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[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes.

10 MIN RECESS

2120GMT

Witness Testimony

Judge Nathan invited Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comey to call the first witness. Ms Comey is the daughter of James Comey, former director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017 until he was fired by then-President Donald Trump.

While court proceedings are due to end promptly at 5pm, the judge appears keen to keep things moving after this morning’s delay.

The first witness is Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr, formerly Epstein’s pilot. "I was captain during the initial part."

"I was a pilot, yes." He says he was hired in Ohio in 1991. Visoski says he was flying Epstein around roughly "every four days." Some of the locales were from Palm Beach to Santa Fe, New York, and St. Thomas. Visoski identifies Maxwell in court.

Asked about Maxwell's relationship to Epstein, Visoski replied: "It was more personal than business."

Q: About how long did that romantic relationship last? He estimates the 2000s. "I wouldn't even characterize it as romantic," he hedges. It was "more couple-ish," he adds.

The witness rattles off Epstein's various properties: the house in Palm Beach, Fla.; the NYC mansion, ranch in Santa Fe, N.M.; and homes in St. Thomas and nearby Little Saint James. Visoski describes the interior of Epstein's NYC mansion in detail, as photos of the properties are entered into evidence and displayed for the jury.

2205GMT

The jury has been excused with proceedings ending at 5 p.m., sharp. Direct examination will continue Tuesday morning.

Jury Excused

USA vs. Ghislaine Maxwell Indictment: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1291491/download

November 29, 2021 update:

Victim Attendance at Trial. In orders dated October 14 and November 24, 2021, the S.D.N.Y. Court outlined procedures for public access to the trial in this matter. (Trial began on November 29, 2021, with jury selection.) Specifically, consistent with the District’s COVID-19 protocols, the Court will ensure public access (with COVID-19 distancing) to the trial in the courtroom itself and in several overflow rooms at the courthouse with live feeds of the proceedings. Beyond the live feeds within the courthouse, the trial will not be further broadcast; nor will there be any telephonic dial-in to the proceedings. Victim access will be coordinated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Victim-Witness Coordinator, Wendy Olsen (212-637-1028, [email protected]), and Mr. Joseph Pecorino of the Court’s District Executive Office (212-805-0504, [email protected]). Victims who wish to attend the trial may contact either one of those persons for further information.

2 years ago
66 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes.

10 MIN RECESS

2120GMT

Witness Testimony

Judge Nathan invited Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comey to call the first witness. Ms Comey is the daughter of James Comey, former director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017 until he was fired by then-President Donald Trump.

While court proceedings are due to end promptly at 5pm, the judge appears keen to keep things moving after this morning’s delay.

The first witness is Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr, formerly Epstein’s pilot. "I was captain during the initial part."

"I was a pilot, yes." He says he was hired in Ohio in 1991. Visoski says he was flying Epstein around roughly "every four days." Some of the locales were from Palm Beach to Santa Fe, New York, and St. Thomas. Visoski identifies Maxwell in court.

Asked about Maxwell's relationship to Epstein, Visoski replied: "It was more personal than business."

Q: About how long did that romantic relationship last? He estimates the 2000s. "I wouldn't even characterize it as romantic," he hedges. It was "more couple-ish," he adds.

The witness rattles off Epstein's various properties: the house in Palm Beach, Fla.; the NYC mansion, ranch in Santa Fe, N.M.; and homes in St. Thomas and nearby Little Saint James. Visoski describes the interior of Epstein's NYC mansion in detail, as photos of the properties are entered into evidence and displayed for the jury.

2205GMT

The jury has been excused with proceedings ending at 5 p.m., sharp. Direct examination will continue Tuesday morning.

Jury Excused

2 years ago
8 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes.

10 MIN RECESS

2120GMT

Witness Testimony

Judge Nathan invited Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comey to call the first witness. Ms Comey is the daughter of James Comey, former director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017 until he was fired by then-President Donald Trump.

While court proceedings are due to end promptly at 5pm, the judge appears keen to keep things moving after this morning’s delay.

The first witness is Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr, formerly Epstein’s pilot. "I was captain during the initial part."

"I was a pilot, yes." He says he was hired in Ohio in 1991. Visoski says he was flying Epstein around roughly "every four days." Some of the locales were from Palm Beach to Santa Fe, New York, and St. Thomas. Visoski identifies Maxwell in court.

Asked about Maxwell's relationship to Epstein, Visoski replied: "It was more personal than business."

Q: About how long did that romantic relationship last? He estimates the 2000s. "I wouldn't even characterize it as romantic," he hedges. It was "more couple-ish," he adds.

The witness rattles off Epstein's various properties: the house in Palm Beach, Fla.; the NYC mansion, ranch in Santa Fe, N.M.; and homes in St. Thomas and nearby Little Saint James. Visoski describes the interior of Epstein's NYC mansion in detail, as photos of the properties are entered into evidence and displayed for the jury.

