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1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
2
CASE No. 502008CA037319XXXXMB AB
3
4
5 =.,
6 Plaintiff,
7
- vs-
8
9 JEFFREY EPSTEIN,
10 Defendant.
11
12
13 CONTINUED DEPOSITION OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN
14 VOLUME II
15
16 Thursday, October 8, 2009
17
18 10:07 - 1:03 p.m.
19
20 250 South Australian Avenue
Suite 1400
21 West Palm Beach,Florida 33401
22
23 Reported By:
Jeana Ricciuti, RPR, FPR, CLR
24 Notary Public, State of Florida
Prose Court Reporting Agency, Inc.
25
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1 APPEARANCES:
2 On behalf of the Plaintiff:
SPENCER T. KUVIN, ESQUIRE
3 ADAM LANGINO, ESQUIRE
LEOPOLD KUVIN, P.A.
4 2295 PGA Boulevard
Suite 200
5 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410
Phone:
6
On behalf of IIM. and III. and Jane Doe in Case No.
7 80893:
CARA L. HOLMES, ESQUIRE
8 ROTHSTEIN, ROSENFELDT & ADLER
401 East Las Olas Boulevard
9 Suite 1650
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
10 Phone:
11 On behalf of Plaintiff Jane Doe in Case No. 80591 and
80656 via telephone:
12 KATHERINE W. EZELL, ESQUIRE
PODHURST ORSECK, P.A.
13 25 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130
14 Phone:
15 On behalf of the Defendant:
JACK GOLDBERGER, ESQUIRE
16 STORY KOWLES, PARALEGAL
ATTERBURY, GOLDBERGER & WEISS, P.A.
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17 250 South Australian Avenue
Suite 1400
18 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Phone:
19
MICHAEL J. PIKE, ESQUIRE
20 BURMAN, CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN, P.A.
303 Banyan Boulevard
21 Suite 400
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
22 Phone:
23 ALSO PRESENT:
24 DAN DOSKEY, VIDEOGRAPHER
VISUAL EVIDENCE, INC.
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1
INDEX
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3 WITNESS: DIRECT CROSS REDIRECT RECROSS
4 JEFFREY EPSTEIN
5 BY MR. KUVIN 21
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EXHIBITS
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10 NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE
11 PLAINTIFF'S EX. 1 FDLE SEXUAL 24
OFFENDER/PREDATOR FLYER
12 PLAINTIFF'S EX. 2 STATEMENT 25
PLAINTIFF'S EX. 3 PHOTOGRAPH OF HOME 33
13 PLAINTIFF'S EX. 4 BOTTLE OF JOY JELLY 38
PLAINTIFF'S EX. 5 PHOTOGRAPH OF GIRL 129
14 PLAINTIFF'S EX. 6 PHOTOGRAPH OF GIRL 129
PLAINTIFF'S EX. 7 PHOTOGRAPH OF GIRL 131
15 PLAINTIFF'S EX. 8 PHOTOGRAPH OF GIRL 132
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0019
1 PROCEEDINGS
2
3 Deposition taken before Jeana Ricciuti, Registered
4 Professional Reporter and Notary Public in and for the
5 State of Florida at Large, in the above cause.
6
7 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We're on the video record.
8 This is the 8th day of October, 2009, and the time
9 it approximately 10:07 a.m.
10 This is the continuation of the videotaped
11 deposition of Jeffrey Epstein in the matter of
12 versus Epstein. This deposition is being held at
13 250 South Australian Avenue, No. 1400 in West Palm
14 Beach, Florida.
15 My name is Dan Doskey I'm the videographer
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16 representing Visual Evidence, Incorporated.
17 Would the attorneys present please announce
18 their appearances for the record?
19 MR. KUVIN: Spencer Kuvin and Adam Langino on
20 behalf of the Plaintiff, §§§.
21 MS. HOLMES: Cara Holmes for III.
22 MR. PIKE: Michael Pike on behalf of
23 Jeffrey Epstein.
24 MR. GOLDBERGER: And Jack Goldberger on behalf
25 of Jeffrey Epstein.
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1 Kathy, do you want to identify yourself?
2 Kathy, are you there?
3 MS. EZELL: Yes.
4 MR. PIKE: She puts it on mute every once in a
5 while.
6 MR. GOLDBERGER: Hey, Kathy, are you there?
7 MS. EZELL: Yes.
8 MR. GOLDBERGER: Just -- we're just
9 identifying everyone who's on this thing. Can you
10 just identify yourself?
11 MS. EZELL: Yes. It's Kathy Ezell. I'm
12 sorry, Kathy Ezell is here.
13 - - -
14 Thereupon,
15 (JEFFREY EPSTEIN)
16 having been first duly sworn or affirmed, was examined
17 and testified as follows:
18 THE WITNESS: Yes, ma'am.
19 MR. PIKE: Pull that back, please.
20 MR. KUVIN: Back?
21 MR. PIKE: Yeah, not on the video. I want to
22 make sure it's not on the video.
23 MR. KUVIN: We're good? Thank you.
24 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: It's not.
25 DIRECT EXAMINATION
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1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. Could you give us your name, sir, please.
3 A. Jeffrey Epstein.
4 MR. GOLDBERGER: Kathy, you've got to put it
5 on mute. Kath -- Kathy?
6 MS. EZELL: Give me one second.
7 MR. GOLDBERGER: Just put it on mute, please.
8 MR. KUVIN: You can probably turn the volume
9 down; it won't effect her mic, I would imagine.
10 MR. GOLDBERGER: Good idea. Okay.
11 BY MR. KUVIN:
12 Q. Mr. Epstein, is your date of birth,
13
14 A. Yes.
15 Q. Race is White?
16 A. Yes.
17 Q. You are male?
18 A. Yes.
19 Q. Hair is gray?
20 A. Yes.
21 Q. Eyes are blue?
22 A. Yes.
23 Q. Height is 6-foot tall?
24 A. Correct.
25 Q. Weight is 180 pounds?
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1 A. Correct.
2 Q. Mr. Epstein, on January 30th of 2008, isn't it
3 true that you pled guilty to procuring a person under
4 the age of 18 for prostitution?
5 A. No.
6 Q. You did not plead guilty?
7 A. You asked me -- do you want to repeat it?
8 Q. Did you plead guilty to procuring a person
9 under the age of 18 for prostitution?
10 A. On what date?
11 Q. Regardless of the date, did you plead guilty
12 to procuring a person under the age of 18 for
13 prostitution?
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: Do you need to take a break?
15 MR. KUVIN: I'm sorry, what are we doing?
16 MR. GOLDBERGER: I'm taking a break to talk to
17 my client.
18 MR. KUVIN: For what reason?
19 MR. GOLDBERGER: Whether we have to invoke a
20 privilege or not.
21 MR. KUVIN: Okay.
22 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Going off the record at
23 10:10.
24 (A brief recess was taken.)
25 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We're back on the record at
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1 10:12.
2 BY MR. KUVIN:
3 Q. Okay. Mr. Epstein, did you plead guilty to
4 procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution?
5 A. I pled guilty procuring a minor, I believe,
6 for prostitution.
7 Q. When did you plead guilty to that charge?
8 A. On June the 30th.
9 Q. And did you procure a minor for prostitution
10 in compliance with that charge?
11 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
12 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
13 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
14 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
15 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
16 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
17 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
18 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
19 US Constitution.
20 Q. Okay. I'd like to mark as Exhibit 1 the
21 Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sexual
22 Offender/Predator Flyer.
23 MR. KUVIN: For the record, let me show that
24 to Mr. -- well, let me show that to the camera,
25 first.
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1 Okay. Let me know when you have it.
2 (Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 1 was marked for
3 identification.)
4 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Okay.
5 MR. KUVIN: Okay?
6 BY MR. KUVIN:
7 Q. All right. Let me show you this sexual
8 offender/predator flyer. Is that you, sir?
9 A. It's a photograph of me, yes.
10 Q. Okay. Is that the predator flyer for you?
11 A. No, it is not.
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12 Q. Who's it for?
13 A. It's a sexual offender flyer.
14 Q. I'm sorry, I was reading the title where it
15 says "Predator Flyer." Do you see that?
16 A. It actually said "Sexual Offender/Predator"
17 because it's used for both categories. And if you'll
18 notice, the designation says sexual offender, which is
19 extremely different than sexual predator.
20 Q. What's your understanding of the difference
21 between the two?
22 A. I'm not -- I know I'm a sex -- I've been
23 registered as a sexual offender.
24 Q. Why are you a sexual offender?
25 MR. GOLDBERGER: Jeff.
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1 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
2 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
3 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
4 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
5 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
6 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
7 representation. Accordingly, I have to assert my
8 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
9 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
10 MR. KUVIN: Let's go ahead and I'd like to
11 mark what you're reading from here today as Exhibit
12 2 to the deposition.
13 (Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 2 was marked for
14 identification.)
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. Who prepared that document for you, sir?
17 MR. GOLDBERGER: Don't answer that question,
18 Jeffrey. It's attorney-client privileged and this
19 is my work product, and we're not marking it, so...
20 MR. KUVIN: I don't think you have the right
21 to tell me what I can and can't --
22 MR. GOLDBERGER: You can mark it all you
23 want --
24 MR. KUVIN: It's been marked.
25 MR. GOLDBERGER: You can mark it all you want,
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1 but it's not --
2 MR. KUVIN: If you choose to --
3 MR. GOLDBERGER: It's not -- it's not being
4 admitted into evidence.
5 MR. KUVIN: Sir, please don't interrupt me.
6 Are you --
7 MR. GOLDBERGER: I'll interrupt you --
8 MR. KUVIN: Are you representing Mr. Epstein
9 in this deposition or is Mr. Pike? Because I want
10 to be clear which one of you is going to be doing
11 the talking during the deposition.
12 MR. GOLDBERGER: We both are representing
13 Mr. Epstein.
14 MR. PIKE: Let's go off the record for a
15 second.
16 MR. KUVIN: No, we're not going off the
17 record. We're staying on the record and only one
18 attorney may speak at a time.
19 So right now, I'd like you all to choose. I
20 don't mind, either one of you can inject --
21 MR. PIKE: Hold on a second.
22 MR. KUVIN: -- and represent Mr. Epstein.
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23 MR. GOLDBERGER: Let -- let -- let him finish.
24 Let him finish.
25 MR. KUVIN: Let me finish, please.
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1 Either one of you can represent Mr. Epstein,
2 but I don't want objections flying from both
3 chairs, both Mr. Epstein's criminal lawyer and his
4 civil lawyer.
5 So I'd ask you to please choose which one is
6 going to object, just like Judge Hafele has
7 required at hearings that only one attorney can
8 represent Mr. Epstein in an argument at a hearing.
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: Actually, we have two
10 different roles in this matter. I represent
11 Mr. Epstein on all criminal matters, so I'm going
12 to speak when I think it's relevant to any criminal
13 matters. And Mr. Pike represents Mr. Epstein on
14 any civil matters, and he will speak when it's
15 relevant to any civil matters.
16 BY MR. KUVIN:
17 Q. Okay. Sir, can I please have the paper back,
18 which has already been marked as Exhibit 2?
19 MR. KUVIN: Mr. Goldberger, if you choose that
20 this document is not to be produced in this case, I
21 have no objection to you sealing that document
22 until such time as Judge Hafele decides the issue
23 as to whether or not I'm allowed to mark something
24 that the witness is reading in a deposition. Is
25 that fair to you?
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1 MR. GOLDBERGER: You can mark anything you
2 want to mark. Go ahead and mark it, and then we'll
3 go from there.
4 MR. KUVIN: Okay, sounds good. Thank you very
5 much.
6 BY MR. KUVIN:
7 Q. Okay, sir. What I've marked as Exhibit 2, did
8 you prepare that document?
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: Attorney-client.
10 THE WITNESS: Attorney-client privilege.
11 BY MR. KUVIN:
12 Q. Sir, you are reading from a document, are you
13 not, when I ask you certain questions?
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: Attorney-client.
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. The document that you're reading from is
17 Exhibit 2 that's in front of you right now.
18 MR. GOLDBERGER: Attorney-client.
19 BY MR. KUVIN:
20 Q. Why do you feel a need to read from a document
21 with respect to the issues of whether or not you have a
22 5th Amendment right?
23 MR. GOLDBERGER: Attorney-client.
24 BY MR. KUVIN:
25 Q. Sir, with respect to the last questions I was
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1 asking you about, the difference between a sexual
2 offender and a sexual predator, when Mr. Goldberg piped
3 up and said your --
4 MR. GOLDBERGER: Goldberger. Goldberger.
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. -- I'm sorry, Mr. Goldberger said your name in
7 order to clue you in to object on 5th Amendment
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8 grounds --
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form.
10 BY MR. KUVIN:
11 Q. -- did you feel a need to respond at that
12 point?
13 MR. PIKE: Object to the form.
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: The invocation of 5th
15 Amendment privileges is going to be decided by me,
16 as Mr. Epstein's criminal counsel. I will make
17 that decision.
18 MR. KUVIN: Okay. I would just like to note
19 for the record that that's improper. That's not
20 what the case law says, and we'll take that up --
21 MR. GOLDBERGER: Fair enough.
22 MR. KUVIN: -- issue with Judge Hafele?
23 BY MR. KUVIN:
24 Q. All right, sir. Do you consider yourself a
25 sexual offender or a sexual predator, which one?
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1 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
2 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
3 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
4 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
5 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
6 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
7 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
8 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
9 US Constitution.
10 Q. Sir, do you like having things inserted in
11 your anus for sexual gratification?
12 MR. PIKE: Objection, argumentative,
13 harassing.
14 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
15 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
16 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
17 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
18 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
19 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
20 representation.
21 BY MR. KUVIN:
22 Q. Do you live at 35 --
23 MR. GOLDBERGER: Hold on.
24 THE WITNESS: Excuse me, let me finish. Is
25 that fair.
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1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. Absolutely. I certainly want you to finish.
3 A. Accordingly, I assert my federal
4 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and
5 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
6 Q. Sir, do you live at 358 El Brillo Way, Palm
7 Beach, Florida?
8 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
9 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
10 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
11 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
12 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
13 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
14 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional right as
15 guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US
16 Constitution.
17 Q. I noticed that Mr. Goldberger shook his head
18 when I asked you where you lived. Do you have a problem
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19 letting us know where you live?
20 I'm trying to understand why that issue is
21 protected by the 5th Amendment, given the fact that
22 you're required to live at that address pursuant to the
23 sexual offender flyer and pursuant to the Court's order
24 convicting you based on your guilty plea.
25 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative.
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1 THE WITNESS: Do you want to repeat the
2 question?
3 BY MR. KUVIN:
4 Q. Sure. Did the Court require you to stay at
5 358 El Brillo Way on Palm Beach --
6 (Interruption in the proceedings.)
7 BY MR. KUVIN:
8 Q. Sir, did the Court require you to stay at 358
9 El Brillo Way, Palm Beach, Florida subsequent to you
10 being released from prison?
