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FBIJeffrey Epstein

Reported AllegationLayer 2TEXT-001-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030245_txt_14686_EVT_006
76%

Event Description

Epstein claims the FBI pursued an unusual case, alleging that his secretary (not Epstein) called girls on the telephone asking if they would like to work. He notes that message pads show girls called repeatedly asking to work, which he characterizes as the opposite of coercion.

Quoted Evidence

the fbi decided to pursue a highly unusual case. their position was that my secretary , not ire, called girls on the telephone and asked them if they would like to work. . many times as the message pads reveall the girls called over and over again askking to work, hardly coercion

Trafficking Assessment

Likelihood

76%

Confidence

79%

Thread Prior

72%

Indicators

secretary made phone calls recruiting 'girls' to 'work'repeated solicitation of unnamed individuals for workprocurement system via telephone contactgirls calling repeatedly to 'work' may indicate prior grooming or coercive familiarity

Reasoning

The account of a secretary calling girls to solicit their participation in 'work' at Epstein's house is a procurement mechanism. Epstein's characterization of girls calling back 'asking to work' as evidence of lack of coercion is inconsistent with trafficking dynamics-in many cases, victims are conditioned to initiate contact, especially if previous participants (peers) normalize participation. The anonymity of 'girls' and vagueness of 'work' are trafficking red flags.