#victim-testimony

#victim-testimony

The first victim, now 33, said he had dreamt of becoming a dancer when he met de Roo aged 14. He had hoped the artist would guide him after growing up with a depressive mother and absent father. Instead the artist groomed him, the investigation showed.

Some of these accounts appear to track court testimony from accusers at Maxwell's trial or civil claims against her. Though Maxwell's history of procuring and grooming victims for Epstein is well documented, the release of these most recent files comes amid Maxwell's efforts to fight her guilty verdict. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence, has also remained a public relations problem for president Donald Trump.

"At some point during the encounter I said 'OK' because I did not want to anger the defendant... if you say no to something, he tends to get angry."