11 MR. PIKE: Form.
12 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
13 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
14 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
15 I cannot provide any answers to questions relevant
16 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
17 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
18 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
19 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
20 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
21 BY MR. KUVIN:
22 Q. Let's go ahead and mark as Exhibit 3 a nice
23 photo of your home.
24 (Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 3 was marked for
25 identification.)
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1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. Okay. Let's get this for the camera, if I
3 could. Okay.
4 All right. I'm going to show you what I've
5 marked as Exhibit 3. Is that a photograph of your home,
6 sir, at 358 El Brillo Way?
7 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
8 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
9 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
10 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
11 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
12 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
13 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
14 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
15 US Constitution.
16 Q. I had asked you before whether or not you
17 liked things inserted in your anus for sexual
18 gratification, and I'd like to go back to that for a
19 moment, if I could.
20 Have you read the police report, incident
21 report, on your arrest?
22 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, harassing.
23 MR. GOLDBERGER: Attorney-client work product.
24 BY MR. KUVIN:
25 Q. Sir, according to the report, there was a
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1 purple item retrieved from your trash at 358 El Brillo
2 Way that appeared to be a device known as a jelly anal
3 wand. Have you ever heard of something like that?
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4 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, harassing.
5 Same objections, attorney-client work product.
6 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
7 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
8 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
9 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
10 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
11 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
12 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
13 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
14 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. Outside of your home at 358 El Brillo Way was
17 also recovered a 3-inch purple-sized finger -- I'm
18 sorry, a 3-inch purple finger-sized object which had a
19 broken end, which is apparently a sexual toy similar --
20 similar to a cyclone vibrator possibly used for rectal
21 gratification.
22 Do you know what a cyclone vibrator is?
23 A. No.
24 MR. PIKE: Form, harassing.
25 THE WITNESS: No, but I do know that that
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1 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
2 THE WITNESS: -- broken purple object turned
3 out to be, later on, described as a salad fork from
4 the kitchen, strictly something that had been
5 broken in the dishwasher and then reported it in a
6 report obviously inaccurately.
7 BY MR. KUVIN:
8 Q. Okay. So the broken --
9 A. Salad fork, nothing more than a broken salad
10 fork, correct.
11 Q. So the 3-inch purple finger-sized object was a
12 salad fork?
13 A. Was a broken handle of a salad fork. Yes, the
14 question has been asked and answered, I believe.
15 Q. Okay. When did you see that?
16 MR. PIKE: Form.
17 THE WITNESS: See what?
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Well, you called --
20 A. See that. What's the that?
21 Q. You called it a salad fork.
22 When did you see the salad fork after the
23 police had taken it into custody?
24 MR. PIKE: Form.
25 THE WITNESS: I did not see the salad fork,
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1 nor did I represent that I did see the salad fork.
2 BY MR. KUVIN:
3 Q. Okay. So you have no idea what it was that
4 the police took out of the trash?
5 A. The police --
6 MR. PIKE: Form.
7 THE WITNESS: -- filed a later report saying
8 it was a salad fork, I believe.
9 BY MR. KUVIN:
10 Q. You never saw that piece, did you?
11 A. No.
12 Q. You have no idea what it was that they took
13 out of there?
14 MR. PIKE: Form.
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15 THE WITNESS: I just said the police said it
16 was a salad fork, a mere salad fork misrepresented
17 in that police report, as many things have been, it
18 seems.
19 BY MR. KUVIN:
20 Q. Did they misrepresent the jelly anal wand?
21 A. I've --
22 MR. PIKE: Form.
23 THE WITNESS: -- never heard of that before.
24 BY MR. KUVIN:
25 Q. Have you used vibrators that you've placed in
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1 your anus?
2 MR. PIKE: Form, objection, harassing.
3 THE WITNESS: No.
4 BY MR. KUVIN:
5 Q. You never placed anything like a vibrator in
6 your anus?
7 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
8 THE WITNESS: No.
9 BY MR. KUVIN:
10 Q. There was in a dresser of an armoire of your
11 home
12 MR. KUVIN: This is page 44, Counsel. I'd
13 like to reference it.
14 THE WITNESS: Is that marked as an exhibit? I
15 don't know what he's reading.
16 MR. PIKE: It's not marked as an exhibit.
17 THE WITNESS: The police report?
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. No, it's not. It's my work product, much like
20 how Mr. Goldberger felt that your 5th Amendment was your
21 work product.
22 MR. KUVIN: So let's mark this as exhibit
23 what are we up to, 4?
24 COURT REPORTER: 4.
25
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1 (Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 4 was marked for
2 identification.)
3 MR. KUVIN: Okay. All right. If we could,
4 just get a shot of that for me.
5 Okay, thank you.
6 BY MR. KUVIN:
7 Q. According to the incident report, in a room of
8 your home --
9 MR. PIKE: What page are you on, Counsel?
10 MR. KUVIN: Page 44.
11 MR. PIKE: What paragraph?
12 MR. KUVIN: Line 4.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. -- in a dresser armoire was located a bottle
15 of peach-flavored Joy Jelly, parenthetically a sexual
16 lubricant.
17 I have here something called Joy Jelly. I
18 even have peach. Do you know what that is?
19 MR. PIKE: Form objection, harassing.
20 MR. GOLDBERGER: Can you just clarify the
21 question as to where you got that? Did that come
22 from your home or from somewhere else, Mr. Kuvin?
23 MR. KUVIN: I don't think that's relevant.
24 MR. GOLDBERGER: Just curious as to what
25 you're -- you've made a big point to identify this,
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1 this exhibit, and show it to the camera. So if my
2 client is going to answer the question, I'd like to
3 know whether it came from your home or from --
4 whether you bought it or where it came from just so
5 he can -- just so he can accurately answer the
6 question should he choose to want to answer it.
7 MR. KUVIN: Well, he can make the choice
8 whether he wants to answer it or not.
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: All right.
10 BY MR. KUVIN:
11 Q. Do you know what that is?
12 MR. PIKE: Form objection, improper
13 hypothetical.
14 THE WITNESS: I don't understand the question.
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. Do you know what Exhibit 4 is?
17 A. You've just described it. I have no knowledge
18 but what you've just described.
19 Q. You don't know what that's used for?
20 MR. PIKE: Form objection, harassing.
21 THE WITNESS: I've heard what you said it's
22 used for. I've never seen it before.
23 BY MR. KUVIN:
24 Q. Do you know what that, right there, Exhibit 4,
25 this peach-flavored --
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1 A. You've asked me that question already.
2 Q. -- Joy Jelly, do you know what it's used for?
3 MR. PIKE: Asked and answered.
4 BY MR. KUVIN:
5 Q. Not this bottle, but Joy Jelly, do you know
6 what it's used for?
7 MR. PIKE: Same objection, harassing, asked
8 and answered.
9 BY MR. KUVIN:
10 Q. You can answer.
11 A. I've already told you.
12 Q. You still haven't answered the question.
13 MR. PIKE: Counsel, he answered the question.
14 It's been asked and answered twice.
15 MR. GOLDBERGER: Let's get a read-back on
16 this.
17 MR. KUVIN: Sure. I'd like to hear the
18 answer.
19 MR. GOLDBERGER: From the start of the line of
20 questioning.
21 COURT REPORTER: From the first time it was
22 asked?
23 MR. GOLDBERGER: Yes, please.
24 (A portion of the record was read by the
25 reporter.)
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1 MR. GOLDBERGER: That's all I need to hear,
2 thanks.
3 BY MR. KUVIN:
4 Q. Do you know what Joy Jelly is used for?
5 A. I've heard what you've just described. I have
6 no independent knowledge.
7 Q. You've never used Joy Jelly?
8 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
9 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
10 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
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11 provide an answer to any questions relevant to this
12 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
13 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
14 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
15 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
16 US Constitution.
17 Q. You agree with me that Joy Jelly is a sexual
18 lubricant that's used on sexual devices like vibrators
19 and anal jelly wands?
20 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
21 THE WITNESS: I have no knowledge of that.
22 BY MR. KUVIN:
23 Q. Do you agree that Joy Jelly is a sexual
24 lubricant?
25 A. I have no knowledge of that.
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1 MR. PIKE: Form, lack of predicate.
2 BY MR. KUVIN:
3 Q. Have you used it?
4 MR. PIKE: Same objection, lack of predicate,
5 no foundation, harassing.
6 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
7 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
8 at this time, I cannot provide any questions [sic]
9 relevant to the lawsuit. I must accept counsels'
10 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
11 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
12 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
13 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
14 BY MR. KUVIN:
15 Q. Would you agree with the description that you
16 are a pervert?
17 MR. PIKE: Same objection, harassing,
18 argumentative.
19 BY MR. KUVIN:
20 Q. You can answer. It's either a simple yes or
21 no.
22 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
23 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
24 present time, my attorneys have counseled me that I
25 cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to this
0043
1 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
2 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
3 Accordingly, I must assert my federal constitutional
4 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment
5 of the US Constitution.
6 Q. Have any mental health counselors diagnosed
7 you as a sexual deviant?
8 MR. PIKE: Again, form --
9 THE WITNESS: I don't believe so.
10 MR. PIKE: -- work product.
11 BY MR. KUVIN:
12 Q. Do you believe you're a sexual deviant?
13 MR. PIKE: Form.
14 THE WITNESS: No, I do not.
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. Do you have sex with minors?
17 MR. PIKE: Same objection, form, 5th
18 Amendment.
19 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
20 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
21 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
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22 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
23 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
24 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
25 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
0044
1 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
2 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
3 BY MR. KUVIN:
4 Q. Would you agree that you have a psychological
5 disorder with respect to your sexual preferences?
6 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
7 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
8 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however
9 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
10 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
11 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
12 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
13 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
14 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
15 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
16 BY MR. KUVIN:
17 Q. Have you had sex with transsexuals?
18 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
19 THE WITNESS: No.
20 BY MR. KUVIN:
21 Q. Do you know a Ms. Cordero?
22 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
23 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
24 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
25 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
0045
1 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
2 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
3 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
4 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments to the
5 US Constitution.
6 Q. Do you know a Ms.
7 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
a THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
9 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
10 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
11 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
12 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
13 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
14 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
15 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
16 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
17 BY MR. KUVIN:
18 Q. When do you intend to fully respond?
19 MR. PIKE: Same objection. In addition, work
20 product, attorney-client.
21 BY MR. KUVIN:
22 Q. I'm sorry, I misquoted you. You said I --
23 you've repeated now numerous times, "I fully intend to
24 respond," so let me rephrase my question.
25 When do you fully intend to respond?
0046
1 MR. PIKE: Same objection, attorney-client,
2 work product.
3 MR. KUVIN: Are you telling him not to answer?
4 MR. PIKE: It's attorney-client, work product.
5 I'm instructing him not to answer.
6 BY MR. KUVIN:
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7 Q. Okay. So despite the fact that you're reading
8 this canned statement over and over to my questions, you
9 don't want to answer any questions about the written
10 statement; isn't that true?
11 MR. PIKE: Same objection, attorney-client,
12 work product. I'm instructing the witness not to
13 answer.
14 BY MR. KUVIN:
15 Q. You don't ever fully intend to respond to
16 anything, do you?
17 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Or would you like to?
20 MR. PIKE: Same objection. Now we're getting
21 borderline harassing and argumentative.
22 I think you should move on to -- certainly you
23 didn't come here to be argumentative and harassing
24 all day, Mr. Kuvin, so I would hope that you would
25 move on to another topic.
0047
1 THE WITNESS: Jack?
2 MR. KUVIN: I'm just looking.
3 MR. GOLDBERGER: He can look at it all he
4 wants.
5 Just ask for permission next time, if you want
6 to, because it is something that I gave to my
7 client. So when you want to look -- I've let you
8 mark it. If you want to look at it, just ask my
9 permission to do so, okay?
10 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
11 MR. GOLDBERGER: Is that all right with you?
12 MR. KUVIN: Perfectly fine.
13 MR. GOLDBERGER: Thanks.
14 BY MR. KUVIN:
15 Q. Your typed paper there says that you cannot
16 provide answers. Why not?
17 MR. PIKE: Attorney-client, work product. I'm
18 instructing him not to answer. It's my work
19 product.
20 MR. KUVIN: Are you stipulating that you
21 drafted the document we've marked as Exhibit 2?
22 MR. GOLDBERGER: No such stipulation.
23 MR. PIKE: No such stipulation.
24 MR. KUVIN: Well, if it's work product --
25 MR. PIKE: It's attorney-client, work product.
0048
1 MR. KUVIN: -- I just wanted to clarify.
2 BY MR. KUVIN:
3 Q. Did you have a sexual relationship with
4 when she still had a penis?
5 MR. PIKE: Same objection. 5th Amendment.
6 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
7 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
8 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
9 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
10 to this lawsuit. I must -- I must accept this
11 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
12 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
13 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
14 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. Do you know
17 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
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18 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
19 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
20 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
21 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
22 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
23 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
24 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
25 US Constitution.
0049
1 Q. You agree, do you not, that is,
2 or as least was, your personal assistant for many years?
3 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
4 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
5 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
6 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
7 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
8 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
9 losing --
10 MR. GOLDBERGER: Why don't you -- why don't
11 you wait until he's listening, so he...
12 MR. KUVIN: Oh, I don't need to listen. I've
13 heard it many times.
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: No, we're going to wait.
15 We're going to wait.
16 MR. KUVIN: Oh, no, you don't have to wait.
17 MR. GOLDBERGER: Oh, no, we will.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Okay. I'm sorry, are you done?
20 A. No.
21 Q. Oh, please finish.
22 A. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
23 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
24 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
25 as guaranteed by the 5th...
0050
1 Q. Okay. Go ahead. Don't wait for me.
2 A. -- 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US
3 Constitution.
4 Q. Okay. You agree, would you not, that
5 is currently dating Story Kowles, the
6 gentleman who is sitting here in the room working for
7 Mr. Goldberger at your deposition?
8 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
9 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
10 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
11 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
12 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
13 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
14 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
15 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
16 US Constitution.
17 Q. Do you know how long has been
18 dating Mr. Story Kowles?
19 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
20 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
21 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
22 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
23 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
24 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
25 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional right as
0051
1 guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US
2 Constitution.
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3 Q. Did you introduce to Story Kowles?
4 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
5 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
6 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
7 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
8 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
9 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
10 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
11 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
12 US Constitution.
13 Q. Are you aware that one of the State
14 prosecutors, Dahlia Weiss, who was working on your
15 criminal case, was also married to a lawyer working for
16 Mr. Goldberger here?
17 MR. GOLDBERGER: Attorney-client, work
18 product.
19 Don't answer.
20 MR. KUVIN: I'm sorry, work product?
21 Somebody's marriage?
22 MR. GOLDBERGER: Uh-huh. Don't answer it.
23 MR. KUVIN: I'd like an explanation as to how
24 someone's marriage is work product on the record so
25 I can be clear to determine whether I need to bring
0052
1 that question up in front of Judge Hafele.
