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personpersonNicole HesseNicole HesseCertified nursing assistant and teacher who formerly worked at Epstein's Palm Beach residence.← All People
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Nicole Hesse

Certified nursing assistant and teacher who formerly worked at Epstein's Palm Beach residence.

AppearedFederal Criminal Trial
99 lines·4 proceedings·1 mention

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Testified on Day 8 about part-time work at Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's Palm Beach house around 2003. Hesse said Maxwell hired her, directed her work, and instructed her to record telephone calls in message pads.

On direct examination, Hesse identified Government Exhibits 1, 2, and 3 as message pads she used, recognized her signatures and messages, and described recording call information immediately. In resumed direct examination, she identified Carolyn's name in entries in Exhibits 1B, 2T, and 3E and authenticated her signature on one message in Exhibit 1B.

On cross-examination, the defense distinguished Hesse's entries from entries written by others and examined her part-time schedule and limited interaction with Maxwell. Hesse said she took massage-related messages but did not personally observe women visiting the residence, and she maintained that the entries she wrote were accurate.

Trial Record (4)

FederalFederal Criminal TrialNov 29, 2021 – Dec 29, 2021Called by prosecution

On Day 8, Hesse authenticated message-pad entries from her part-time work at the Palm Beach house and described instructions to record calls. Cross-examination focused on which entries she wrote and the limits of her firsthand observations.

Day 8

DirectNicole HesseAlison Moe2highlights35lines spoken

Summary

Nicole Hesse described working at the Palm Beach home, receiving directions from Maxwell, and using message pads later identified as Government Exhibits 1, 2, and 3.

Highlights (2)

evidence eventHesse identified Government Exhibits 1, 2, and 3 as message pads she used at the Epstein home and testified that she recorded callers' details immediately.Open in transcript →
Quote“When the person called, I would look at my watch and write down the time and the date and everything. So immediately, yeah.”— Nicole HesseHesse described making the message-pad entries contemporaneously with calls.Open in transcript →
CrossNicole HesseJeffrey S. Pagliuca2highlights39lines spoken

Summary

Nicole Hesse described limited firsthand knowledge of events at the Palm Beach house as the defense distinguished her message-pad entries from those written by others.

Highlights (2)

testimony highlightAfter reviewing a prior statement, Hesse said she took massage-related messages but did not personally see women visiting the residence.Open in transcript →
Quote“Right. But I wasn't there to see it, but I've taken a message in reference to massage.”— Nicole HesseHesse limited her knowledge of women visiting the residence to messages she had taken rather than personal observation.Open in transcript →