What many have struggled to understand is how Ghislaine Maxwell, a woman herself, could allow Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse young women and girls, let alone be the one to provide him with the minors he sought. One of Maxwell's accusers, Annie Farmer, testified that Maxwell lured young girls into Epstein's clutches without batting an eye. "[She] was a really important part of the grooming process," Farmer, who was 16 when she allegedly became one of Epstein's first victims, said, adding that Epstein and Maxwell "worked as a team" (via Independent).
Another accuser, who testified under the pseudonym Kate, said Maxwell told her that she wanted to introduce her to Epstein because he could help kickstart Kate's music career. The first meeting was casual, but the second one turned sexual when Maxwell asked 17-year-old Kate to massage Epstein, even though she wasn't a massage therapist. Epstein initiated sex with Kate, and this was the first of a long series of meetings in which she was repeatedly sexually abused.
Kate alleged that she was flown to various properties owned by Epstein and told the court that she "didn't know how to say no," as reported by CNN. She revealed that she was terrified of getting kicked out of the house with no means of returning home. Kate also testified that Maxwell asked her to refer some of her friends for Epstein.
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