ALBANY, N.Y. — Seated before an array of New York state senators Monday, Lara Blume McGee was asked by one lawmaker why it had taken her so long to go public with the details of how Jeffrey Epstein had abused her. She paused for a moment, another victim of Epstein’s by her side, and leaned forward to speak into the microphone in the state Capitol. “Fear,” said Blume McGee, who had been 17 and an aspiring model when Epstein abused her. It took her about 20 years to come forward. “Jeffrey Epstein was a great manipulator,” she added, explaining that she feared being sued and having her life ruined by his capacity for retribution. Blume McGee was among four women who testified in the state Capitol about the trauma Epstein inflicted upon them and the lasting damage he did to their lives. The appearance of two of the women — Blume McGee and Carine Silva De Deus — had been expected, but two other women — Glendys Espinal and Alexandra Golematis — also came forward.…