2 MR. PIKE: The rules do not require for
3 speaking objections, and we're going to limit
4 ourself to form and the appropriate objections
5 thereafter, which have been asserted. So there
6 does not need to be anything in the record. Should
7 you wish to file a motion, you can do so.
8 MR. KUVIN: Well, before I file such motion, I
9 think the rules also dictate that I can request an
10 explanation, which I'm doing.
11 MR. PIKE: We've already objected.
12 MR. KUVIN: Okay.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. Do you know Dahlia Weiss?
15 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
16 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
17 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
18 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
19 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
20 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
21 MR. GOLDBERGER: Actually, I'll let you answer
22 the question as asked, as to do you know Dahlia
23 Weiss.
24 THE WITNESS: No, I do not.
25
0053
1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. With respect to Mr. Goldberger, your criminal
3 attorney, did you buy him a brand new BMW?
4 MR. GOLDBERGER: Don't.
5 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
6 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
7 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
8 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
9 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
10 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
11 representation.
12 MR. GOLDBERGER: It's also attorney-client and
13 work product as to my fees.
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14 THE WITNESS: Accordingly, I assert my federal
15 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
16 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
17 MR. GOLDBERGER: I'm sorry, it's also
18 attorney-client work product as to my fees.
19 BY MR. KUVIN:
20 Q. Have you bought any new cars for your civil
21 attorneys, like Mr. Critton?
22 MR. PIKE: Objection, relevance.
23 BY MR. KUVIN:
24 Q. Robert Critton.
25 MR. PIKE: Argumentative, harassing, not
0054
1 reasonably calculated to lead to admissible
2 evidence in this case.
3 THE WITNESS: No.
4 BY MR. KUVIN:
5 Q. It's a shame.
6 MR. GOLDBERGER: What was that?
7 THE WITNESS: Shame, he said.
8 BY MR. KUVIN:
9 Q. Why not?
10 MR. PIKE: Objection, relevance. I'm going to
11 instruct him not to answer the question. It's
12 argumentative.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. Is there anyone else that you know that is
15 dating staff at Mr. Goldberger's office other than
16 and Ms. Wife -- Ms. Weiss?
17 MR. PIKE: Objection, form.
18 MR. GOLDBERGER: Whoa, whoa, whoa. First of
19 all, let's get the question right. and
20 Ms. Weiss are dating each other; is that the
21 question?
22 MR. KUVIN: No, I'll clarify.
23 MR. GOLDBERGER: Thank you.
24 BY MR. KUVIN:
25 Q. Is there anyone else that you know that's
0055
1 dating staff at Mr. Goldberger's office other than
2 , or married to staff working for
3 Mr. Goldberger other than Ms. Weiss?
4 MR. GOLDBERGER: There are people --
5 MR. PIKE: Objection, form, multiple,
6 compound, vague, irrelevant, not reasonably
7 calculated to lead to admissible evidence.
8 MR. GOLDBERGER: Do you understand the
9 question? The question as asked: Do you know
10 anyone who dates anyone at my office?
11 THE WITNESS: This is why -- this is why we're
12 here?
13 MR. GOLDBERGER: I mean, do you know -- the
14 question is: Do you know if anyone in my office
15 dates anybody?
16 THE WITNESS: No, I do not.
17 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. That's a good point. I'm glad you made it.
20 No, you know why we're here? We're here to
21 ask you whether or not you had any sexual contact with
22 III. Did you?
23 A. Who?
24 Q. With a young girl that was 14 years old.
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25 A. What was her name?
0056
1 Q. ION.
2 A. Can you refresh my recollection who she -- do
3 you have anything to show me, something that might --
4 Q. I do, and I will pursuant to the
5 confidentiality that we've previously discussed in this
6 case.
7 A. So tell me who it is that you're representing?
a Q. I will do that.
9 Have you had sex with numerous girls underage?
10 A. You've asked me if this -- which question --
11 MR. GOLDBERGER: Wait, the question was --
12 MR. KUVIN: I'll strike the question and
13 rephrase.
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: Which question are you
15 striking?
16 MR. KUVIN: I will strike all of them and
17 rephrase.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Did you have sex with underaged --
20 MR. GOLDBERGER: Sorry, wait a minute. Wait a
21 minute. Let me just clarify. The question that
22 you're striking is, did you have sex with a woman
23 by the name of ill.?
24 MR. KUVIN: Right.
25 MR. GOLDBERGER: That's question one?
0057
1 And the second question you're striking is?
2 MR. KUVIN: I'm moving on.
3 BY MR. KUVIN:
4 Q. Do you have sex with underaged girls?
5 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
6 questions regarding this lawsuit --
7 MR. GOLDBERGER: Let -- do me a favor. After
8 you ask the question, he's going to answer it.
9 Keep your mouth shut and let him answer the
10 question, and don't editorialize while the question
11 is being answered. If you want to editorialize
12 afterwards in the form of another question, go
13 ahead, but while he's answering the question, do
14 not say anything. Are we -- are we clear on that?
15 MR. KUVIN: I'm sorry, I just want to be
16 clear, did you just tell me to keep my mouth shut?
17 MR. GOLDBERGER: While my client is answering
18 a question.
19 MR. KUVIN: So you're telling me I need to
20 keep my mouth shut?
21 MR. GOLDBERGER: No, no. I'm telling
22 you to --
23 MR. KUVIN: Is that -- I'm sorry, I thought
24 that's what I heard.
25 MR. GOLDBERGER: Spencer, I'm not
0058
1 MR. KUVIN: I just wanted to make sure.
2 MR. GOLDBERGER: Spencer, I'm not going to get
3 into an argument with you. I want you to act --
4 MR. KUVIN: I don't want to argue. You asked
5 me if I was clear --
6 MR. GOLDBERGER: Let me -- let me finish
7 what
a MR. KUVIN: -- and I just wanted to be clear.
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: Are you -- are you going to
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10 let me finish what I'm saying?
11 MR. KUVIN: I just wanted to know if I was
12 clear. You're trying to tell me to keep my mouth
13 shut.
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: All right.
15 MR. KUVIN: So I wanted to make sure that the
16 record was patently clear what you're asking me to
17 do.
18 MR. GOLDBERGER: Are you done?
19 MR. KUVIN: I'm done.
20 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay. So the response to
21 your question is, I want you to allow my client
22 let me finish -- allow my client to finish his
23 answers. If you want to interrupt while he's
24 asking -- while he's answering a question, I'm not
25 going to allow you to do that. If you want to
0059
1 respond to a question that he answers by being
2 argumentative, you can do so, and the appropriate
3 objection will be entered.
4 My only point of my response to you was that I
5 do not want you interfering while he is answering a
6 question, that's it, okay? I just want you to act
7 ethically, honorably and fair.
8 MR. KUVIN: I would ask you to do the same
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: I'm trying.
10 MR. KUVIN: -- and to stop your speaking
11 objections.
12 MR. GOLDBERGER: I'm trying.
13 MR. KUVIN: Objection to form usually works,
14 according to our local rules.
15 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay.
16 MR. KUVIN: Okay? Thank you.
17 Maybe when you get into the civil arena, you'd
18 understand.
19 MR. PIKE: Let's move on.
20 MR. KUVIN: But I just want to make sure that
21 you're on the same page.
22 MR. GOLDBERGER: Spencer
23 MR. PIKE: Let's move on.
24 MR. KUVIN: I appreciate it.
25 MR. GOLDBERGER: Let's move on.
0060
1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. Do you have sex with underaged girls, that's
3 the reason we're here, is it not, Mr. Epstein, to answer
4 that question?
5 MR. PIKE: Form.
6 BY MR. KUVIN:
7 Q. Do you want to answer that question for us
8 today?
9 MR. PIKE: Multiple, compound.
10 THE WITNESS: What's the question?
11 BY MR. KUVIN:
12 Q. Do you have sex with underaged girls?
13 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
14 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
15 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
16 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
17 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
18 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
19 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
20 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments to the
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21 US Constitution.
22 Q. Isn't it true that you like to have sex with
23 little girls?
24 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
25
0061
1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. Girls under the age of 18?
3 MR. PIKE: Argumentative, harassing.
4 THE WITNESS: One question or two?
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. Isn't it true that you like to have sex with
7 little girls who are under the age of 18?
8 MR. PIKE: Argumentative, harassing.
9 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
10 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
11 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
12 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
13 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
14 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
15 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
16 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
17 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Isn't it true that you've asked little girls
20 under the age of 18 to see their vaginas?
21 MR. PIKE: Same objection, argumentative,
22 harassing.
23 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
24 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
25 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
0062
1 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
2 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
3 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
4 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
5 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
6 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
7 BY MR. KUVIN:
8 Q. Isn't true that you've sexually molested girls
9 under the age of 18?
10 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
11 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
12 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
13 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
14 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
15 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
16 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
17 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
18 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
19 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
20 BY MR. KUVIN:
21 Q. Isn't it true that you've asked numerous,
22 possibly hundreds, of underaged girls to have sex with
23 you?
24 MR. PIKE: Same objection, argumentative,
25 harassing.
0063
1 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
2 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
3 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
4 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
5 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
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6 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
7 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
8 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
9 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
10 BY MR. KUVIN:
11 Q. Isn't it true that you've told to
12 avoid service of a witness subpoena in this case because
13 she has information that would incriminate you?
14 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
15 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
16 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
17 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
18 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
19 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
20 MR. PIKE: In addition, the question is
21 argumentative; same objection as before.
22 BY MR. KUVIN:
23 Q. Isn't it true that you conspired with
to obtain girls under the age of 18 to come to
25 your home, get naked and give you massages while you
0064
1 masturbated?
2 MR. PIKE: Same objections, argumentative,
3 harassing.
4 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
5 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
6 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
7 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
8 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
9 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
10 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
11 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
12 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. Are you treating with a mental health
15 counselor currently?
16 A. No.
17 MR. PIKE: Work product.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Did you go to the mental health counselor as
20 required by your plea of guilty?
21 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
22 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
23 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
24 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
25 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
0065
1 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
2 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
3 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
4 US Constitution.
5 May we take a break?
6 MR. GOLDBERGER: Sure.
7 MR. PIKE: In addition to that, it's a
8 psychotherapist/patient privileged information.
9 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We're off the record at
10 10:50.
11 (A brief recess was taken.)
12 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Back on the record at
13 11:00.
14 MR. KUVIN: Thank you.
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. Isn't it try, sir, that you've had under
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17 girl -- underaged girls, under the age of 17, come to
18 your home, get naked and give you massages while you
19 masturbated?
20 MR. PIKE: Objection, form, argumentative,
21 harassing.
22 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
23 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
24 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
25 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
0066
1 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
2 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
3 representation. Accordingly, I must assert my
4 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
5 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
6 BY MR. KUVIN:
7 Q. Isn't it true, sir, that you've had underaged
8 girls under the age of 16 come to your home, get naked
9 and give you massages while you masturbated?
10 MR. PIKE: For purposes of the record, I'm
11 just going to say same objection relating back to
12 the same objections.
13 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
14 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
15 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
16 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
17 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
18 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
19 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
20 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
21 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
22 BY MR. KUVIN:
23 Q. Isn't it true that you've had underaged girls
24 under the age of 15 come to your home, get naked and
25 give you massages while you masturbated?
0067
1 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
2 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
3 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
4 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
5 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
6 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
7 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
8 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
9 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
10 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
11 May I see -- talk to my counsel for a second
12 outside?
13 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
14 MR. PIKE: Are we off?
15 MR. KUVIN: Not yet.
16 MR. PIKE: We're off the record.
17 MR. KUVIN: We're off that record. We're not
18 off that record until everybody leaves.
19 MR. PIKE: Stop the video. The video off
20 the record.
21 MR. KUVIN: I can't go off the record if it
22 has to do with the lawsuit.
23 MR. PIKE: We don't have anyone here.
24 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: You know that you both have
25 to agree for us to go off the record.
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1 MR. PIKE: We don't have anyone here.
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2 MR. KUVIN: I understand that, but I am not
3 going off the record unless it's not pertaining to
4 the lawsuit. If it's not pertaining to the lawsuit
5 that we're here about today, I'll go off the
6 record, but if it pertains to the lawsuit, I cannot
7 go off the record.
8 MR. PIKE: I don't -- I don't understand. You
9 don't have a witness in a chair and you're rolling
10 tape.
11 MR. KUVIN: Exactly. My tape is going to
12 constantly roll with respect to the litigation.
13 MR. PIKE: And the point?
14 MR. KUVIN: The point is I don't want to miss
15 anything, and I want to make sure there's no
16 misrepresentations about what goes on with respect
17 to the litigation.
18 MR. PIKE: Then I'm instructing you to keep
19 rolling tape, and for you to keep typing to
20 everything that they say out loud in this room.
21 MR. KUVIN: Not when everybody leaves.
22 We're good now. He wants to go off and I want
23 to go off now.
24 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We'll go off the record at
25 11:03.
0069
1 Does he, though?
2 MR. KUVIN: I don't know. It's a good
3 question.
4 MS. EZELL: Did you ask me if I'm on?
5 MR. KUVIN: Oh, no.
6 Hey, how are you? I keep forgetting you're
7 there, Katherine.
8 MS. EZELL: I'm there. Actually I was on the
9 phone, so I just missed what just happened. Are
10 you terminating or are you breaking or what?
11 MR. KUVIN: No, he wanted to step out of the
12 room.
13 MS. EZELL: Oh, okay.
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay, thank you.
15 I had to discuss an issue with my client. I
16 appreciate the time.
17 MR. KUVIN: Anytime, Jack.
18 MR. GOLDBERGER: You know you don't like me
19 anymore.
20 MR. KUVIN: The secret is I never liked you.
21 THE WITNESS: That's no secret.
22 MR. KUVIN: There you go.
23 MR. PIKE: Move up the record for me so I can
24 see
25 MR. KUVIN: Are we ready?
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1 MR. PIKE: No.
2 MR. GOLDBERGER: I'm sorry, you ready?
3 MR. PIKE: Okay.
4 MR. KUVIN: Are we ready now?
5 MR. GOLDBERGER: Yep.
6 MR. KUVIN: Rolling?
7 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We're rolling at 11:05.
8 BY MR. KUVIN:
9 Q. Okay. Isn't it true, sir, that you've had
10 underaged girls under the age of 14 come to your home,
11 get naked and give you massages while you masturbated?
12 MR. PIKE: Argumentative, harassing,
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13 irrelevant. Same objections as before.
14 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
15 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
16 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
17 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
18 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
19 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
20 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
21 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
22 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
23 BY MR. KUVIN:
24 Q. Isn't it true, sir, that you've had underaged
25 girls under the age of 13 come to your home, get naked
0071
1 and give you massages while you masturbated?
2 MR. PIKE: Same objections. In addition,
3 asked and answered.
4 MR. KUVIN: No, I changed from 14 to 13.
5 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
6 BY MR. KUVIN:
7 Q. You can answer.
8 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
9 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
10 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
11 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
12 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
13 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: Thank you, Michael.
