The First Women to Report Jeffrey Epstein

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.3 • 107.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault. Nearly a decade before any police investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s predatory actions toward young girls, two sisters came forward to say they had been lured in and abused by the financier and his companion, Ghislaine Maxwell. Now that he’s dead, the sisters are wrestling with what might have happened if someone had listened. Guests: Mike Baker, a national correspondent for The New York Times, spoke with Maria and Annie Farmer, and shared their story with Natalie Kitroeff, a business reporter for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background coverage: The Farmer sisters spoke to The Times about their accusations, offering a look at how Mr. Epstein, who killed himself in prison this month, managed to avoid significant scrutiny for years.

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0:26.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Babaro.
0:33.0	This is Daily.
0:36.0	Today.
0:41.0	Nearly a decade before Jeffrey Epstein was arrested, for predatory activities with dozens of young
0:49.0	girls.
0:50.0	Two sisters came forward with their story of being lured in by Epstein and his girlfriend,
0:57.3	Gilein Maxwell.
0:59.2	Now that he's gone, the sisters are wrestling with what might have happened if someone
1:04.9	had listened.
1:06.8	My colleague Mike Baker spoke with him and shared their story with Natalie Kedroff.
1:22.4	It's Monday, August 26th.
1:29.4	All right, just pulling up here to Maria Farmer's house.
1:38.6	I think this is the room.
1:42.6	Looks like it is.
1:51.6	Hey Maria.
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