massage, Maxwell informed Teresa that she would be meeting Epstein for a
massage and interview. Maxwell bragged about Epstein’s mansion and called it the largest
brownstone in Manhattan. She then paid Teresa $100 for the massage and told her to give
Epstein “whatever he wants” during his massage because Epstein “always gets what he wants.”
44.
When Teresa returned to the 66th Street apartment building, she received a call with
instructions to go to Epstein’s mansion. She walked to Epstein’s mansion as instructed and was
overwhelmed by its lavishness. She was told to wait in what appeared to be an office.
45.
Eventually, Epstein led Teresa upstairs and down a hallway to his personal office.
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46.
Epstein asked Teresa to sit down and began asking her personal questions. He eventually
asked her to give him a foot massage. She agreed and placed his foot in her lap so that she could
begin the massage. As Teresa began massaging Epstein’s foot, he started pressing his foot
against intimate parts of Teresa’s body. Teresa became uncomfortable, adjusted her position,
and moved Epstein’s foot up to keep it away from her body. But Epstein continued pushing his
foot into her body.
47.
Teresa tried to remain calm and professional despite Epstein’s nonconsensual touching.
She asked Epstein to change his position so she could massage him at a different angle, but
Epstein continued to push his foot into her intimate parts of Teresa’s body.
48.
While still on the couch in Epstein’s office, Epstein got close to Teresa, grabbed her chin
with his hand, turned her face towards him, and said that he knew he could trust Teresa.
Specifically, he said, “I know I can always trust a woman who shows her gums when she
smiles.” Epstein’s actions terrified Teresa.
49.
Epstein then got up to walk Teresa out of the room. Teresa was walking in front of
Epstein when he abruptly grabbed her and proceeded to sexually assault her against her
will. Teresa stopped walking and Epstein then forcefully grabbed her and sexually assaulted her
again. Teresa was frozen with shock and fear. Once Epstein released her she continued walking
towards the front door of the mansion.
50.
Just before Teresa stepped out the front door, Epstein grabbed her buttocks and said,
“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.” Teresa proceeded to leave Epstein’s mansion, and went back
to the 66th Street apartment building.
51.
Teresa was devastated that the traveling masseuse position was not what she had