It began with small talk over ice cream at a summer arts camp in Michigan. A 14-year-old girl, known in files as Jane, met Ghislaine Maxwell walking her Yorkshire terrier. Their conversation was casual at first, until Jeffrey Epstein, then aged 41, joined them, speaking of scholarships he funded and a camp lodge bearing his name, according to a report by The Times.
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What seemed harmless became the first step into a carefully constructed world of exploitation.
Soon, Epstein travelled to Palm Beach in Florida and charmed Jane'
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