Senova’s testimony began by saying she initially met Vavrinyuk on October 28, 2013 as she had received a text from Vavrinyuk seeking Senova’s services for makeup. Senova arrived at the apartment shared by Vavrinyuk and Varlamov, who were both present at the time along with a third person, Jay Khaletsky, at approximately 5:00 p.m. and was there approximately one hour as she did Vavrinyuk’s makeup. Senova then departed for the evening.
Vavrinyuk would then call Senova the next afternoon, telling her she been beaten up and, in a second phone call a few hours later, stated she had been thrown out by Varlamov and needed a place to go. Senova went to pick her up, took her to her Abrams’ law office to consult with Abrams about what to do. Vavrinyuk told Abrams the story and then signed a contract with Abrams stating she intended to sue Varlamo. According to Senova, Vavrinyuk explicitly stated she wanted to sue Varlamov, a contradiction to her own testimony.
Vavrinyuk then accompanied Senova back to her house, which she shared with Abrams, and began her approximate one month stay with the couple. When they began discussing going to the police on October 30, Vavrinyuk initially told Senova she had hit Varlamov first, to which Senova advised Vavrinyuk not to tell police that part. She would also confirm portions of Varlamov’s version of events, such as her initiating physical contact, her chasing him through the kitchen, and Varlamov locking himself in the second bedroom to get away from her.
In another contradiction to Vavrinyuk’s testimony, Senova testified Vavrinyuk was not hesitant to do media interviews and, due to having no money of her own, was very eager to receive payment for the appearances. In conversations about Varlamov, Senova says Vavrinyuk told her she was interested in receiving “a couple million bucks” and wanted to see him put in jail because “he was horrible.”
Senova said she quickly began questioning Vavrinyuk’s motives and character as Vavrinyuk settled into living with Senova and Abrams and began partying regularly, staying out until as late as 4 a.m. and drinking large amounts of wine while at the house.
Feeling weary of her house guest, Senova went to police in early December to talk to the District Attorney and tell the truth about everything she had seen and heard. Senova initially called the district attorney on December 6, 2013, to “unburden her soul”, met with the DA in person on December 10, and the case was summarily dismissed on December 13.