15 THE WITNESS: Accordingly, I assert my federal
16 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
17 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
18 Thank you.
19 BY MR. KUVIN:
20 Q. Isn't it true, sir, that you've had underage
21 girls under the age of 12 come to your home, get naked
22 and give you massages while you masturbated?
23 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
24 BY MR. KUVIN:
25 Q. I'm sorry, was there something funny about
0072
1 that question?
2 A. Are we --
3 MR. PIKE: Same objection, argumentative.
4 MR. GOLDBERGER: Don't even respond to that.
5 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
6 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
7 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
8 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
9 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
10 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
11 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
12 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
13 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
14 BY MR. KUVIN:
15 Q. Isn't it true that you've engaged in sexual
16 activities with girls under the age of 17, including
17 touching their vaginas?
18 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
19 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
20 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
21 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
22 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
23 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
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24 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
25 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
0073
1 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
2 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
3 BY MR. KUVIN:
4 Q. Isn't it true that you've engaged in sexual
5 activities with girls under the age of 17, including
6 using vibrators on their vaginas?
7 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
8 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
9 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
10 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
11 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
12 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
13 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
14 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
15 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
16 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
17 BY MR. KUVIN:
18 Q. Do you agree that you maintain a home in New
19 York?
20 MR. PIKE: Objection, form.
21 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
22 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
23 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
24 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
25 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
0074
1 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
2 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
3 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
4 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. Your name is Jeffrey Epstein, correct?
7 A. Correct.
8 Q. I just wanted to see if I could get an answer.
9 MR. PIKE: I'm going to move to strike
10 counsel's last statement; it's not a question.
11 BY MR. KUVIN:
12 Q. Do you agree you maintain a home in New
13 Mexico?
14 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
15 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
16 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
17 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
18 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
19 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
20 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
21 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
22 US Constitution.
23 Q. Isn't it true that you've engaged in sexual
24 activities with girls under the age of 16, including
25 touching their vaginas?
0075
1 MR. PIKE: Objection, harassing,
2 argumentative.
3 THE WITNESS: Didn't you ask the same question
4 before?
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. No, it was 17 before; now I went to 16.
7 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
8 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
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9 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
10 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
11 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
12 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
13 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
14 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
15 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
16 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
17 BY MR. KUVIN:
18 Q. Isn't it true that you've engaged in sexual
19 activities with girls under the age of 16, including
20 using vibrators on their vaginas?
21 MR. PIKE: Same objection, asked and answered.
22 MR. KUVIN: Nope. The question before, and we
23 can read it back, was whether he touched their
24 vaginas, and this question is very specific asking
25 whether he used vibrators on their vaginas.
0076
1 MR. PIKE: Same objection, asked and answered.
2 BY MR. KUVIN:
3 Q. You can answer.
4 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
5 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
6 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
7 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
8 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
9 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
10 Accordingly, I must assert my federal constitutional
11 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment
12 to the US Constitution.
13 Q. Have you requested girls under the age of 16
14 to spread their legs in front of you so that you could
15 see their vaginas?
16 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
17 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
18 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
19 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
20 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
21 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
22 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
23 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
24 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
25 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
0077
1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. Do you agree that you maintain a home in the
3 US Virgin Islands?
4 A. As I've answered most of your questions today,
5 I'll answer this basically the same way, which is, I
6 fully intend to respond to all relevant questions
7 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
8 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
9 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
10 this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
11 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
12 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
13 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
14 Q. Do you want to give answers?
15 MR. PIKE: Move to strike, argumentative,
16 harassing.
17 Mr. Kuvin, I have no reticence with regard to
18 getting in front of Judge Hafele once again, and
19 let me delineate for you what your comments and
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20 some of your conduct here today is and has been:
21 Laughing, argumentative comments after your
22 questioning, interrupting the witness, snide
23 comments, as well as slamming doors in an office
24 that is not yours.
25 Now, if you continue to disrupt the discovery
0078
1 process, we will once again terminate this
2 deposition. I am giving you a fair opportunity to
3 continue to use the discovery process in the manner
4 in which it is utilized; however, your
5 grandstanding, laughing in the background, and
6 snide comments and remarks are not appropriate
7 during the discovery process; therefore, this is my
8 one warning to you, Mr. Kuvin.
9 MR. KUVIN: I disagree.
10 MR. PIKE: I'm not asking you for an
11 agreement. Please proceed.
12 MR. KUVIN: I'm just making sure that the
13 record is clear.
14 And, by the way, you should fix the door,
15 Jack, because there's no spring on it, so when
16 somebody touches it, it goes very fast. So I
17 apologize if it did slam, and that's the only thing
18 I do agree with.
19 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay. I appreciate the
20 apology.
21 As long as we're going to yak here, Spencer,
22 you made a comment that I should learn the rules of
23 civil procedure and learn how to conduct
24 depositions and so forth. I've been practicing
25 primarily criminal defense for 33 years, and do you
0079
1 know what, we don't play these games; we get to the
2 issues, we ask questions, we don't laugh at
3 witnesses when they give answers in depositions.
4 We're not sarcastic. We simply ask the questions
5 and act professionally, and that's all I'm asking
6 you to do in this deposition, but apparently you're
7 incapable of doing that.
8 So you're creating this environment here,
9 you're creating this atmosphere. I'm trying to be
10 polite to you, but it's becoming more and more
11 difficult. So I'm asking you to just kind of act
12 professionally and we'll get along, and we'll get
13 through this, that's all.
14 MR. KUVIN: I've been acting professionally.
15 Frankly, I wasn't the one that told the other
16 attorney to shut up. I mean, those were your
17 words, not mine. I just wanted to make sure that I
18 understood what you were saying to me.
19 MR. GOLDBERGER: It was a reaction to your --
20 MR. KUVIN: Sir --
21 MR. GOLDBERGER: It was a reaction to your --
22 MR. KUVIN: -- I would appreciate it if you
23 would let me finish.
24 MR. GOLDBERGER: It was a reaction to your
25 inappropriate comments and conduct.
0080
1 MR. KUVIN: See, the problem is you keep
2 interrupting me.
3 MR. GOLDBERGER: You're the one that's
4 interrupting me, Spencer.
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5 MR. KUVIN: You want me to be courteous and
6 let you speak, and then you continue to interrupt
7 me when I want to respond to the nonsensical
8 arguments that you're making, because I have been
9 perfectly courteous here. I've been asking
10 perfectly courteous questions, relevant questions
11 to the case, pertinent questions to the issues in
12 this case.
13 So if you have a problem with the questions,
14 then make a legal objection. You and I both know
15 that a speaking, lengthy objection is an improper
16 one; that objection to form is the only objection
17 you should be making. And the only comment I made
18 about you practicing in civil was just merely the
19 fact that I didn't know whether you understood that
20 objection to form covers everything.
21 MR. GOLDBERGER: I have an --
22 MR. KUVIN: It certainly wasn't meant as an
23 insult at all, and I'm sorry if you took it that
24 way.
25 MR. GOLDBERGER: I appreciate it. I accept
0081
1 your apology.
2 I have -- I have a suggestion, because
3 apparently, for whatever reason, everyone's
4 grandstanding, we just can't seem -- wait a minute,
5 let me just finish. Let me finish.
6 MR. KUVIN: I'm not grandstanding. I want to
7 get through my questions.
8 MR. GOLDBERGER: We can't seem to get along.
9 MR. KUVIN: I just want to get through the
10 questions.
11 MR. GOLDBERGER: Do you want to have the
12 mediator sit in for this deposition? Is that what
13 you want to do?
14 MR. KUVIN: No, I don't think we need it. I'm
15 working through my questions.
16 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay, then. Go ahead.
17 MR. PIKE: Let's proceed then.
18 MR. KUVIN: Okay, great.
19 MR. GOLDBERGER: You've been warned.
20 MR. KUVIN: I don't know what the warning is
21 supposed to mean. Nobody is a judge in this room.
22 I don't think I need a warning.
23 MR. GOLDBERGER: That's why I'm suggesting
24 that --
25 MR. KUVIN: You've been warned as well, so now
0082
1 we've both been warned.
2 MR. PIKE: Mr. Kuvin, you bring up a fabulous
3 point, a fabulous point, and I'm surprised --
4 MR. KUVIN: It's amazing. I'm surprised that
5 I brought it up.
6 MR. PIKE: The next time you choose to laugh
7 at the witness, we'll call Judge Hafele and see
8 today what he has to say about that, okay?
9 MR. KUVIN: Perfectly fine.
10 MR. PIKE: It's a great idea.
11 MR. KUVIN: It sounds good to me.
12 MR. PIKE: So let's proceed with some relevant
13 questions.
14 And I would try to give you a hint: Keep in
15 mind the allegations in your complaint.
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16 MR. KUVIN: Sounds good to me.
17 MR. PIKE: Let's move forward.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Isn't it true, sir, that you've engaged in
20 sexual activities with girls under the age of 15,
21 including touching their vaginas?
22 A. I --
23 MR. PIKE: Argumentative, harassing, same
24 objections. Sorry.
25 THE WITNESS: I fully intend to respond to all
0083
1 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
2 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
3 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
4 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
5 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
6 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
7 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
8 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
9 BY MR. KUVIN:
10 Q. Isn't it true that you've engaged in sexual
11 activities with girls under the age of 15, including
12 using vibrators on their vaginas?
13 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
14 THE WITNESS: As I've answered your
15 questions -- most of your questions today, I'll
16 answer it the same way now, which is, I fully
17 intend to respond to all relevant questions
18 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
19 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
20 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
21 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing
22 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
23 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
24 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
25 Amendment to the US Constitution.
0084
1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. Isn't it true that you've engaged in sexual
3 activities with girls under the age of 14 including
4 touching their vaginas?
5 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
6 THE WITNESS: As I've answered most of your
7 other questions today, I fully intend to respond to
8 all relevant questions regarding this lawsuit;
9 however, at the present time, my attorneys have
10 counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
11 questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
12 this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right
13 to effective representation. Accordingly, I assert
14 my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
15 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US
16 Constitution.
17 BY MR. KUVIN:
18 Q. Isn't it true that you've engaged in sexual
19 activities with girls under the age of 14, including
20 using vibrators on their vaginas?
21 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
22 THE WITNESS: I'll respond to this question in
23 the same way I've responded to some of your other
24 questions, which is, I fully intend to respond to
25 all relevant questions regarding this lawsuit;
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1 however, at the present time, my attorneys have
2 counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
3 questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
4 this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right
5 to effective representation. Accordingly, I assert
6 my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
7 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US
8 Constitution.
9 BY MR. KUVIN:
10 Q. Isn't it true that you've engaged in sexual
11 activities with girls under the age of 14, which
12 includes using vibrators on their vaginas?
13 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
14 THE WITNESS: I'll answer that question the
15 same way I've answered most of your other questions
16 here today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I fully intend to
17 respond to all relevant questions regarding this
18 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
19 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
20 questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I
21 must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th
22 Amend -- Amendment right to effective
23 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
24 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
25 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
0086
1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. What is the youngest girl that you've had sex
3 with?
4 MR. PIKE: Form.
5 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
6 question the same way I've answered most of your
7 other questions here today, which is, I fully
8 intend to respond to all relevant questions
9 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
10 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
11 provide answers to any questions that may be
12 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this
13 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
14 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
15 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
16 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
17 BY MR. KUVIN:
18 Q. What is the youngest age of a girl that has
19 given you a naked massage?
20 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, harassing and
21 as worded, irrelevant.
22 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
23 question the same way I've answered most of your
24 other questions here today, which is, I fully
25 intend to respond to all relevant questions
0087
1 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
2 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
3 provide answers to any questions that may be
4 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this
5 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
6 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
7 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
8 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
9 BY MR. KUVIN:
10 Q. What is the youngest age of a girl you have
11 masturbated in front of?
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12 MR. PIKE: Same objections as before.
13 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
14 question in the same way I've answered most of your
15 other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I
16 intend to respond to all relevant questions
17 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
18 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
19 provide answers to any questions that may be
20 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this
21 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
22 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
23 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
24 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments to the US
25 Constitution.
0088
1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. What is the youngest age of a girl that you
3 have ejaculated in front of?
4 MR. PIKE: Same objections as before to this
5 same line of questioning incorporated.
6 THE WITNESS: What was the question before
7 that, sir?
8 BY MR. KUVIN:
9 Q. What is the youngest age -- the one before or
10 this one? I'm sorry.
11 A. The one before, I thought it was the same
12 question.
13 Q. No, the one before was masturbated, and this
14 one was ejaculated. I'll rephrase it.
15 What is the youngest age of a girl you have
16 ejaculated in front of?
17 MR. PIKE: Same objection, argumentative,
18 harassing.
19 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
20 question the same way I've responded to most of
21 your other questions here today, which is, I fully
22 intend to respond to all relevant questions
23 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
24 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
25 provide answers to any questions that may be
0089
1 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept their
2 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
3 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
4 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
5 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
6 BY MR. KUVIN:
7 Q. Do you agree that you have a sexual preference
8 for underaged girls; in other words, girls under the age
9 of 18?
10 MR. PIKE: Same objections, in addition to
11 form.
12 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
13 question the same way I've answered most of your
14 other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I
15 fully intend to respond to all relevant questions
16 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
17 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
18 provide answers to any questions that may be
19 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept their
20 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
21 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
22 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
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23 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
24 BY MR. KUVIN:
25 Q. Do you agree that you have a sexual preference
0090
1 for girls under the age of 17?
2 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
3 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
4 question the same way I've answered most of your
5 other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I
6 fully intend to respond to all relevant questions
7 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
8 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
9 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
10 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing
11 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
12 BY MR. KUVIN:
13 Q. Do you agree that you --
14 A. Accordingly --
15 Q. Oh, I apologize.
16 A. Accordingly, I assert my federal
17 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and
18 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
19 Q. I'm sorry, are you done?
20 A. Yes.
21 Q. Okay. I apologize for interrupting you.
22 Do you agree that you have a sexual preference
23 for girls under the age of 16?
24 MR. PIKE: Same objections, form.
25 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
0091
1 question the same way I've answered most of your
2 other questions here today. I fully intend to
3 respond to all relevant questions regarding this
4 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
5 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
6 questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I
7 must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th
8 Amendment right to effective representation.
9 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
10 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
11 Amendment of the US Constitution.
12 BY MR. KUVIN:
13 Q. Do you agree that you have a sexual preference
14 for girls under the age of 15?
15 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
16 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
17 question the same way I've answered most of your
18 other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I
19 fully intend to respond to all relevant questions
20 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
21 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
22 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
23 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing
24 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
25 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
0092
1 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
2 Amendment to the US Constitution.
3 BY MR. KUVIN:
4 Q. Do you agree that you have a sexual preference
5 for girls under the age of 14?
6 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
7 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
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8 question the same way I've answered most of your
9 other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I
10 fully intend to respond to all relevant questions
11 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
12 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
13 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
14 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing
15 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
16 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
17 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
18 Amendment to the US Constitution.
19 BY MR. KUVIN:
20 Q. Do you agree that you have a sexual preference
21 for girls under the age of 13?
