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without seeing them -- without me seeing them. In 2009, the offices moved to 66th Street, then to 575 Lexington Avenue, and then, around 2013, to his mansion on 71st Street. Not once did I see or hear anything illegal. Every morning Mr. Epstein called me at 9 a.m. with literally dozens of matters for me to complete that day. I had no free time. I went from task to task. I had two phones on my desk ringing constantly. Almost daily, I made massage appointments for Mr. Epstein. He provided me the name and telephone number of a masseuse, and I called her. These calls lasted literally a few seconds. "Hi, this is Lesley calling for Mr. Epstein; are you available for a massage at 4:00?" Sometimes masseuses called the office and asked if Mr. Epstein wanted a massage. On occasion, Mr. Epstein directed me to arrange massages for his guests, both men and women, at hotels and spas. To me, the few minutes it took to arrange massages for Mr. Epstein were just part of his routine, like going to the gym was for some people. From 2001 to about 2013, I never stepped foot in the mansion, nor have I ever been in the private quarters of his home, including where the massages took place. I have never seen photos of nude women there. From in or about 2005 to 2007, when I became pregnant and gave birth to my son, I was rarely at the office. I had a job-sharing agreement with , who had also just given birth, and I worked from home at least 2 days a week. I only came into the office on the rare occasion when Mr. Epstein was there. It is important for the committee to understand that, to my knowledge, I never met any of these masseuses. None of these women or anyone else ever told me they were minors or that they were sexually abused. Nothing I heard or saw led me to believe otherwise. Even Sarah Kellen, who courageously told this committee about her sexual abuse, confirmed that she never told me of her abuse even though we spoke with each other.