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charges were? A I do. In general, it was conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking. I believe it was two counts. One was a conspiracy count, and the second one was, you know, what we would call a substantive count of sex trafficking. And in particular, the indictment alleged that Epstein had enticed and recruited minors, minor girls, for sex in exchange for cash. Q Do you recall what he used to entice or recruit those minors? A Well, not specifically. I don't remember that the indictment was specific in that regard. You know, typically, for a Federal indictment, there would need to be some instrumentality of interstate commerce so, you know, a phone call, you know, an email or something like that. So that certainly would have been present, you know, in some respect. Q And at the arraignment you were at, the government told the court that Mr. Epstein's victims were, quote, initially recruited to provide massages to the defendant which would be performed nude or partially nude, would become increasingly sexual in nature, and would typically include one or more sex acts. That sound familiar? A That is consistent with my understanding of what the charges were, yes. If I don't remember those specific words, yes. [Ruemmler Minority Exhibit A was marked for identification.] BY MR. : Q I will now introduce minority exhibit A, which is a February 2016 email between you and Mr. Epstein. A Yes. Q Mr. Epstein asked you, quote, "we all set for a day of joy?" A Yes. Q Can you read for the record what you responded to Mr. Epstein?