22 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
23 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
24 question the same way I've answered most of your
25 other questions today, which is, I fully intend to
0093
1 respond to all relevant questions regarding this
2 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
3 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
4 questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I
5 must accept this advice or risk losing my 6th
6 Amendment right to effective representation.
7 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
8 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
9 Amendment to the US Constitution.
10 BY MR. KUVIN:
11 Q. Do you agree that you have a sexual preference
12 for girls under the age of 12?
13 MR. PIKE: Objection, harassing. In addition,
14 vague and indefinite, form.
15 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
16 question the same way I've answered your other
17 questions here today, which is, I intend to respond
18 to all relevant questions regarding this lawsuit;
19 however, at the present time, my attorneys have
20 counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
21 questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
22 this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right
23 to effective representation. Accordingly, I assert
24 my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
25 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US
0094
1 Constitution.
2 BY MR. KUVIN:
3 Q. Do you agree that you've been treating with a
4 psychologist for your sexual perversions?
5 MR. PIKE: Objection, vague, harassing, also
6 psychotherapist/patient privilege; in addition,
7 could call for their information resulting from
8 non-testifying consulting expert information.
9 I'm going to instruct the witness not to
10 answer.
11 BY MR. KUVIN:
12 Q. Do you agree that you've been treating with a
13 psychiatrist for your sexual perversions?
14 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. Do you agree that according to your State
17 Court sentence, you are mandated to obtain mental health
18 counseling or therapy?
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19 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
20 BY MR. KUVIN:
21 Q. Who is that therapy with?
22 MR. PIKE: Let's take a break for one second.
23 We don't have to leave.
24 I'm going to maintain the same objections and
25 instructions.
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1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. How often are you going to that mental health
3 counselor?
4 MR. PIKE: Same objection and instruction.
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. What do you discuss with the therapist?
7 MR. PIKE: Definitely same objection and
8 instruction.
9 BY MR. KUVIN:
10 Q. Have you violated your probation by not going
11 to a mental health counselor or therapist?
12 MR. PIKE: Same objection and instruction.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. Do you agree that while in Palm Beach you've
15 preyed on girls who are generally troubled, under the
16 age of 17 and economically disadvantaged because you can
17 control them better?
18 MR. PIKE: Objection, harassing,
19 argumentative, vague and indefinite.
20 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
21 question the same way I've answered most of your
22 other questions here today, which is, I fully
23 intend to respond to all relevant questions
24 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
25 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
0096
1 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
2 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing
3 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
4 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
5 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
6 Amendment to the US Constitution.
7 BY MR. KUVIN:
8 Q. Do you agree that -- let me ask you this: Do
9 you see patterns in things?
10 MR. PIKE: Form, compound, confusing, vague.
11 THE WITNESS: I don't --
12 BY MR. KUVIN:
13 Q. Do you understand the question?
14 A. No, I don't.
15 Q. Do you see patterns in numbers?
16 MR. PIKE: Same objection, lack of predicate,
17 foundation.
18 What are you talking about?
19 THE WITNESS: I don't understand the question.
20 BY MR. KUVIN:
21 Q. Do you recognize patterns in large numbers?
22 MR. PIKE: Same --
23 MR. GOLDBERGER: You just asked the question
24 the same way. Just ask it a different way and
25 he'll try and answer it for you.
0097
1 MR. KUVIN: I did. I tried to clarify it.
2 MR. GOLDBERGER: You made it -- you said large
3 numbers versus numbers.
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4 THE WITNESS: I don't understand the question.
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. Do you see patterns in any sequences of
7 numbers?
8 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
9 THE WITNESS: Do I see patterns? I don't
10 understand the question.
11 BY MR. KUVIN:
12 Q. Well, you developed a software to help make
13 money in the stock market, correct?
14 MR. PIKE: Objection as to relevance.
15 THE WITNESS: No, that's -- no, absolutely
16 not.
17 BY MR. KUVIN:
18 Q. It wasn't a software, a computer software,
19 that you helped to develop many years ago after leaving
20 your teaching job?
21 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
22 THE WITNESS: I don't know what you're talking
23 about.
24 BY MR. KUVIN:
25 Q. Let's go back. You took classes at Cooper
0098
1 Union from 1969 to 1971, correct?
2 A. Correct.
3 Q. Okay. You were raised in Coney Island?
4 A. Correct.
5 Q. You attended Lafayette High School in
6 Brooklyn, New York?
7 A. Is that a question?
8 Q. Yes. Did you attend -- I'm sorry, did you
9 attend Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, New York?
10 A. Yes.
11 Q. And you took classes at -- oh, I asked that,
12 I'm sorry.
13 You went to Courant Institute of Mathematical
14 Sciences where you left without a degree, correct?
15 A. Correct.
16 Q. From '73 to '75, you taught calculus and
17 physics at The Dalton School?
18 A. I'm not sure those years are correct.
19 Q. What years were you at Dalton?
20 A. I believe it was '74 to '76.
21 Q. Okay.
22 A. I'm not certain.
23 Q. Okay. Now, Dalton School is a high school,
24 correct?
25 A. Correct.
0099
1 Q. What were the ages of the children you were
2 teaching at that high school?
3 A. Mostly old -- mostly 17 and 18.
4 Q. Okay. So you were teaching seniors?
5 A. Yes.
6 Q. What were you teaching?
7 A. You just asked that question, mathematics and
8 physics.
9 Q. You're right, I apologize.
10 Were you teaching any girls that were under
11 the age of 17 at the time?
12 A. I don't know.
13 Q. Did you have any sexual contact with any of
14 the girls that you were teaching at Dalton?
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15 A. Again?
16 Q. Did you have any sexual contact with the girls
17 that you were teaching at Dalton?
18 A. While I was a teacher?
19 Q. Well, let's start with that question, yes.
20 A. No.
21 Q. How about after?
22 A. Not that I remember.
23 Q. Did you date any girls that were previously
24 your student at Dalton?
25 A. I'm going to answer that question like every
0100
1 other question I've answered today, which is, I intend
2 to respond to all relevant questions regarding this
3 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys have
4 counseled me I cannot provide answers to any questions
5 that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
6 this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
7 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
8 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
9 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
10 Q. You do not have a college degree, correct?
11 A. Correct.
12 Q. Regardless of that, you became a trader at
13 Bear Stearns at some point, correct?
14 MR. PIKE: Form.
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. Let me ask it a different way if you're
17 confused. You look confused.
18 A. Yes.
19 Q. You became a trader at Bear Stearns without a
20 college degree; is that correct?
21 A. No.
22 Q. You had --
23 A. I was never a trader.
24 Q. I'm sorry. What job did you hold at
25 Bear Stearns?
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1 MR. PIKE: I'd like to take a break and speak
2 to my client.
3 MR. KUVIN: Okay.
4 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Your mic is still on,
5 Mr. Pike.
6 MR. PIKE: Thank you. I appreciate that
7 reminder.
8 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay.
9 MR. PIKE: Go ahead.
10 MR. KUVIN: Yes. As far as I'm concerned, you
11 can cut it.
12 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Okay. We'll go off the
13 record at 11:33.
14 MR. KUVIN: As far as she is concerned, she's
15 got to keep going, so...
16 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Well, I'm going to start
17 the recording again because I -- I'm in an awkward
18 position. I'm just going to keep it going.
19 MR. KUVIN: That's not a problem.
20 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Okay.
21 MR. KUVIN: Can I make shadow animals in front
22 of you?
23 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: If you'd like.
24 MR. KUVIN: Jeana is the best court reporter I
25 have ever had in all of the hundreds of cases that
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0102
1 I've tried, can you believe that?
2 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: I do believe that. I do.
3 MR. KUVIN: Right. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I
4 remember you mentioned that before, right, yeah.
5 THE WITNESS: Are we off the record?
6 MR. KUVIN: Unfortunately, Mr. Pike wanted us
7 on permanently, so we're on permanently.
8 MR. PIKE: Actually, no. The -- I wanted to
9 go off the record in order to, you know, conserve
10 on Jeana's time, as well as the videographer, but
11 Mr. Kuvin, you stated you wanted to be on the
12 record because you wanted to ensure that everything
13 was on the record that had to deal with this case.
14 So now we're seeing people coming in and out of
15 doors after they use the restroom, which I really
16 see as a complete waste of resources.
17 Nonetheless --
18 MR. GOLDBERGER: Let's all be friends here and
19 let's just do this depo.
20 MR. KUVIN: I just wanted to stay on the
21 record while --
22 MR. GOLDBERGER: That's fine.
23 MR. KUVIN: -- the attorneys were still in the
24 room, that's all.
25 MR. GOLDBERGER: That's fine.
0103
1 MR. KUVIN: When the attorneys leave the room,
2 I don't mind going off the record. That's no
3 problem with me.
4 MR. GOLDBERGER: Let's just get along and get
5 this stuff done and move on.
6 MR. KUVIN: I'm more than happy to do that.
7 MR. GOLDBERGER: Are we cool with that?
8 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: Sure.
10 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Spencer, you have about
11 five minutes.
12 MR. KUVIN: Why don't you change tape so we
13 don't have to stop.
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: What time do you want to
15 stop, because I've just got some stuff that I need
16 to do at some point today. Do you want to take a
17 break or do you not --
18 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Let me go off the record.
19 We'll go off the record at 11:36. This will be the
20 end of videotape No. 1.
21 COURT REPORTER: Are we going off the paper
22 record, too?
23 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
24 MR. PIKE: Yeah.
25 (A brief recess was taken.)
0104
1 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We're back on the record at
2 11:39. This will be the beginning of tape No. 2.
3 BY MR. KUVIN:
4 Q. What job -- what job did you have at
5 Bear Stearns?
6 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
7 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
8 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
9 provide answers to any questions that may be relevant to
10 this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing
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11 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
12 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
13 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
14 US Constitution.
15 MR. KUVIN: Obviously, I'm going to have to
16 take this up with Judge Hafele, but I'm trying to
17 understand, counsel, and, you know, I'm not going
18 to ask the witness obviously but how his job at
19 Bear Stearns is a potential 5th Amendment issue in
20 this case.
21 MR. PIKE: It's asked and answered.
22 MR. KUVIN: So there is no explanation?
23 MR. PIKE: You said you wanted to take it up
24 with the judge; you can take it up with the judge.
25 Number one, the relevancy of it is it's not
0105
1 applicable to your lawsuit, that -- I mean, that's
2 the large part.
3 MR. KUVIN: Relevance we can argue about.
4 MR. PIKE: Anyway, but again, I don't need to
5 make your case for you. You can make your case to
6 Judge Hafele. The privilege has been asserted.
7 BY MR. KUVIN:
8 Q. Sir, isn't it true that you do not have a
9 college degree?
10 A. Yes, that's true.
11 Q. All right. Now, you have no post-secondary
12 degrees?
13 A. No, sir.
14 Q. How did you get the job at Bear Stearns
15 without a college degree or any post-secondary degrees?
16 A. You don't need a college degree to get a job
17 with Bear Stearns.
18 Q. Who gave you the job?
19 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
20 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
21 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
22 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
23 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
24 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
25 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
0106
1 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
2 US Constitution.
3 Q. In 1982, you founded your own financial
4 management firm called J. Epstein & Company; isn't that
5 true?
6 A. As I've answered most of your other questions
7 today, Mr. Kuvin, I intend to fully respond to all
8 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
9 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
10 cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to this
11 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
12 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
13 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
14 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
15 US Constitution.
16 Q. The company that you founded called J. Epstein
17 & Company later changed its name to Financial Trust Co,
18 and its headquarters are in the private islands of the
19 US Virgin Islands; isn't that true?
20 A. I fully intend to respond to all relevant
21 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
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22 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
23 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
24 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
25 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
0107
1 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
2 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendments to the
3 United States Constitution.
4 Q. Do you socialize with Leonard Sustein
5 (phonetic)?
6 A. I'm going to answer that question the way I've
7 answered most of your other questions here today,
8 Mr. Kuvin, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant
9 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
10 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
11 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
12 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
13 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
14 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
15 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
16 US Constitution.
17 Q. Have you socialized with Richard Axle
18 (phonetic)?
19 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
20 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
21 which is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
22 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
23 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
24 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
25 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
0108
1 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
2 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
3 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
4 US Constitution.
5 MR. PIKE: And in addition, the question lacks
6 predicate and it's vague and ambiguous. It's
7 overly broad.
8 BY MR. KUVIN:
9 Q. Do you know Gerald Edelman?
10 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
11 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
12 Mr. Kuvin, which is, I fully intend to respond to all
13 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
14 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me that I
15 cannot provide answers to any questions that may be
16 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or
17 risk losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
18 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
19 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and
20 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
21 Q. Do you know Murray Gelman?
22 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
23 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
24 which is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
25 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
0109
1 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
2 provide answers to any questions that may be relevant to
3 this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing
4 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
5 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
6 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
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7 US Constitution.
8 Q. Do you know Ben Goertzel, spelled
9 G-O-E-R-T-Z-E-L?
10 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
11 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
12 which is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
13 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
14 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
15 provide answers to any questions relevant -- was that
16 just a yawn?
17 Q. I'm sorry, yes, that was just a yawn.
18 A. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
19 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
20 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
21 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
22 US Constitution.
23 Q. Do you know Marvin Minsky, M-I-N-S-K-Y?
24 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
25 I've answered most of your other questions here today.
0110
1 I fully intend to respond to all relevant questions
2 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
3 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
4 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
5 this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
6 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
7 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
8 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
9 Q. Do you know a politician, George Mitchell?
10 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
11 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
12 which is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
13 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
14 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
15 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
16 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
17 6th Amendment right -- another yawn?
18 Q. I'm sorry, I can't help yawning. It seems to
19 be a function of the day.
20 MR. PIKE: Move to strike.
21 BY MR. KUVIN:
22 Q. I apologize. I tried to keep my mouth shut
23 for that one, so -- but I can't help it. I apologize.
24 MR. PIKE: Move to strike.
25 THE WITNESS: Accordingly, I assert my federal
0111
1 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
2 and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
3 BY MR. KUVIN:
4 Q. Do you know President Bill Clinton?
5 A. I'm going to respond to that question the same
6 way I've responded to most of your other questions here
7 today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant
8 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
9 present time, my attorneys have counseled me that I
10 cannot provide any answers to questions that may be
11 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or
12 risk losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
13 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
14 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and
15 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
16 Q. Do you know Actor Kevin Spacey?
17 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
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18 I've answered most of your other questions here today --
19 MR. PIKE: Excuse me for a minute,
20 Mr. Epstein.
21 Obviously, your line of questioning is
22 personal not does -- does Mr. Epstein -- does
23 Mr. Epstein know who President Clinton is by virtue
24 of him being the President of the United States.
25 You mean, does he personally know him, correct?
0112
1 MR. KUVIN: Absolutely. Thank you for the
2 clarification, and I'll clarify. Next time I can
3 rephrase, do you know them personally. I don't
4 want to have go back to every question. Do we have
5 the understanding that my questions before --
6 MR. PIKE: Yes.
7 MR. KUVIN: -- dealt with whether or not
8 Mr. Epstein knew these gentleman, I was asking,
9 personally?
