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Jeffrey Epstein's “madam†was hands on, court papers say.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of procuring young girls for the billionaire pervert, allegedly joined in on his debauched activities, one of his victims claims.
In a 2009 lawsuit she filed against Epstein using the name “Jane Doe,†Virginia Roberts says she was a 15-year-old working a $9 an hour job at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach when she was “recruited†by Maxwell in 1999.
Maxwell, now 53, “lived, travelled, socialized and worked†with Epstein, the suit says.
“Ms. Maxwell asked if she was interested in learning massage therapy and earning a great deal of money while learning the profession,†the suit says.
Maxwell took her to Epstein's home and into a massage room, where he was lying naked on a table, the suit says.
“Ms. Maxwell then took off her own shirt and left on her underwear and started rubbing her breasts against (Epstein's) body, impliedly showing plaintiff what she was expected to do,†the suit says.
Maxwell then told her to take off her clothes and “straddle†Epstein, the suit says.
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“The encounter escalated, with defendant and Ms. Maxwell sexually assaulting, battering and abusing plaintiff in various ways and in various locations,†the suit says.
Afterward, Maxwell and Epstein “giddily†told her to come back the next day because she “had lots of potential,†the suit says.
They had her quit her job to become a full-time “masseuse,†the suit says, giving Epstein multiple “massages†per day at his various estates around the world.
“Often, plaintiff was joined by Ms. Maxwell, Ms. Maxwell's assistant, and or/a countless array of young women who would be brought to one of defendant's homes,†the suit says.
Court papers filed in federal court in Florida last month say Maxwell was the one who arranged for Roberts to have sexual trysts with Prince Andrew, who’s fifth in line for the British throne.
One of the three trysts took place in Maxwell’s London’s apartment, that filing says. The prince has denied the charges.
The 2009 Florida federal courtsuit, which did not name Maxwell as a defendant, was settled for an undisclosed sum.
Maxwell, who was among the notables at Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in 2010, appeared teary when asked about the allegations Thursday outside of her East Side apartment.
“Thanks for sharing,†she said.
She referred a reporter to an earlier statement she made about the “madam†allegations being “abhorrent and entirely untrue.â€
Epstein, 61, is alleged to have preyed on dozens of underage girls in the late 90s and early 2000s, but pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor in just one case in state court in 2008. He served 13 months in lockup, and is a registered sex offender.
Roberts is now one of four women challenging the feds' decision not to prosecute Epstein, 61.
Maxwell is the daughter of late media baron Robert Maxwell, who owned the Daily News for a brief period of time before his death in 1991. He died in the Atlantic Ocean after falling off his yacht, Lady Ghislaine.