2205GMT

The jury has been excused with proceedings ending at 5 p.m., sharp. Direct examination will continue Tuesday morning.

Jury Excused

2 years ago
8 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes.

10 MIN RECESS

2120GMT

Witness Testimony

Judge Nathan invited Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comey to call the first witness. Ms Comey is the daughter of James Comey, former director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017 until he was fired by then-President Donald Trump.

While court proceedings are due to end promptly at 5pm, the judge appears keen to keep things moving after this morning’s delay.

The first witness is Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr, formerly Epstein’s pilot. "I was captain during the initial part."

"I was a pilot, yes." He says he was hired in Ohio in 1991. Visoski says he was flying Epstein around roughly "every four days." Some of the locales were from Palm Beach to Santa Fe, New York, and St. Thomas. Visoski identifies Maxwell in court.

Asked about Maxwell's relationship to Epstein, Visoski replied: "It was more personal than business."

Q: About how long did that romantic relationship last? He estimates the 2000s. "I wouldn't even characterize it as romantic," he hedges. It was "more couple-ish," he adds.

The witness rattles off Epstein's various properties: the house in Palm Beach, Fla.; the NYC mansion, ranch in Santa Fe, N.M.; and homes in St. Thomas and nearby Little Saint James. Visoski describes the interior of Epstein's NYC mansion in detail, as photos of the properties are entered into evidence and displayed for the jury.

2 years ago
8 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes.

10 MIN RECESS

2120GMT

Witness Testimony

Judge Nathan invited Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comey to call the first witness. Ms Comey is the daughter of James Comey, former director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017 until he was fired by then-President Donald Trump.

While court proceedings are due to end promptly at 5pm, the judge appears keen to keep things moving after this morning’s delay.

The first witness is Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr, formerly Epstein’s pilot. "I was captain during the initial part."

"I was a pilot, yes." He says he was hired in Ohio in 1991. Visoski says he was flying Epstein around roughly "every four days." Some of the locales were from Palm Beach to Santa Fe, New York, and St. Thomas. Visoski identifies Maxwell in court.

Asked about Maxwell's relationship to Epstein, Visoski replied: "It was more personal than business."

Q: About how long did that romantic relationship last? He estimates the 2000s. "I wouldn't even characterize it as romantic," he hedges. It was "more couple-ish," he adds.

The witness rattles off Epstein's various properties: the house in Palm Beach, Fla.; the NYC mansion, ranch in Santa Fe, N.M.; and homes in St. Thomas and nearby Little Saint James. Visoski describes the interior of Epstein's NYC mansion in detail, as photos of the properties are entered into evidence and displayed for the jury.

2 years ago
7 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes.

10 MIN RECESS

2120GMT

Witness Testimony

Judge Nathan invited Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comey to call the first witness. Ms Comey is the daughter of James Comey, former director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017 until he was fired by then-President Donald Trump.

While court proceedings are due to end promptly at 5pm, the judge appears keen to keep things moving after this morning’s delay.

The first witness is Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr, formerly Epstein’s pilot. "I was captain during the initial part."

"I was a pilot, yes." He says he was hired in Ohio in 1991. Visoski says he was flying Epstein around roughly "every four days." Some of the locales were from Palm Beach to Santa Fe, New York, and St. Thomas. Visoski identifies Maxwell in court.

Asked about Maxwell's relationship to Epstein, Visoski replied: "It was more personal than business."

Q: About how long did that romantic relationship last? He estimates the 2000s. "I wouldn't even characterize it as romantic," he hedges. It was "more couple-ish," he adds.

The witness rattles off Epstein's various properties: the house in Palm Beach, Fla.; the NYC mansion, ranch in Santa Fe, N.M.; and homes in St. Thomas and nearby Little Saint James.

2 years ago
5 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes.

10 MIN RECESS

2120GMT

Witness Testimony

Judge Nathan invited Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comey to call the first witness. Ms Comey is the daughter of James Comey, former director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017 until he was fired by then-President Donald Trump.

While court proceedings are due to end promptly at 5pm, the judge appears keen to keep things moving after this morning’s delay.

The first witness is Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr, formerly Epstein’s pilot. "I was captain during the initial part."

"I was a pilot, yes." He says he was hired in Ohio in 1991. Visoski says he was flying Epstein around roughly "every four days." Some of the locales were from Palm Beach to Santa Fe, New York, and St. Thomas. Visoski identifies Maxwell in court.

Asked about Maxwell's relationship to Epstein, Visoski replied: "It was more personal than business."

Q: About how long did that romantic relationship last? He estimates the 2000s. "I wouldn't even characterize it as romantic," he hedges. It was "more couple-ish," he adds.

2 years ago
4 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes.

10 MIN RECESS

2120GMT

Witness Testimony

Judge Nathan invited Assistant US Attorney Maureen Comey to call the first witness. Ms Comey is the daughter of James Comey, former director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017 until he was fired by then-President Donald Trump.

