Epstein paperwork reveal creepy observe about assembly with 16-year-old ‘Russian tutor’ | EUROtoday

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An affiliate of Jeffrey Epstein provided to introduce him to a 16-year-old woman below the pretext of giving him “Russian lessons”, courtroom paperwork reveal.

A message left for Epstein by one among his workers in 2005 claims that Jean-Luc Brunel, a French mannequin scout who died in 2022 whereas awaiting trial for baby rape, had discovered a “teacher” who may give Epstein “free lessons”.

“He has a teacher for you to teach how to speak Russian. She is two times eight years old. Not blond,” the message reads. “Lessons are free and you can have your first today if you call.”

The creepy message was seized by Florida police throughout their first investigation into Epstein again in 2005-6, earlier than resurfacing in a tranche of newly uncensored paperwork made public on Monday.

The paperwork come from a long-running defamation lawsuit towards Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, who was convicted in 2021 of trafficking under-age women for Epstein to sexually abuse.

During a 2016 deposition, Maxwell was requested what she knew about Epstein’s relationship with Brunel and whether or not Brunel had ever introduced women to any of Epstein’s homes for intercourse.

Brunel, who had lengthy been accused of sexual assaulting his fashions, died by obvious suicide in a French jail whereas charged with rape and below investigation for supplying women to Epstein.

Maxwell, nevertheless, instructed attorneys that she didn’t know whether or not Brunel had ever despatched a 16-year-old woman to Epstein’s house for intercourse or another motive, nor whether or not Epstein had ever had intercourse with a 16-year-old Russian woman.

After a break, Maxwell was then requested 28 occasions in whole whether or not she believed that Epstein had ever had intercourse with under-age women, every time refusing to reply or saying that she didn’t wish to “speculate”.