PATTERSON Pirtuy Ricu osed to interview a girl and bring with the FBI. It seemed very odd for someone doing an offi- 25 for Epstein. cial criminal investigation to just call up on the phone like riginal] that. I hadn’t heard Epstein’s name for years. I didn’t know training in Chiang Mai. While I who this person was and what it was really about. I couldn't 1d special guy and told him hon- tell what was going on. ed to do. He told me I should get : 36. This man said he was looking into Jeffrey Epstein. 1e people I was working for were | The man asked if I had been involved with Epstein. My first could not walk away or disobey | instinct was to say nothing because I wasn’t sure he was | us punishment, including my life. |: really with the FBI or any authorities. I answered a few basic xct me. I had confidence [in] him , questions, telling him that I knew Jeffrey Epstein and had ! as my opportunity to escape and } met him at a young age. But the conversation didn't feel right. ruly loved me and would protect : q This man never offered to come and meet with me in person, te Ansralia. £ Instead, he asked me right off the bat about Epstein’s sexual 1 told him I was not coming back. a 7 practices. I thought it would be strange for a true law enforce- - fallen in love.” Epstein basically A; ment officer to behave that way, so I became increasingly | good life.” I could tell he was not ia : uncomfortable and suspicious about who was actually call- hat he was going to do to me. I 4 ing me. owerful friends might send some- é 4 q 37. I told the man nothing more about Epstein. The con- killed. § versation probably didn’t even last three minutes, but it ward, out of concern for my safety E : : immediately triggered all of the fears of Epstein and his pow- stayed in Australia with my hus- = L erful friends that had caused me to escape in the first place. om late 2002 to October 2013. To If the call accomplished anything, it only put me back in a : United States during these years,