At Maxwell trial, pilot describes A-listers who rode on Epstein’s jet
NEW YORK — Testifying Tuesday, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime private pilot Lawrence “Larry” Visoski listed a litany of famous men he recognized on Epstein’s planes in the nearly 20 years he worked for him, including former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, late Sen. and astronaut John Glenn, former Sen. George Mitchell and violinist Itzhak
Perlman.
But he said he never saw anyone having sex on Epstein’s planes — one of which earned the nickname the “Lolita Express” — nor did he ever see any women who appeared to be under the age of 20.
Visoski took the witness stand for the second straight day Tuesday in the New York trial of accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite charged with recruiting girls and young women and trafficking them to have sex with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Visoski worked for the nowdeceased financier from 1991 until Epstein’s arrest in 2019. Visoski piloted Epstein’s various jets, which Epstein used to transport young women. Several victims have said that at least one of his planes was fitted with cushioned floors so that it could be used for sex. At least one woman, now an adult but underage at the time, said they were directed to dress as candy stripers and in other provocative outfits for the entertainment of Epstein, Maxwell and other powerful people who flew on his plane over the years.
Visoski, however, has previously testified in civil suits that he was not privy to what went on outside the cockpit, and that he was unaware of any minors who were on the plane.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey questioned Visoski briefly on the witness stand Monday, asking him how and when he met Epstein and Maxwell — and whether he kept track of the people he flew on Epstein’s planes.
“It wasn’t a priority,” Visoski said of keeping records of passengers, later saying that the private jets gave Epstein and other passengers a lot of freedom because they aren’t monitored.
“Flying private, security is much less,” he said. “You don’t have
TSA, you don’t have X-rays, you come and go as you please, pretty much. Some airports even let you drive your car directly onto the ramp next to the aircraft and unload.”