The survivors of convicted trafficker and molester Jeffrey Epstein spoke at a press conference on Wednesday. They were asked about the recent interview that the Justice Department conducted with convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
President Donald Trump's former personal defense attorney Todd Blanche, who now works at the DOJ, conducted a carefully worded interview of Maxwell, legal analysts characterized after the tape and transcript were released.
Teresa J. Helm spoke up about the interview, agreeing with a media question about whether it's triggering to hear Blanche's Maxwell interview. Worse, however, she said that Maxwell is being given her own airtime to try to rewrite history.
"What I will say is she got this airtime and platform. Her voice was elevated way before our voices were elevated here today," said Hyelm. "And the same calm, manipulative voice that she had — so polite, there, that day with Todd Blanche, was the same polite, coercive, manipulative voice that I heard as she was grooming me to then send me off to the home of Jeffrey Epstein, where he would assault me."
The same attempt to build a relationship and try to garner trust was what Helm said she experienced. She was convinced she was about to start her "dream job" for which she'd been recruited from college. She was flown from Los Angeles to New York City for an interview.
"So, I thought her voice that day was the same voice that sent me off to a monster," she added.
Helm also noted that she thinks nothing can be believed that comes out of Maxwell, because she's already been caught with perjury.
"I myself could sit there and listen as I did, I sat there and listened, listen to this woman's voice, lie, and there was no pushback from Todd Blanche, because — does he even have the facts to be able to push back on her?" Helm asked. "We could sit there and push back. Why didn't we get to attend that? Why weren't we there that day, or why wasn't even one of us consulted prior to that day in that meeting? And why on Earth has she been moved from Florida to her — it's basically a prison spa. I mean, you know, let's be real."
She explained that none of the survivors were consulted ahead of the meeting or even told that the interview would happen.
"I found out, just like everyone here found out through the media, through all of you. We found out about Ghislaine's transfer. So, we are. I am very angry to sit there and listen," she closed. She also noted that listening to her voice is "triggering," and it is repulsive to hear the interview.
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