Event Description

Epstein states he deliberately kept his former girlfriend's name out of his legal situation out of 'respect and love,' noting 'she was never questioned, or subpeonaed. her name never surfaced.' He explicitly states 'I thought it right as a friend to protect her name' and claims 'I had promised her not to involve her in my story as it was so sordid.'

Quoted Evidence

“Out of respect and love for my former girlfrend I have tried to keep her out of my mess. she was never questioned, or subpeonaed. her name never surfaced.. I thought it right as a friend to protect her name... I had promised her not to involve her in my story as it was so sordid.”

Trafficking Assessment