10 MR. PIKE: Yes. I want the record to be
11 clear. I don't want you to later say that how
12 could Mr. Epstein not know who President Clinton is
13 by virtue of him being the President of the United
14 States at some point in time, and vice versa with
15 Kevin Spacey and whoever else you -- so, yes, we
16 have that agreement on a personal basis.
17 MR. KUVIN: Okay, perfectly fine.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Do you know Actor Kevin Spacey personally?
20 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
21 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
22 which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions
23 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, I
24 cannot provide questions to any questions relevant to
25 this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing
0113
1 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
2 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
3 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
4 US Constitution.
5 Another yawn? That's pretty good. Try to --
6 Q. That was just a breath, actually, a deep
7 breath, that's all. Thank you for paying attention.
8 Do you know Actor Chris Tucker personally?
9 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
10 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
11 which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions
12 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
13 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
14 any questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I
15 must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment
16 right to effective representation. Accordingly, I
17 assert my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
18 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
19 Q. Do you own -- do you own a Boeing 727?
20 MR. PIKE: I'm sorry, Spencer, I didn't hear
21 you. Can you repeat the question?
22 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
23 BY MR. KUVIN:
24 Q. Do you own a Boeing 727?
25 MR. PIKE: Form objection, relevance.
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1 THE WITNESS: I'm going to --
2 MR. KUVIN: Hang on.
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3 THE WITNESS: Excuse me.
4 MR. KUVIN: I'm sorry, what's the form
5 objection?
6 MR. PIKE: It's a form objection and relevance
7 followed thereafter.
8 MR. KUVIN: I just wanted to correct the form
9 if there was something wrong with the form. Is
10 there anything particular with the form I need to
11 correct?
12 MR. PIKE: Form, relevance.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. Do you own a Boeing 727?
15 A. I'm going to answer that --
16 (Interruption in the proceedings.)
17 UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Carl, is here for,
18 Mr. Kuvin.
19 MR. KUVIN: Who?
20 UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: He said he was expecting
21 him.
22 MR. KUVIN: Please let him know we're going to
23 be taking a break at 12:00, and if he could wait.
24 Thank you.
25 BY MR. KUVIN:
0115
1 Q. I apologize for the interruption.
2 A. No problem.
3 I'm going to answer that question the same way
4 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
5 which is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
6 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
7 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
8 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
9 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
10 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
11 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
12 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
13 US Constitution.
14 Q. Have you ever referred to your Boeing 727
15 plane as "Air Fuck One"?
16 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, harassing.
17 THE WITNESS: I'll have to answer that the
18 same way I've answered most of your other questions
19 here today, which is, I intend to respond to all
20 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
21 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
22 I cannot provide answers to any questions that may
23 be relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept their
24 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
25 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
0116
1 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
2 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
3 BY MR. KUVIN:
4 Q. Have you ever taken any underaged girls, girls
5 under the age of 18, on your Boeing 727?
6 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
7 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
8 Mr. Kuvin, which is, I intend to fully respond to all
9 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
10 this time, I cannot provide any answers to questions
11 relevant to this lawsuit as my attorneys have counseled
12 me. I must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th
13 Amendment right to effective representation.
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14 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
15 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
16 US Constitution.
17 Q. Are you a confidential informant for the
18 prosecution of Bear Stearns?
19 MR. PIKE: Form, relevance.
20 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
21 question the same way I've answered most of your
22 questions here today, which is, I fully intend to
23 respond to all relevant questions regarding this
24 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
25 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
0117
1 questions that may be relevant to the lawsuit. I
2 must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th
3 Amendment right to effective representation.
4 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
5 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
6 Amendment to the US Constitution.
7 BY MR. KUVIN:
8 Q. Did you trade information with the Federal
9 authorities in order to get a lighter sentence with
10 respect to the charges brought against you in Palm Beach
11 County by the US Attorney's Office?
12 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
13 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
14 which is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
15 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
16 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
17 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
18 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
19 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
20 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
21 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
22 US Constitution.
23 Q. Do you know, personally, Martin Nowak?
24 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
25 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
0118
1 which is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
2 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
3 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
4 provide answers to any questions that may be relevant to
5 this lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing
6 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
7 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
8 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
9 US Constitution.
10 Q. Isn't it true that you funded Mr. Nowak's
11 research at the Institute For Advanced Study in
12 Princeton?
13 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
14 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
15 Mr. Kuvin, which is, I fully intend to respond to all
16 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
17 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
18 cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to this
19 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
20 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
21 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
22 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment of the
23 US Constitution.
24 MR. PIKE: Can we go off the record for a
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25 second?
0119
1 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
2 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Off the record at
3 11:55 a.m.
4 MR. GOLDBERGER: Here's my issue. Actually,
5 we probably should be on the record on this one.
6 MR. KUVIN: Are we going on?
7 MR. GOLDBERGER: Yeah, let's go on.
8 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
9 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Back on the record at
10 11:55.
11 MR. GOLDBERGER: We were just off the record
12 and talked about taking a break, and I hate to
13 inject personal problems into a scheduling, but I
14 am suffering from some -- actually some nerve
15 neurological problem. I'm on a fairly heavy
16 steroid right now and it's causing me some issues.
17 I didn't want to try and reset this deposition
18 because I know, Mr. Kuvin, you wanted to take the
19 deposition, but given the medications I'm on, I'd
20 just assume keep going unless that's a huge problem
21 for you.
22 MR. KUVIN: Not a problem for me at all. Do
23 you want to go straight through lunch?
24 MR. GOLDBERGER: I think so. I mean, if
25 you've ever taken steroids before, they can -- they
0120
1 can mess with you pretty good, so I'd prefer to
2 keep going.
3 MR. KUVIN: Fine with me.
4 MR. PIKE: May we go off the record?
5 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
6 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We'll go off the record at
7 11:56.
8 (A brief recess was taken.)
9 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We're back on the record at
10 12:12.
11 BY MR. KUVIN:
12 Q. Sir, isn't it true that you pledged
13 $30 million to Harvard University in 2003?
14 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
15 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
16 which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions
17 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
18 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
19 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
20 their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
21 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
22 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
23 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
24 Q. Isn't it true that that $30 million pledge to
25 Harvard was shortly before you were arrested with
0121
1 respect to the charges brought against you in Palm Beach
2 for having sex with underaged girls and soliciting
3 underaged girls for prostitution?
4 (Interruption in the proceedings.)
5 MR. GOLDBERGER: Thank you.
6 Hey Kathy, it's Jack Goldberger. You're back
7 on.
8 MS. EZELL: Okay, good. Thanks, Jack.
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay.
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10 MS. EZELL: I'm putting the mute on.
11 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay.
12 THE WITNESS: Can you read me the question?
13 MR. KUVIN: Sure. Could you read it back,
14 please?
15 (A portion of the record was read by the
16 reporter.)
17 THE WITNESS: No.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Isn't it true that you pledged $30 million to
20 Harvard University in 2003, which is shortly before
21 charges were brought against you in Palm Beach?
22 A. I'll answer that question the same way I've
23 answered most of your other questions here today, which
24 is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant questions
25 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
0122
1 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
2 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
3 this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
4 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
5 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
6 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
7 Q. And isn't it true also that you have retained
8 Alan Dershowitz to defend you in the criminal charges
9 that were brought against you in Palm Beach?
10 MR. GOLDBERGER: Attorney-client.
11 MR. PIKE: Attorney-client, work product.
12 BY MR. KUVIN:
13 Q. Isn't it also true that Alan Dershowitz works
14 on staff at Harvard University as a professor? I mean,
15 if you know.
16 A. I'm going to answer that question like I've
17 answered most of your other questions here today, which
18 is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant questions
19 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
20 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
21 any questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I
22 must accept this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment
23 right to effective representation. Accordingly, I
24 assert my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
25 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
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1 Q. Isn't it true that you own a 50,000 square
2 foot home in Manhattan that was formerly owned by Lex
3 Wexner?
4 A. I'm going to answer that question as I've
5 answered most of your other questions here today,
6 Mr. Kuvin, which is, I fully intend to respond to all
7 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
8 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
9 cannot provide answers to any questions that may be
10 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or
11 risk losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
12 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
13 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and
14 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
15 Q. Isn't it true that one of your only clients is
16 a financial advisor with Lex Wexner?
17 A. I'm going to respond to that question the same
18 way I've responded to most of your other questions here
19 today, which is, I fully intend to respond to all
20 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
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21 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
22 cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to this
23 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
24 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
25 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
0124
1 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
2 US Constitution.
3 Q. Isn't it true that Lex Wexner has since fired
4 you after charges were brought against you in Palm Beach
5 County for soliciting underaged girls for sex?
6 A. I'm going to respond to that question the same
7 way I've responded to most of your other questions here
8 today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant
9 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
10 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
11 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
12 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
13 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
14 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
15 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
16 United States Constitution.
17 Q. Are you a homosexual?
18 A. No.
19 Q. Have you had homosexual relationships with
20 Mr. Wexner?
21 A. I'm going to answer that question the way I've
22 answered all your other questions here today, basically,
23 which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions
24 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
25 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
0125
1 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
2 this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
3 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
4 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
5 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
6 Q. Have you ever touched Mr. Wexner's penis?
7 MR. PIKE: Objection, harassing, irrelevant,
8 argumentative.
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: Object.
10 THE WITNESS: No.
11 BY MR. KUVIN:
12 Q. Have you ever had anal sex with Mr. Wexner?
13 A. No.
14 Q. Have you ever threatened Mr. Wexner that you
15 would disclose private information about him if he
16 testified against you in the civil proceedings which
17 have been brought against you here in Palm Beach County?
18 MR. GOLDBERGER: Can you -- I'm sorry, can you
19 repeat the question?
20 MR. KUVIN: Sure. Go ahead and repeat it
21 back, please.
22 (A portion of the record was read by the
23 reporter.)
24 THE WITNESS: No.
25 BY MR. KUVIN:
0126
1 Q. Did Mr. Wexner replace you with Dennis Hersch?
2 A. I'm going to answer that question like I've
3 answered most of your other questions here today, which
4 is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant questions
5 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
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6 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
7 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
8 their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
9 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
10 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
11 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
12 Q. Would you agree that Mr. Wexner was your only
13 client when you were a financial advisor?
14 A. I'm going to answer that question like I've
15 answered most of your other questions here today,
16 Spencer -- Mr. Kuvin --
17 Q. Thank you.
18 A. -- which is, I fully intend to respond to all
19 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
20 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
21 cannot provide answers to any questions relative to this
22 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
23 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
24 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
25 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
0127
1 US Constitution.
2 MR. KUVIN: All right. With the understanding
3 that -- see, now he's yawning. You don't pick on
4 him when he yawns.
5 With the --
6 MR. PIKE: Move to strike.
7 MR. KUVIN: With the understanding that I
8 understand you all object and you've moved to
9 disclose the identity of III., who's been
10 identified in this case, obviously the same
11 proceedings would go with respect to this
12 deposition that have gone with every other
13 deposition regarding the identity of the unknown
14 §§§. So I'm going to ask questions, obviously,
15 utilizing full names and using the same procedure
16 we've used in all other depositions in this case.
17 MR. PIKE: I don't think that there's been an
18 agreement in that regard. I think that there's
19 been a motion to seal that had been subsequently
20 filed by, I believe it was, Brad Edwards' office
21 after a particular depo occurred. So if you want
22 to address it by -- by that, then that would be
23 fine.
24 If there was an order entered that that
25 deposition shall not be disclosed to the media
0128
1 earlier this morning, in that regard, I'm not quite
2 sure what -- what you're asking, Mr. Kuvin.
3 MR. KUVIN: Well, I just want to make sure
4 that when Jeana types up the transcript, that it's
5 done the same exact way that they've all been done,
6 which is, that the girls would be utilized by
7 initial that will have the same --
8 MR. PIKE: Pseudonym.
9 MR. KUVIN: -- pseudonym -- that will have the
10 same attachment to the deposition as we always
11 have, which is confidential.
12 MR. PIKE: That's fine.
13 MR. KUVIN: If you chose to obviously
14 challenge the confidentiality and want to disclose
15 my client's name for some reason, then we'll
16 address that with the Court at some later time.
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17 MR. PIKE: That's fine.
18 MR. KUVIN: Okay. Good enough. All right.
19 MR. PIKE: Pending the Court's ruling on that.
20 MR. KUVIN: Obviously pending the Court's
21 ruling.
22 All right. You got your camera? Good to go?
23 BY MR. KUVIN:
24 Q. I'm going to show you what we'll mark as
25 Exhibit 5.
0129
1 (Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 5 was marked for
2 identification.)
3 MR. KUVIN: Okay?
4 BY MR. KUVIN:
5 Q. Do you recognize this young girl?
6 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
7 I've answered most of your other questions, which is, I
a intend to respond to all relevant questions regarding
9 this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
10 have questioned -- excuse me, my attorneys have
11 counseled me I cannot provide answers to any questions
12 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or
13 risk losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
14 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
15 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and
16 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
17 Q. I'll show you what we're marking as Exhibit 6.
18 Okay?
19 (Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 6 was marked for
20 identification.)
21 BY MR. KUVIN:
22 Q. Do you recognize this young girl that I've
23 marked as Exhibit 6?
24 A. I'm going to respond to that the same way I've
25 responded to most of your other questions here today,
0130
1 which is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
2 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
3 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
4 provide answers to any questions that may be relevant to
5 this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing
6 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
7 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
8 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
9 US Constitution.
10 Q. I'm going to show you what I've marked as
11 Exhibit 7, and I've blacked out the name -- or the face
12 of a girl that is shown in this photograph before I mark
13 it to the deposition. I'm going to draw an arrow with a
14 star to the girl that I'd like you to identify.
15 MR. PIKE: First, I'm going to object to the
16 use of this exhibit. It's -- it's not an original
17 any longer, and it was not provided to me prior to
18 your marking out the face of the other individual
19 in this photograph; therefore, I don't -- I object
20 to it and would like to know the basis for which
21 you've marked out this individual's face.
22 MR. KUVIN: To protect her privacy.
23 MR. PIKE: Third party privacy right?
24 MR. KUVIN: She has a right to privacy. I
25 certainly don't want to breach any potential right
0131
1 to privacy she may have because I haven't asked her
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2 whether or not it's okay to show her photograph,
3 which is why I blacked her out.
4 MR. PIKE: Okay. But having said that,
5 that -- that theory and objection is duly noted.
6 I'll go ahead and allow the witness to be
7 questioned on Exhibit 7.
8 (Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 7 was marked for
9 identification.)
10 BY MR. KUVIN:
11 Q. I'd like you to take a look --
12 MR. KUVIN: I'm sorry, let me show this to the
13 camera, first.
14 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Okay.
15 BY MR. KUVIN:
16 Q. Okay. Do you recognize the girl on the left
17 in Photograph Exhibit 7?