While court proceedings are due to end promptly at 5pm, the judge appears keen to keep things moving after this morning’s delay.

The first witness is Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr, formerly Epstein’s pilot. "I was captain during the initial part."

"I was a pilot, yes." He says he was hired in Ohio in 1991. Visoski says he was flying Epstein around roughly "every four days." Some of the locales were from Palm Beach to Santa Fe, New York, and St. Thomas. Visoski identifies Maxwell in court.

2 years ago
4 score
Reason: Formatting

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes.

10 MIN RECESS

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

She adds that the age of consent will also be important in the case and they should keep that in mind. Sternheim says that the four accusers have thin stories that lack support and that they have been impacted by lawyers, media, things they have read and heard, and money.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern. But the only pattern you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money awards from the Epstein fund. Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes. 10 minute recess before the start of witness testimony.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern." She calls the common pattern money from the Epstein fund. "Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes. 10 minute recess before the start of witness testimony.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern." She calls the common pattern money from the Epstein fund. "Big bucks," she says.

#2103GMT#

The defense opening statement concludes. 10 minute recess before the start of witness testimony.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern." She calls the common pattern money from the Epstein fund. "Big bucks," she says.

2103GMT

The defense opening statement concludes. 10 minute recess before the start of witness testimony.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

Sternheim: "They will not overcome the burden. They will not overcome reasonable doubt. The govt is trying to stitch together the stories of four different people, four stories to [show] a pattern." She calls the common pattern money from the Epstein fund. "Big bucks," she says.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

The fourth accuser, Carolyn, is described by Ms Sternheim as having a “troubled past” and a “dangerous lifestyle” and was introduced to Epstein by Virginia Roberts, another victim, who has spoken publicly about her time with him.

Arguing that Carolyn has never mentioned Ms Maxwell in previous testimony about Epstein, she says that she also groomed and trafficked girls for him and only accused the defendant after his death when there was money to be had. She too received money from the Epstein fund.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

About the third witness, Ms Sternheim says she sent pictures to him in jail in the early 2000s and visited him after his release. She also only pointed the finger at Ms Maxwell after Epstein died and received money from the fund.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar) 2051GMT

Ms Sternheim claims that Annie never saw Epstein after seeing him in New Mexico and was only convinced she was a victim afterward by other people. She says that she had also kept boots that he bought her for 25 years, yet says she was scarred by the meeting. Like Jane, Annie also received money from the Epstein fund.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar)

Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.) Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about Annie Farmer who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.) Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about "Annie [Farmer]" who was 16 when she met Epstein and Ms Maxwell in New Mexico.

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.) Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about "Annie [Farmer]"

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.) Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about "Annie."

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

(Sidebar)

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.) Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Ms Sternheim says that Jane did not want to be involved in any criminal case against Epstein until after he died when having hired a lawyer she remembers “all this horror” and puts Ms Maxwell in the frame too. “She is a consummate actress and is a pro at playing roles.”

“Examine critically” her story, Ms Sternheim tells the jury.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about "Annie."

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.) Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

Sternheim is taking turns attempting to undermine each of the women identified in the indictment as "Minor Victim." She is currently speaking about "Annie."

"You will learn that she was above the age of consent in New Mexico," she says.

AUSA: Objection:

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.) Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

The defence strategy shifts to explain what the jury will hear from each witness, starting with Jane whom she says had her schooling and vocal lessons paid for by Epstein, while she lived in a Wall Street apartment co-signed by him. She paints Epstein as a patron of the arts and says that nothing amiss happened when Jane and her family visited Florida.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.) Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund. An ability to look back over 25 years with 20/20 vision is unlikely.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.) Sternheim: Each of the witnesses who are testifying here received money from the Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

(Extensive sidebar: Stand by.)

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: Update

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

Ms Sternheim likens Epstein to James Bond. “I said before Epstein was a manipulator but he was also a mysterious man without attachment. He had no wife. He had no children. And he had no boss. Yet he attracted all these rich and powerful people before and after his fall from grace back around 2008.”

“In many regards, he was like a 21st-century James Bond,” she adds. “His mystery has stirred interest, and his accusers have shaken the money train and millions of dollars have fallen their way.”

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert (one who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.)

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony. She's calling a "false memory" expert who testified or consulted for Harvey Weinstein, Robert Durst, O.J. Simpson and others.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: None provided.

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that. Ms Sternheim says testimony will include experts on how memory changes and can be contaminated, adding that there will be no eyewitnesses to the victim accounts and no documentation to corroborate their testimony.

2 years ago
3 score
Reason: Original

[CONTINUED PART 2]

2005GMT

Countering the prosecution's tale of "Jane," Sternheim says: "I wish I could tell you a progressive, once-upon-a-time narration," but the evidence is "not conducive" to that.

2 years ago
1 score