Don't say "yes" at all times, smile at all times. Workers at Jeffrey Epstein's Florida home were told how to act around him and Ghislaine Maxwell with a household manual.
The manual was given to all staff members of the Palm Beach, Florida, home.
The manual was submitted as evidence in the trial. Federal prosecutors accused Maxwell of sex-trafficking girls with her, sexually abusing them herself, and lying about her actions in a deposition. Her trial began on Monday. The man has pleaded not guilty. The man who was charged withtrafficking dozens of girls killed himself in jail while awaiting trial.
According to his testimony at the trial, Juan Alessi thought the household guidelines were a warning that he was supposed to be blind, deafness, and dumb.
"Remember that you see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing, except to answer any question directed toward you," the manual reads.
Workers in the house were forbidden from using certain words and phrases in the manual.
"Yes"
"Sure"
"No problem"
"You bet"
"Gotcha"
"Alright"
I don't know.
Workers were encouraged to say things like "my pleasure," "I would be very pleased" and "You are quite right."
The manual says that what you say is as important as what you do. "Your language must be clean and easy to understand." Pay attention to the way you speak to them.
What to say when entering a room, how to respond to a compliment, and how to answer the phone are some of the instructions in the manual. Workers were not allowed to eat or drink in front of the two men, and were told to smile at them, according to the manual.
Attorneys and family members have argued that the long-term relationship with Epstein has been overstated. The child sex-trafficking operation was allegedly run by Maxwell and Epstein. The trial is expected to last six weeks.
