In testimony that has now been released, Sarah Ransome recalled ‘all the girls’ reporting to Ghislaine Maxwell at Epstein’s various residences, including his island home Little St. James.
‘Ghislaine was like the mama bear, if you know what I mean. She called the shots; we had to listen to Ghislaine,’ said in a deposition.
Ransome said that Epstein provided swimsuits and intimate outfits to the girls on the island, all from Victoria’s Secret.
She further explained that the girls would be sent to Epstein in rounds while on the island.
‘When I was finished, another girl was called by Ghislaine. And when they had finished, another girl was called,’ she said.
‘We were called on, like, a rotation visit for Jeffrey throughout the day and evening … Our rotation changed every day that specific trip we had in December. So, for example, I would be called. Maybe a couple hours when Jeffrey had a little, you know, break, another girl was called.’
The victim said she adn the other women would attempt to come up with ways to ensure they weren’t called.
‘We tried to hide … like, so we wouldn’t have to get called.
‘We’d generally have to sit in the main area. There was like a big pool, the main seating area. There was a big table. We’d sit there and do kind of art on the table, and we always had to be around.’
Ransome recalled for the court one time when she tried to swim off Little St. James because of the demand that she drop to below 123 pounds.
‘I tried to swim off the island. I tried to escape from an island during the evening to try and escape from her because if I didn’t lose weight, they would cut me out of their – financially off.
‘I would lose the place that I was staying at. I would lose my education. You name it. They bullied me with everything, just like they did with the other girls,’ she said.