Connecticut aide arranged victims' flights, 'massages' for Jeffrey Epstein, DOJ files show

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Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime executive assistant, scheduled "massages" and coordinated dozens of flights around the world for victims of the disgraced convicted sex trafficker, recently released Department of Justice documents show.

But it remains unknown whether the Connecticut resident knew about Epstein's sexual assaults, which one victim said once happened just on the other side of a closed door from where Groff was working.

Victims interviewed by federal investigators allege that Groff scheduled "massages" in New York City where Epstein assaulted women, according to internal FBI summaries of those victim interviews.

In some cases, Groff allegedly paid the victims or covered their schooling expenses, according to a December 2019 Department of Justice memo summarizing nearly 50 interviews federal agents conducted while investigating potential co-conspirators of Epstein's, including testimony from 38 victims, nine of whom referenced Groff.

Groff, a New Canaan resident, also coordinated dozens of flights that brought potential victims to his properties around the world, according to DOJ documents, which include flight receipts and her emails about those bookings.

In a July 2021 sit-down with prosecutors, Groff admitted to booking massages for Epstein, an internal FBI report on the meeting shows.