18 A. I'm going to respond to that question the same
19 way I've responded to most of your other questions here
20 today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I intend to respond to all
21 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
22 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
23 cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to this
24 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
25 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
0132
1 Q. Excuse me.
2 A. Accordingly, I assert my federal
3 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and
4 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
5 (Photograph shown to the camera.)
6 (Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 8 was marked for
7 identification.)
8 BY MR. KUVIN:
9 Q. Okay. Do you recognize the girl shown in
10 Exhibit 8?
11 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
12 I've answered most of the other questions here today,
13 which is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
14 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
15 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
16 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
17 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
18 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
19 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
20 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment of the
21 United States Constitution.
22 Can we take a break for a second?
23 Q. Sure.
24 MR. PIKE: Sure.
25 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Going off the record at
0133
1 12:27.
2 (A brief recess was taken.)
3 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Back on the record at
4 12:29.
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. Sir, do you agree that in 2005, you had
7 come to your house, get naked and give you a massage
8 while you had nothing on but a washcloth over your
9 genitals?
10 MR. PIKE: Objection form, argumentative.
11 THE WITNESS: Is that III.; is that who you
12 said? Can you spell that for me?
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13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. It's in the record.
15 A. I'm going to answer that question the same way
16 I've answered most of your other questions here today,
17 which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions
18 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
19 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
20 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
21 this advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
22 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
23 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
24 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
25 Q. Do you agree that while she was giving you
0134
1 this massage, you were masturbating?
2 A. "She" being III.? I'm sorry. She -- what was
3 the question?
4 Q. Yes, all these questions refer to the same
5 child, III. You can make that assumption for all my
6 questions.
7 A. Okay.
8 MR. PIKE: Objection to form, argumentative,
9 move to strike.
10 BY MR. KUVIN:
11 Q. Do you agree that while she was giving you
12 this massage, you were masturbating?
13 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, harassing.
14 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
15 question the same way I've responded to most of
16 your other questions here today, which is, I intend
17 to respond to all relevant questions regarding this
18 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
19 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
20 questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
21 their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right
22 to effective representation. Accordingly, I assert
23 my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
24 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US
25 Constitution.
0135
1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. Do you agree that while she was giving you
3 this naked massage, she told you she was 16?
4 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, harassing,
5 assumes facts not in evidence.
6 THE WITNESS: I'm going to have to respond to
7 that question the same way I've responded to most
8 of your other questions here today, which is, I
9 intend to respond to all relevant questions
10 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
11 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
12 provide answers to any questions that may be
13 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept their
14 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
15 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
16 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
17 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. Do you agree that while she was giving you
20 this naked massage, she told you that she was 15?
21 MR. PIKE: Same objections as before.
22 THE WITNESS: I'm going to answer that
23 question the same way I've answered most of your
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24 other questions here today, which is, I intend to
25 respond to all relevant questions regarding this
0136
1 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
2 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
3 questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I
4 must accept this advice or risk losing my 6th
5 Amendment right to effective representation.
6 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
7 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
8 Amendment to the US Constitution.
9 MR. PIKE: Mr. Kuvin, I've been incorporating
10 and asserting the same objections, by saying same
11 objection as before, are you okay with that?
12 MR. KUVIN: Perfectly fine.
13 MR. PIKE: Okay.
14 BY MR. KUVIN:
15 Q. Do you agree that while was in your home,
16 you asked her to get completely naked?
17 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
18 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
19 question the way I've responded to most of your
20 other questions here today, which is, I intend to
21 respond to all relevant questions regarding this
22 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
23 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
24 questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
25 their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right
0137
1 to effective representation. Accordingly, I assert
2 my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
3 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United
4 States Constitution.
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. Do you agree that after §§§. got naked in your
7 home, that you asked her to massage you while you were
8 naked?
9 MR. PIKE: Form, lacks predicate,
10 argumentative, harassing, assumes facts not in
11 evidence.
12 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
13 question the same way I've responded to most of
14 your other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which
15 is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions
16 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
17 time, my attorneys have counseled me that I cannot
18 provide answers to any questions that may be
19 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept their
20 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
21 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
22 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
23 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
24 BY MR. KUVIN:
25 Q. Do you agree that while III. was 15 and giving
0138
1 you a naked massage while you were naked, that you also
2 touched her vagina?
3 MR. PIKE: Same objections as before.
4 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
5 question the same way I've responded to most of
6 your other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which
7 is, I fully intend to respond to all relevant
8 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
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9 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
10 cannot provide answers to any questions that may be
11 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this
12 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
13 effective representation. Accordingly, I must
14 assert my federal constitutional rights as
15 guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to
16 the United States Constitution.
17 BY MR. KUVIN:
18 Q. Do you agree that during this naked massage
19 with III., that you asked her whether she wanted you to
20 stop touching her vagina, and she said yes.
21 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
22 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
23 question the same way I've responded to most of
24 your other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which
25 is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions
0139
1 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
2 time my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
3 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
4 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing
5 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
6 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
7 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
8 Amendment of the United States Constitution.
9 BY MR. KUVIN:
10 Q. Do you agree that regardless of III. telling
11 you to stop touching her vagina, you nonetheless
12 disregarded her and touched her there again?
13 MR. PIKE: Same objections as before.
14 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond that
15 question the same way I've responded to most of
16 your other questions here today, which is, I intend
17 to respond to all relevant questions regarding this
18 lawsuit; however, at the present time. My
19 attorneys have counseled me that I cannot provide
20 answers to any questions relevant to this lawsuit.
21 I must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th
22 Amendment right to effective representation.
23 Accordingly, I must assert my federal
24 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
25 and 14th Amendment to the United States
0140
1 Constitution.
2 BY MR. KUVIN:
3 Q. You penetrated ff .'s vagina with your finger
4 and a vibrator, did you not?
5 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
6 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
7 question the same way I've responded to most of
8 your other questions here today, which is, I fully
9 intend to respond to all relevant questions
10 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
11 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
12 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
13 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing
14 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
15 Accordingly, I must assert my federal
16 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
17 and 14th Amendment to the United States
18 Constitution.
19 BY MR. KUVIN:
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20 Q. And it is also true that you've paid hundreds
21 of girls under the age of 17 for similar encounters
22 where you've asked them to get naked, you've laid on a
23 table naked, masturbated and then touched them in their
24 vagina at your Palm Beach home; isn't that true?
25 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, harassing,
0141
1 multiple, compound, it's confusing, vague, it lacks
2 proper predicate and foundation.
3 MR. KUVIN: Let me back up.
4 BY MR. KUVIN:
5 Q. Because of the compound, I'm going to have to
6 break it down a little.
7 Isn't it true, sir, that you've paid hundreds
8 of girls under the age of 17 to come to your home and
9 give you naked massages?
10 MR. PIKE: Same objection, plural.
11 THE WITNESS: I'm going to have to respond to
12 that question the same way I've responded to most
13 of your other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin,
14 which is, I intend to respond to all relevant
15 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
16 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
17 cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to
18 this lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk
19 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
20 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
21 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
22 and 14th Amendment to the United States
23 Constitution.
24 BY MR. KUVIN:
25 Q. Isn't it true, sir, that in addition to
0142
1 , you had another underaged girl,
, working to obtain other underaged girls to come
3 to your house with sexual encounters -- for sexual
4 encounters with you?
5 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
6 THE WITNESS: Could you repeat the question?
7 BY MR. KUVIN:
8 Q. Sure. Isn't it true that in addition to
, you had another girl who, at the time was
10 underage, , working to obtain underaged
11 girls to come to your house for sexual encounters with
12 you?
13 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
14 THE WITNESS: I'm going to have to respond to
15 that question the same way I've responded to your
16 other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I
17 intend to respond to all relevant questions
18 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
19 time, my attorneys have counseled me that I cannot
20 provide answers to any questions that may be
21 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this
22 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
23 effective representation. Accordingly, I must
24 assert my federal constitutional rights as
25 guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to
0143
1 the United States Constitution.
2 BY MR. KUVIN:
3 Q. And when these young girls were recruited to
4 come to your home, you told and to tell
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5 them that it would be a platonic massage with no sexual
6 contact; isn't that true?
7 MR. PIKE: Same objections.
8 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
9 question the way I've responded to most of your
10 other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I
11 intend to respond to all relevant questions
12 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
13 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
14 provide answers to any questions that may be
15 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept their
16 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
17 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
18 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
19 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States
20 Constitution.
21 BY MR. KUVIN:
22 Q. It was only after the girls arrived at your
23 home that they learned that they would have to get naked
24 and you would be fondling them sexually; isn't that
25 true?
0144
1 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, lacks
2 predicate, improper foundation, argumentative and
3 harassing.
4 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
5 question the same way I responded to most of your
6 other questions here today, which is, I intend to
7 respond to all relevant questions regarding this
8 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
9 have counseled me I cannot provide any answers to
10 question that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I
11 must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th
12 Amendment right to effective representation.
13 Accordingly, I must assert my federal
14 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
15 and 14th Amendment to the United States
16 Constitution.
17 BY MR. KUVIN:
18 Q. Isn't it true that you had numerous girls
19 under the age of 17 brought to your home by taxi?
20 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, overbroad,
21 lacks appropriate foundation.
22 BY MR. KUVIN:
23 Q. And let me clarify. From the years 2004
24 through 2006.
25 MR. PIKE: Same objections, minus overbroad.
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1 THE WITNESS: I'm going to have to answer that
2 question the same way I've answered most of your
3 other questions here today, which is, I intend to
4 respond to all relevant questions regarding this
5 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
6 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
7 questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I
8 must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th
9 Amendment right to effective representation.
10 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional
11 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th
12 Amendment to the United States Constitution.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. Isn't it true that you paid a taxi to have
15 girls, underaged girls like III., brought to your home
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16 from the years 2004 to 2006?
17 A. I'm going to respond to that question the way
18 I've responded to most of your other questions here
19 today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant
20 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
21 present time, my attorneys have counseled me that I
22 cannot -- I'm sorry, should I start again? Do you
23 want --
24 Q. No, please, don't start again.
25 MR. PIKE: Move to strike counsel's last
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1 statement.
2 MR. KUVIN: He was asking me a question,
3 that's the only reason why I responded. I
4 apologize.
5 MR. PIKE: Once again, move to strike.
6 THE WITNESS: I intend to respond to all
7 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
8 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
9 I cannot provide answers to any questions relevant
10 to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
11 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
12 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
13 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
14 and 14th Amendment to the United States
15 Constitution.
16 BY MR. KUVIN:
17 Q. Do you have a massage table in your Palm Beach
18 home?
19 A. I'm going to answer that question, Mr. Kuvin,
20 the same way I've answered most of your other questions
21 here today, which is, I intend to respond to all
22 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
23 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me that I
24 cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to this
25 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
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1 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
2 Accordingly, I must assert my federal constitutional
3 rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment
4 to the United States Constitution.
5 Q. Did you have a massage table at your home in
6 2005?
7 MR. PIKE: Lacks appropriate foundation.
8 MR. KUVIN: I'm sorry, what's the objection to
9 that one?
10 MR. PIKE: Lacks appropriate foundation.
11 MR. KUVIN: Foundation?
12 MR. PIKE: Yes, it does.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. Did you have a home in 2005?
15 I'm sorry, I'm just trying to lay the
16 foundation, and I apologize for laughing, I just don't
17 understand the objection. I'm trying to understand the
18 foundation question of did you have a massage table at
19 your home in 2005. I want to fix my question, if -- if
20 I can
21 MR. PIKE: If you can.
22 MR. KUVIN: All right.
23 BY MR. KUVIN:
24 Q. Did you have a home in 2005?
25 A. I'm going to respond to that question the same
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1 way I've responded to most of your other questions here
2 today, which is, I fully intend to respond to all
3 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
4 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me that I
5 cannot provide answers to any of your questions that may
6 be relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept their advice
7 or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
8 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
9 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and
10 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
11 Q. Do you know what a massage table is?
12 A. I'm going to have to answer that question the
13 same way I've answered most of your other questions here
14 today, Mr. Kuvin, which is, I intend to respond to all
15 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at
16 the present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
17 cannot provide answers to any questions that may be
18 relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or
19 risk losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
20 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
21 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and
22 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
23 Q. Do you know what a table is?
24 MR. PIKE: Objection, harassing
25 MR. KUVIN: I'm just trying --
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1 MR. PIKE: -- argumentative.
2 MR. KUVIN: I apologize. I'm just trying to
3 lay the foundation. I want to make sure that
4 there's no problem with the foundation for the
5 question of, did you have a massage table in your
6 home in 2005. So I've asked him whether he had a
7 home, I'm asking him whether he knows what a
8 massage table is --
9 MR. GOLDBERGER: I have no problem with him
10 answering what a table is. Just ask him the
11 question.
12 BY MR. KUVIN:
13 Q. Do you know what a table is?
14 A. Yes.
15 Q. Okay. Did you have a massage table in your
16 home back in 2005?
17 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
18 THE WITNESS: I've already answered --
19 MR. KUVIN: Wait. Wait. Same objection
20 MR. PIKE: Asked and answered.
21 MR. KUVIN: -- means what?
22 MR. PIKE: It's asked and answered.
23 MR. KUVIN: Is that the only objection?
24 MR. PIKE: And it still lacks the appropriate
25 foundation.
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1 BY MR. KUVIN:
2 Q. Do you know what the word "massage" is? Do
3 you know what that word means?
4 A. I'm going to respond to that question the same
5 way I've responded to most of your other questions here
6 today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant
7 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
8 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
9 provide any answers to questions that may be relevant to
10 this lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing
11 my 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
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12 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
13 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
14 United States Constitution.
15 Q. Do you understand what I mean when I ask you
16 about the year 2005?
17 MR. PIKE: Form, vague and confusing.
18 BY MR. KUVIN:
19 Q. You can answer.
20 A. I don't understand the question.
21 Q. Do you understand what I mean by the year
22 2005?
23 MR. GOLDBERGER: You just asked the same
24 question. He said he didn't understand it. Just
25 rephrase the question.
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2 Q. Do you understand dates?
3 A. Like going on a date?
4 Q. No. Like years, dates. 2001, 2000, do you
5 know what that means?
6 A. Yes.
7 MR. KUVIN: Okay. So I just want to make
8 sure. We've objected to the word "massage," 5th
9 Amendment, he knows what a table is, he knows what
10 dates and years are and he's objected to his house.
11 MR. GOLDBERGER: The question, Spencer, okay?
12 Don't do that, please.
13 MR. KUVIN: I'm trying to make sure that I
14 have it all right here.
15 MR. GOLDBERGER: All right, but don't
16 verbalize your thoughts. Just ask a question.
17 MR. KUVIN: Okay.
18 MR. PIKE: I'm also going to move to strike
19 counsel's last statement from the record.
20 BY MR. KUVIN:
21 Q. Did you have a massage table at your home in
22 2005?
23 MR. PIKE: Same objection, lacks foundation,
24 improper predicate.
