Carolyn testified about appointments she said Maxwell arranged at Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach house and was cross-examined with prior accounts and compensation materials. The court also heard digital-forensics testimony about photographs, drive imaging, and document metadata, while delaying Brian's anticipated testimony pending an inquiry into his communication with Jane.
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The court addressed a reported communication between Jane and her brother Brian, postponing Brian's anticipated testimony while the parties investigated whether it implicated the sequestration order. The government later said it would not call Brian that evening because its factual inquiry was incomplete.
FBI examiner Kimberly Meder identified photographs from investigation CDs, and the court admitted photographic exhibits, including two under seal. On cross-examination, Meder said she did not know how the photographs reached the CDs, who took them, whether disc dates were accurate, or whether images had been altered. FBI digital-forensics examiner Stephen Flatley then described imaging a drive and comparing hash values, and identified documents stored in a folder for the user Ghislaine. On cross, he said the Word author field reflected user-entered account information and did not establish who was at the computer; he also could not identify the source of the cloned drive or who had access to the computer.
Carolyn testified that Virginia brought her to Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach house when she was 14, that Maxwell initially arranged massage appointments, and that Maxwell continued arranging them after Carolyn said she was 14. She described returning to the house more than 100 times, the sexual conduct she said occurred during the appointments, and an interaction with Maxwell in the massage room. On cross-examination, defense counsel used prior FBI, civil-case, deposition, and compensation-fund materials; Carolyn disputed or qualified parts of those accounts. The court allowed selected impeachment material while sustaining objections to other excerpts. After recross, the court also directed counsel to state concise objection grounds without communicating with witnesses or jurors through objections.