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Provided to Morrison Foerster for review on 5/22/2026 Ms. Kellen. No, | don't have any other questions. No. Ms. Brignac. Great. And | believe we had another member join us. Can he please identify himself for the record? Mr. Timmons. William Timmons, South Carolina. Ms. Brignac. Thank you. | understand you have an opening statement that you would like to read for the record? Ms. Kellen. Yes. Ms. Brignac. You can do so now. Ms. Kellen. Thank you. Chairman, Ranking Member, and members of the Committee, my name is Sarah Kellen. | i worked for and was sexually and psychologically by abused. by Jeffrey Epstein for over decade. It is important for the Committee to understand before | begin that the woman sitting in front of you today is not the woman | was supposed to become. The years that have shaped my adult life were not my own. During those years, | was trapped inside Jeffrey Epstein's world. He groomed me, a5 sexually and psychologically abused me).controlled me, manipulated me, dominated me, and gaslit me until | could no longer tell which thoughts were mine and which were his. It was like living with a permanent virtual reality headset on. | was reminded every day how powerful he was, how influential he was, and-that to turn on him or disobey him would mean losing everything -- my job, my home, everyone | knew in the world, even my life. Understanding who | was before meeting Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell will help explain why | was the perfect target for them. was raised in a religious cult of Jehovah's Witnesses in a small community in North Carolina, in‘afaith where women did not speak unless spoken to. We were not allowed to question men; in fact, we were required to submit to and obey men. We were discouraged from thinking for ourselves. At the age of 13, an 18-year-old man began pursuing me. At the time, | was flattered. | thought | was falling in love with him. Only now do | understand what was happening. | was being