25 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
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1 question the same way I've responded to most of
2 your other questions here today, which is, I intend
3 to respond to all relevant questions regarding this
4 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
5 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
6 questions that may be relevant to the lawsuit. I
7 must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th
8 Amendment right to effective representation.
9 Excuse me?
10 BY MR. KUVIN:
11 Q. I'm sorry, I just had a nasal problem.
12 A. Let me start from the beginning again.
13 Q. Whatever you'd like to do.
14 A. I intend to respond to all relevant questions
15 regarding this lawsuit. I should start again.
16 Q. Okay. Whatever you're comfortable doing. I
17 have all day.
18 A. I intend to respond to all relevant questions
19 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
20 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
21 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
22 their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
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24 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
25 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States
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1 Constitution.
2 Q. Did you have a massage table in your upstairs
3 bathroom in 2005?
4 MR. PIKE: Foundation, lacks appropriate
5 predicate.
6 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
7 question the same way I've responded to most of
8 your other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin, which
9 is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions
10 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present
11 time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
12 provide answers to any questions that may be
13 relevant to the lawsuit. I must accept their
14 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
15 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
16 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
17 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States
18 Constitution.
19 BY MR. KUVIN:
20 Q. Did you keep various massage oils, lotions,
21 sexual devices and sexual toys in your upstairs bathroom
22 in 2005?
23 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
24 MR. KUVIN: Wait a minute, is there a compound
25 in there? Because if so, I'll separate them out.
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1 MR. PIKE: There was not a compound.
2 MR. KUVIN: Okay.
3 MR. PIKE: The objection was foundation and
4 predicate.
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. Okay. You can answer.
7 A. I'm going to answer that question the way I've
8 answered most of your other questions here today. I
9 intend to respond to all relevant questions regarding
10 this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
11 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
12 questions that may be relevant to the lawsuit. I must
13 accept their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment
14 right to effective representation. Accordingly, I
15 assert my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
16 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States
17 Constitution.
18 Q. I'm going to show you a clip of a deposition
19 that was taken in this case and, first of all, ask
20 you -- this is the deposition of §§§. that had been
21 previously taken in this case.
22 MR. PIKE: Wait a minute.
23 MR. KUVIN: You're welcome to watch.
24 MR. PIKE: I might -- I want it played to the
25 video first.
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1 MR. KUVIN: Okay, I can do that.
2 MR. PIKE: Okay. So let's play it to the
3 video first and then we'll determine what's next.
4 MR. KUVIN: Well, I'm going to ask him a
5 couple of questions first before I hit play.
6 MR. PIKE: I need to see it first.
7 MR. KUVIN: Come around and look. I want him
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8 to see it at the same time.
9 MR. PIKE: That's fine. I want it played to
10 the camera first.
11 MR. KUVIN: Oh, no. I'm not going to do your
12 order. I'm going to just ask him first --
13 MR. PIKE: You need to -- you're asking the
14 witness about an exhibit technically that is going
15 to be utilized in this deposition that you have not
16 provided me first. So just like you would
17 professionally provide me a document first, I'm
18 asking that you provide me the video first, play it
19 to the camera, or you and I can step outside and
20 you can play it to me and then you can ask the
21 witness. The witness will remain in here. You and
22 I can go into a different room. Then he's not
23 going to answer any questions with regard to the
24 video, then I ask that it not -- you're not giving
25 me a document that you're questioning the witness
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1 on. It doesn't work that way.
2 MR. KUVIN: Let me speak. You were provided
3 the deposition of §§§. Someone from your office
4 was present and actually asking the questions.
5 This is not an exhibit that you do not have or did
6 not have previous. You've had this ever since the
7 deposition was taken. So I'm not surprising you
8 with any new document or testimony or anything of
9 the like. This is the exact same testimony of a
10 witness who had been previously taken in this case
11 and I'm not going to play it, I just want to see a
12 couple of questions first. I will agree with your
13 procedure to play it to the camera first, and then
14 I will ask him questions after I've played it to
15 the camera about what I just played.
16 MR. PIKE: As long as --
17 MR. KUVIN: But I want some identification
18 issues first, and that's all.
19 MR. PIKE: Let me clear something up. I was
20 not at the deposition of III. Bob Critton and Mark
21 Luttier --
22 MR. KUVIN: Correct.
23 MR. PIKE: -- were at that deposition.
24 MR. KUVIN: Both attorneys at your office.
25 MR. PIKE: I have not seen this video.
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2 MR. PIKE: It doesn't matter. It doesn't
3 matter.
4 So as long as you agree to play the video
5 first to the camera --
6 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
7 MR. PIKE: -- then you can proceed with your
8 questioning.
9 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
10 MR. PIKE: And then you can play it to the
11 witness, but I want to see it first.
12 MR. KUVIN: That's fine. That's fine.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. All right. I have a photograph here or a
15 video clip showing a young lady who's been identified in
16 this case as §§§. Her deposition was given in this
17 case.
18 And just to lay some foundation, first, do you
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19 recognize this girl?
20 A. I'm going to respond to that question the way
21 I've responded to most of your other questions here
22 today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant
23 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
24 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
25 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
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1 lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk losing my
2 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
3 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
4 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment of the
5 United States Constitution.
6 Q. Did you watch her deposition as she was giving
7 it?
8 MR. GOLDBERGER: Attorney-client.
9 BY MR. KUVIN:
10 Q. Were you present and watching §§§.'s testimony
11 by closed-circuit camera as she gave her testimony in
12 this case?
13 MR. PIKE: Attorney-client, work product.
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: Attorney-client, work
15 product.
16 MR. PIKE: I'm going to instruct the witness
17 not to answer both of those questions.
18 MR. KUVIN: I'm going to play one of the
19 clips. Tell me if you can get a clear shot of
20 this.
21 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Is this going to be played
22 with audio?
23 MR. KUVIN: Yes, and I'll put my mic so you
24 can pick it up.
25 MR. PIKE: And for purposes of the record, I
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1 want it to -- this camera to zero out from the
2 current deponent onto that. I do not want my
3 client in the background of this videotape. Is
4 that understood?
5 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: I've asked to get a shot of
6 the computer screen and that's what I have.
7 MR. PIKE: Let me see what your shot is.
8 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: You're welcome to do so.
9 MR. KUVIN: You got a clean shot?
10 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: If he sticks his face in
11 front of the computer, I can't do anything about
12 it, but I've been asked to give a shot of the
13 computer. That's what I have.
14 MR. PIKE: Let's go.
15 MR. KUVIN: Okay, are we good? Clean shot?
16 (Video being played.)
17 VIDEO WITNESS: "And his little fetish with
18 me, pinching his nipples. He's probably getting
19 hard right now."
20 (Video stopped.)
21 BY MR. KUVIN:
22 Q. Okay. That's all. All right? Okay.
23 Let me make sure that I have that. I'm going
24 to play a clip for you that I just played for your
25 attorneys, and then I'd like to ask you a question about
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2 (Video being played.)
3 VIDEO WITNESS: "And his little fetish with
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4 me, pinching his nipples. He's probably getting
5 hard right now."
6 (Video stopped.)
7 BY MR. KUVIN:
8 Q. Do you have a fetish where you like young
9 women to pinch your nipples?
10 A. I'm going to respond to that the same way I've
11 responded to most of your other questions here today,
12 which is, I intend to respond to all relevant questions
13 regarding this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
14 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
15 any questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
16 their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
17 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
18 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th,
19 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States
20 Constitution.
21 MR. PIKE: And I assume, Mr. Kuvin, you will
22 provide me with the number on the roll that
23 you're -- that you pretty much marked as an exhibit
24 here, where it starts numerically and where it ends
25 numerically so I can pull it and we can have an
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1 exhibit made for purposes of this deposition.
2 MR. KUVIN: Oh, I don't intend to attach it as
3 an exhibit to this deposition.
4 MR. PIKE: Well, what were the -- where did it
5 start and where did it begin on the roll?
6 MR. KUVIN: I don't know. It's a clip that I
7 pulled from the master video. I can get it for you
8 though. I can certainly identify it in the
9 transcript.
10 MR. PIKE: So you'll provide that to me?
11 MR. KUVIN: Yeah, I'll find a place in the
12 transcript for you, that's not a problem.
13 BY MR. KUVIN:
14 Q. Do you like to have underaged girls massage
15 your legs, underaged being under the age of 18?
16 A. I'm going to respond to that question the same
17 way I've responded to most of your other questions here
18 today, which is, I intend to respond to all relevant
19 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
20 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I cannot
21 provide answers to any questions relevant to this
22 lawsuit. I must accept their advice or risk losing my
23 6th Amendment right to effective representation.
24 Accordingly, I assert my federal constitutional rights
25 as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the
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1 United States Constitution.
2 Q. Have you had underaged girls, which include
3 ...., in 2004, 2005 and 2006, massage your chest while
4 they were naked?
5 A. I intend to respond to all relevant questions
6 to this lawsuit; however, at the present time, my
7 attorneys have counseled me I cannot provide answers to
8 any questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. As
9 I've done with most of your questions here today, I must
10 accept their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment
11 right to effective representation. Accordingly, I
12 assert my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
13 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States
14 Constitution.
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15 Q. Does Mr. Wexner know of your sexual preference
16 for underaged girls, girls under the age of 17?
17 MR. PIKE: Form, argumentative, harassing,
18 assumes facts not in evidence.
19 THE WITNESS: I'm going to have to answer that
20 the same way I've answered most of your questions
21 here today, which is, I intend to respond to all
22 relevant questions regarding this lawsuit; however,
23 at the present time, my attorneys have counseled me
24 I cannot provide answers to any questions that may
25 be relevant to the lawsuit. I must accept their
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1 advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right to
2 effective representation. Accordingly, I assert my
3 federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by the
4 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United States
5 Constitution.
6 BY MR. KUVIN:
7 Q. Did you pay $200 to come to your home in
8 2005?
9 MR. PIKE: Form.
10 MR. KUVIN: I'm sorry, what's the form
11 problem?
12 MR. PIKE: I don't need to provide you with a
13 speaking objection. The rules are the rules.
14 You've clearly stated to me today that you don't
15 want speaking objections, and I've abided by that;
16 therefore, the objection is form.
17 MR. KUVIN: I'm just asking for a
18 clarification so I can correct the question if I
19 need to.
20 MR. PIKE: Ask your question again, Mr. Kuvin.
21 MR. KUVIN: Can you read it back for me?
22 Thank you.
23 (A portion of the record was read by the
24 reporter.)
25 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
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1 question in the same way I've responded to most of
2 your other questions here today, which is, I intend
3 to respond to all relevant questions regarding this
4 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
5 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
6 questions that may be relevant to this lawsuit. I
7 must accept their advice or risk losing my 6th
8 Amendment right to effective representation.
9 Accordingly, I must assert my federal
10 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
11 and 14th Amendment to the United States
12 Constitution.
13 MR. PIKE: Same objection.
14 BY MR. KUVIN:
15 Q. You knew III. was 15 years old when she came
16 to your home, didn't you?
17 MR. PIKE: Form.
18 THE WITNESS: I'm going to respond to that
19 question the same way I've responded to most of
20 your other questions here today, which is, I intend
21 to respond to all relevant questions regarding this
22 lawsuit; however, at the present time, my attorneys
23 have counseled me I cannot provide answers to any
24 questions relevant to this lawsuit. I must accept
25 their advice or risk losing my 6th Amendment right
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1 to effective representation. Accordingly, I assert
2 my federal constitutional rights as guaranteed by
3 the 5th, 6th and 14th Amendment to the United
4 States Constitution.
5 BY MR. KUVIN:
6 Q. What is the Wexner Children's Trust, the
7 second?
8 MR. PIKE: Can you restate your question
9 again?
10 BY MR. KUVIN:
11 Q. Yes. What is the Wexner's Children's -- I'm
12 sorry, Wexner, singular, Children's Trust II, or the
13 second?
14 MR. GOLDBERGER: Okay.
15 THE WITNESS: I'm going to have to respond to
16 that question the same way I've responded to most
17 of your other questions here today, Mr. Kuvin,
18 which is, I intend to respond to all relevant
19 questions regarding this lawsuit; however, at the
20 present time, my attorneys have counseled me I
21 cannot provide answers to any questions relevant to
22 this lawsuit. I must accept this advice or risk
23 losing my 6th Amendment right to effective
24 representation. Accordingly, I assert my federal
25 constitutional rights as guaranteed by the 5th, 6th
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1 and 14th Amendment to the United States
2 Constitution.
3 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Spencer, can we take a
4 quick break?
5 MR. KUVIN: Change tape?
6 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: No, a problem with your
7 mic. I just want to go off for a second and see if
8 we can fix it.
9 MR. KUVIN: Sure.
10 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We're off the record at
11 1:03 p.m.
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1 CERTIFICATE OF OATH
2 THE STATE OF FLORIDA
3 COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
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6 I, the undersigned authority, certify that
7 JEFFREY EPSTEIN personally appeared before me and was
8 duly sworn on the 8th day of October, 2009.
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16 Notary Public - State of Florida
My Commission Expires: 2/17/2013
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2 THE STATE OF FLORIDA
3 COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
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5 I, Jeana Ricciuti, Registered Professional
Reporter and Notary Public in and for the State of
6 Florida at large, do hereby certify that I was
authorized to and did report said deposition in
7 stenotype; and that the foregoing pages are a true and
correct transcription of my shorthand notes of said
8 deposition.
9 I further certify that said deposition was
taken at the time and place hereinabove set forth and
10 that the taking of said deposition was commenced and
completed as hereinabove set out.
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I further certify that I am not attorney or
12 counsel of any of the parties, nor am I a relative or
employee of any attorney or counsel of party connected
13 with the action, nor am I financially interested in the
action.
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The foregoing certification of this transcript
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means unless under the direct control and/or direction
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1 DATE: October 22, 2009
2 TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN
c/o Michael J. Pike
3 BURMAN, CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN, P.A.
303 Banyan Boulevard
4 Suite 400
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
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Please take notice that on Thursday, the 8th
7 of October, 2009, you gave your deposition in the
above-referred matter. At that time, you did not waive
8 signature. It is now necessary that you sign your
deposition.
9 As previously agreed to, the transcript will
be furnished to you through your counsel. Please read
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At the end of the transcript you will find an
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or corrections that you wish to make should be noted on
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change. DO NOT write on the transcript itself. Once
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sure to sign and date the errata sheet and return these
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If you do not read and sign the deposition
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directed) the original, which has already been forwarded
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21 Prose Court Reporting Agency, INC.
250 S. Australian Avenue, Ste 1500
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4 COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
5 I hereby certify that I have read the
6 foregoing deposition by me given, and that the
7 statements contained herein are true and correct to the
8 best of my knowledge and belief, with the exception of
9 any corrections or notations made on the errata sheet,
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1 ERRATA SHEET
2 IN RE: III. v. EPSTEIN CR: JEANA RICCIUTI
3 DEPOSITION OF: JEFFREY EPSTEIN
4 TAKEN: October 8, 2009
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any changes in form or substance entered here.
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