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Twin Torpedo Sex Toys Shown in Court After Victim Testifies in ‘Madam’ Case
THE sex trafficking trial of Jeffrey's Epstein's alleged "madam" Ghislaine Maxwell has started, and on Friday new evidence was examined in the courtroom including a massage table and “Twin Torpedo” sex toy.
The table, which was reportedly seized from Epstein's Florida estate, was briefly looked at by a police officer who took the stand.
The Sun UK & Ireland 5 DEC 2021.
Assistant US Attorney Maurene Comey asked the officer questions about a search warrant that was carried out at the Palm Beach estate in October 2005.
Maxwell reportedly showed no reaction as the table was examined.
This comes after the first accuser, identified only as Jane, took the stand earlier this week, alleging that Epstein asked for frequent massages during which sex toys would be used.
One Palm Beach police offer alleged that the "Twin Torpedo" sex toys were found in a closet in Epstein's estate.
HOUSEKEEPER CONFIRMED MEETING VIRGINIA ROBERTS
Former staff member Juan Alessi said that two girls, who appeared underage, also frequently stayed at the mansion.
He told the court one was Virginia Roberts - who alleges she was forced to sleep with Prince Andrew three times - and the alleged victim in the trial who uses the pseudonym 'Jane.'
Asked how old Jane was when he first met her, Alessi said: "Appeared 14 or 15. She was beautiful, beautiful eyes, long brunette hair, very pleasant.
"Three times she was there with her mother. Then, without her mother. Many times."
EPSTEIN'S PROPERTY EMPIRE
Epstein's real estate catalog included Little St James, his private island in the US Virgin Islands, worth about £50 million.
Epstein also owned the £14 million neighbouring island, Great St James, as well a £12 million mansion in Florida.
Other properties included an 8,000-acre, £21 million ranch in New Mexico, a £10 million Paris apartment, and a £57 million seven-storey townhouse on New York's Upper East Side.
EPSTEIN'S AIRCRAFT FLEET
Epstein’s aircraft fleet included a Hawker Siddeley 125, a Gulfstream G2B and a helicopter.
There was also a Boeing 727, which is more than 130ft long, that was dubbed the “Lolita Express” amid claims he used it to fly underage girls around the world.
That plane was fitted with an office dubbed “the red room” because of its furniture, a master bedroom with a queen-sized bed, a lounge area with a huge round sofa, plus a “full decked-out” kitchen.
'THREE MASSAGES A DAY'
On Thursday, former Epstein housekeeper Juan Alessi was asked "how many massages would Mr Epstein get a day?"
He replied: "Before I left, three a day. I called whoever they told me to call."
The prosecution then asked: "Did the phone books we discussed have names for massage in them?
Alessi answered: "Yes. "
Prosecution: "Did you see [alleged victim] Jane's name in it?"
Mr Alessi: "Yes. The books were updated twice a year."
SKETCH OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL SKETCHING ARTIST
A court sketch of Ghislaine Maxwell in court shared by a Twitter user appeared to show the British socialite drawing the sketch artist as she was drawn herself.
MAXWELL SEEN SKETCHING COURT ARTIST DURING HEARING
A court sketch artist in the Maxwell trial has told of the bizarre moment the socialite turned around and began to draw her.
Illustrator Elizabeth Williams, who has been sketching people in court for 40 years, was at a pre-trial hearing in November when Maxwell began staring at her while drawing.
Speaking of the first time she spotted the English heiress sketching her, Ms Williams exclusively told The Sun: “It was the first thing she did when she got into court.
“It was like she didn’t think anyone would notice. She stared right at us, and it was definitely an odd moment.
“Maybe she was trying to psyche us out, or perhaps she was just missing human contact. But whatever the reason, it didn’t creep us out."
WHO FLEW ON THE ‘LOLITA EXPRESS’? PART TWO
Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey flew to Africa on the Lolita Express in 2002 as part of a project to raise awareness on the Aids crisis and poverty.
