HOUSE OVERSIGHT 013490 present during acts of sexual abuse by Epstein. In any event, ALL of those individuals have also invoked their 5th amendment rights against self-incrimination, and thus have left Plaintiff with no information about what Epstein or other conspirators inside his house were doing during the sexual abuse of Jane Doe and other minors girls. This creates a serious issue for Jane Doe in proving her sexual molestation claim against Epstein. By its nature, sexual molestation takes place in private, with only the abuser:and the victim typically available to testify. In this case, Epstein's abuse of Jane Doe took place in private, with only Epstein and Jane Doe present during the abuse. Jane Doe has no other reasonable avenues of discovery to provide direct proof of claim of sexual abuse by Epstein. 11. Additionally, Mr. Epstein has recently filed a lawsuit against me personally that has no merit whatsoever, a fact known to Mr. Epstein and his attorneys. He filed the lawsuit against Brad ifrds, Scott Rothstein, and L.M. (another Epstein victim of his molestation). That lawsuit implies that s civil case against him (currently pending in Florida state court) is fabricated and that and I have conspired to commit frauRainst him (presumably that she made up the case against him, implying that he does not know , While the present subpoena before the Court has been filed by Jane Doe, the Court should be aware that attorneys representing=may also file a subpoena for the George Rush tape shortly. 12. Despite Mr. Epstein and all of his co-conspirators, asserting a 5th amendment privilege against self-incrimination, George Rush of the New York Daily news did contact me to inform me that Mr. Epstein spoke personally with him about issues related to the various charges of sex abuse against him. 13. Paraphrasing from memory of my conversation with Mr. Rush, Mr. Epstein told him that he may have come "too close to the line" but that he should not