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One of Jeffrey Epsteinâs assistants testified before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday and claimed to know nothing about the billionaire sex offenderâs crimes. Lesley Groff told members of Congress that she believed the massage appointments she made for Epstein were for massage therapists and not the women and girls he was exploiting, CNN reports. She called Epstein a master manipulator who kept his crimes a secret from her, saying that he didnât sexually abuse her. Both Epstein and his partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, allegedly told Groff not to associate with their friends and colleagues, insisting that their business wasnât her concern. Groff has been saying this since 2021. Back then, her lawyers announced that she had ânever witnessed anything improper or illegalâ and was âheartbrokenâ for Epsteinâs victims. But Epstein survivors thought Groffâs words Tuesday were a cop-out. Many of them had told the FBI that Groff was the person theyâd call to reach Epstein and schedule massages. Epstein would abuse women during those massage sessions, they said. According to emails from the governmentâs Epstein files, Groff also booked Epsteinâs domestic and international travel. She was listed as a potential co-conspirator as part of the non-prosecution deal Epstein cut in 2008 with the federal government. âOne of the hardest parts for survivors is hearing the people who were closest to Epstein claim they saw nothing,â Sharlene Rochard, one of Epsteinâs victims, told CNN. âThat doesnât match my experience. Survivors deserve answers, not claims of ignorance.â