Comedian Chris Tucker was also part of the group, including Clinton and Spacey, who flew to Africa on a five-day humanitarian trip in 2002.
Flight logs reveal that Naomi Campbell also travelled on Epstein’s plane in 2002.
Epstein’s lawyer Alan Dershowitz took trips on the jet in the late 1990s, flight records show.
WHO FLEW ON THE ‘LOLITA EXPRESS’?
Former Epstein pilot Lawrence Visoski testified that former President Donald Trump was aboard Epstein’s distinctive Gulf Stream plane.
The Sun reported in 2019 that Prince Andrew flew on a *private jet with Epstein and his alleged 17-year-old sex slave Virginia Roberts.
Brit socialite Ghislaine Maxwell travelled on the Lolita Express on a number of occasions, flight logs show.
According to flight logs obtained by Fox News in 2016, former US president Bill Clinton was a passenger on the jet.
WHAT WAS THE ‘LOLITA EXPRESS’?
Jeffrey Epstein was alleged to have used the plane to court underage girls and fly them between his residences across the US.
The luxury Boeing 727 aircraft was owned by Epstein, though what exactly happened on the flights remains a close guarded secret.
Victims of Epstein say he organised orgies on board the three-engine commercial jet.
The luxury aircraft boasted deluxe furnishings, a spacious galley, expansive cabin lounge and a master bedroom.
The pilot of the plane reportedly undertook around 1,000 flights during his time flying Epstein and others.
ALLEGED VICTIM MET TRUMP AT MAR-A-LAGO
Jeffrey Epstein introduced a 14-year-old alleged sex abuse victim to Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial heard this week.
The court was also told she once participated in a beauty pageant sponsored by the former president.
Maxwell’s first accuser – who appeared under the pseudonym “Jane” – took the stand during the ongoing trial in New York.
During cross examination, she was asked by Maxwell’s lawyers if Epstein had ever introduced her to Trump.
She agreed she had and claims she was driven to Mar-a-Lago by Epstein in a dark green car when she was 14.
MYSTERY OF ‘HIDDEN CAMERAS’ AT EPSTEIN HOME
It has long been reported and rumoured that Epstein and Maxwell had a complex networks of cameras and recording devices.
The multi-millionaire is alleged to have had these set up at his many homes around the world, and its speculated it could have been part of a blackmail plot.
However, the existence of any footage from these cameras have never emerged.
Details about this could emerge during the court case as part of victim's testimony, with alleged victim Annie Farmer's sister Maria making such claims.
Maria is not part of the case against Maxwell, but also alleges she was abused by the duo.
Farmer claims large rooms at Epstein's sprawling Zorro Ranch were for housing computers and video equipment for a surveillance network.
'YOU SEE NOTHING, HEAR NOTHING, SAY NOTHING'
Employees at Epstein's Florida mansion were told to "be cautious of voice levels and noise", according to a 58-page handbook which an employee claims he was given.
The book, which was submitted into evidence and was written by a "Countess", the court heard, was released Friday showing yet more strict rules staff members were told to follow.
Employees were also told: "Remember that you see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing, except to answer a question directed at you."
WHAT ARE THE ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING GEORGE CLOONEY?
Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of boasting about performing a sex act on George Clooney in a toilet.
Virginia Giuffre made the allegation against Maxwell, in a manuscript of her memoirs released by a New York court.
Giuffre claimed Maxwell boasted about it during a globe-trotting trip they both made in 2001 which culminated in Giuffre meeting Prince Andrew for the first time in London.
It has not been reported when the alleged incident between Maxwell and Clooney may have taken place, nor has there been any report of Clooney being involved in any wrong doing in connection to the Jeffrey Epstein crimes.
IS THERE A GAG ORDER?
There is no gag order, according to Newsweek.
Rumors have circulated online that members of the press have been barred from the courtroom by the judge.
Only individuals inside the courtroom will be able to watch the trial, per federal rules.
Members of the press are among those who are guaranteed access to the trial.
WHO HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO EPSTEIN AND MAXWELL?
