This document is a page from the defense summation (closing argument) by Ms. Menninger in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330). The attorney summarizes the testimony of a witness who visited New York with her sister, detailing innocent activities (Blue Man Group, The Met) and two meetings with Epstein: one in his office regarding college applications and one at a movie theater where he held her hand. The defense emphasizes that the witness testified Maxwell was not present for any of these events and argues there is no evidence of Maxwell's involvement in targeting this witness.
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Menninger | Defense Attorney |
Speaker giving the summation/closing argument.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Accused |
Described as meeting the witness in New York, discussing college applications, and holding her hand in a movie theater.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Attorney argues she was not present during the events described in New York.
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| Unnamed Witness ('She') | Witness/Accuser |
Individual whose testimony is being analyzed; visited New York with her sister.
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| Witness's Sister | Associate |
Accompanied the witness on the trip to New York and sat in meetings.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| Blue Man Group |
Performance attended by the witness.
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| The Met |
Museum attended by the witness.
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| Victims Compensation Fund |
Organization to which the witness reported the hand-holding incident as sexual abuse.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Court reporting agency listed in footer.
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| Location | Context |
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City where the events took place.
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Described as being under renovation; meeting took place in an office across a desk.
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Location where Epstein held the witness's hand.
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"She told you Ghislaine Maxwell was not in the home, never came to the home, no physical contact happened in the home, she wasn't present"Source
"Where is Ghislaine Maxwell's role in any of that?"Source
"There isn't a movie called Five Monkeys, there is a movie called 12 Monkeys, but that's what she remembers."Source
"Epstein caressed her hand and held her hand, and as creepy as this is, what she told the Victims Compensation Fund was that him holding her hand was sexual abuse."Source
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