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Longtime Epstein assistant paints late sex offender as master manipulator and denies knowing about his crimes

Groff said she believed the appointments she arranged were for therapists and was never charged after the 2008 nonprosecution deal named her as a potential co-conspirator.

  • On Tuesday, Lesley Groff told the House Oversight Committee she was unaware of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, describing him as a 'master manipulator' who kept his conduct secret from her.
  • Beginning in 2001, Groff managed Epstein's schedule and travel, claiming she worked as 'part of a professional staff that included in-house attorneys, accountants, and other office staff.'
  • Multiple victims identified Groff as the contact for scheduling massage appointments with Epstein, though she claimed she believed these were with massage therapists, calling it 'another appointment she had to make for Epstein.'
  • Law enforcement opted not to charge Groff in late 2021 after she maintained she 'never witnessed anything improper or illegal,' and she testified that Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell insisted his business affairs were not her concern.
  • As one of the most notable members of Epstein's inner orbit to testify during the ongoing Congressional investigation, Groff told lawmakers she has been shunned by friends and her family has faced harassment.
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Longtime Epstein assistant paints late sex offender as master manipulator and denies knowing about his crimes

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistants told members of the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday morning that she did not know about the late convicted sex offender’s crimes, describing him as a master manipulator who had every reason to keep them a secret from her, according to two sources familiar with the testimony.

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One of the assistants who worked for years with Jeffrey Epstein stated this Tuesday morning to members of the House Oversight Commission that he was unaware of the crimes of the deceased convicted sex offender; he described him as an expert manipulator who had every reason to hide his acts from him, according to two sources familiar with the testimony. (Read more...) Jeffrey Epstein’s Existing entry states that “he never saw anything” was first …

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