Notable politicians, billionaires, and celebrities have been connected to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Some of them include Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, Bill Gates, and Woody Allen.
Prince Andrew has been accused of sexual assault by Virginia Giuffre. A judge dismissed criminal charges in 2015, but Giuffre is pursuing a sexual assault lawsuit.
The case is scheduled to go on well into the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year in 2022.
THE CHARGES
The exact charges against Maxwell are:
Conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts
Enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts
Conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity
Transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity
Sex trafficking conspiracy
Sex trafficking of a minor
She also faces two other charges of perjury over allegations she lied in a deposition in a separate civil suit, but these will be tried separately.
She has pleaded not guilty to all charges against her.
EPSTEIN 'KEPT SCHOOLGIRL OUTFITS OUTSIDE MASSAGE ROOM'
Jeffrey Epstein kept “small” schoolgirl outfits near his massage room and photos of young girls outside of his bedroom, a court heard Friday.
Prosecutors at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial want the pictures and outfits to be used in evidence to show the millionaire's “interest in underage girls”.
A portable, inflatable massage table - reportedly green in colour - was also entered as evidence.
Maxwell, 59, is accused of preying on vulnerable young girls and luring them to massage rooms to be molested by her former lover between 1994 and 2004.
JURY SHOWN POLICE VIDEOTAPE FROM EPSTEIN'S FLORIDA HOME
On Friday, the jury at Maxwell's trial was shown footage from a 2005 raid at Epstein's Palm Beach home.
The footage shows the property decorated with nude photos and paintings of young women.
Federal lawyers claim the decor is proof of a sexualized atmosphere encouraged by Maxwell.
EPSTEIN VISITED BILL CLINTON 17 TIMES AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Jeffrey Epstein visited Bill Clinton at the White House at least 17 times while he was president, visitor logs have revealed.
The pedo visited the Executive Mansion during Clinton's first three years in office.
The documents also showed that the financier was invited by Clinton's senior advisers and aides and that he spent most of his visits in the West Wing.
‘JANE’S’ TESTIMONY, PART TWO
Jane previously told how the British socialite was "in the room" when much of the abuse occurred - including when she was just 14.
She repeatedly said she could either not recall or claimed there were errors in the initial transcription of her comments when speaking to prosecutors in 2019.
It appears a key part of Maxwell's defense lawyer's strategy is attempting to suggest the victim's memories have changed over time.
'JANE'S' TESTIMONY
Maxwell's first accuser "Jane" took the stand on Wednesday on day three of the trial.
She claimed Maxwell fondled her as Epstein pleasured himself before the twisted financier abused her with sex toys.
Jane also told the court that an "orgy" took place in the mansion's massage room on multiple occasions and both Maxwell and Epstein allegedly took part.
HOW LONG COULD MAXWELL FACE IN PRISON?
If convicted on all counts, Maxwell could face up to 80 years in prison.
Depending on how the trial goes and whether she is convicted, she could spend the rest of her life behind bars.
PROCEEDINGS WILL RUN THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS
With a trial expected to last about six weeks, it’s not likely we will see a conviction before the end of the holidays this year.
It is expected that Ghislaine Maxwell will turn 60 behind bars.
Her birthday falls on Christmas Day.
MAXWELL DENIES ALL CHARGES
Prosecutors argue Maxwell "served up" young girls to Epstein as part of a pyramid scheme of abuse.
She is accused of recruiting girls as young as 14 after promising them "the world."
She would allegedly walk the victims into Epstein's lair and then watch as he molested them - and sometimes even joined in.
However, her lawyers deny all charges against her, argue she is being made a "scapegoat" for Epstein's crimes, and have painted the alleged victims as in it for the cash.
WHERE IS GHISLAINE MAXWELL NOW?
She has been detained since July 2020 at a Brooklyn detention centre, where she has complained about her alleged ill-treatment.
Her trial began 29 November, 2021.
She has been charged with six counts of sex trafficking and perjury in relation to her relationship with pedophile financier Epstein.
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