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Summary
This legal document, dated July 21, 2020, is a filing on behalf of Ms. Maxwell arguing that her right to a fair trial has been prejudiced by public statements made by the prosecution. It specifically cites a press conference held by Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss following Maxwell's July 2, 2020 arrest, quoting her statements to the New York Law Journal and the Washington Post as evidence of prejudicial commentary on Maxwell's credibility and guilt.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alison J. Nathan | The Honorable |
The document is addressed to The Honorable Alison J. Nathan.
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| Ms. Maxwell | Defendant |
The subject of the legal filing, who was arrested on July 2, 2020. The document argues that public statements have pr...
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| Audrey Strauss | Acting U.S. Attorney |
Held a press conference following Ms. Maxwell's arrest and made public statements about the case that are quoted in t...
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| Epstein | Associate of Ms. Maxwell |
Mentioned as a co-conspirator with Ms. Maxwell in setting up minor girls for sexual abuse.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Government | government agency |
Referred to as the prosecuting party that made prejudicial public statements and arrested Ms. Maxwell.
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| New York Law Journal | media |
Cited as the source for a quote from Audrey Strauss.
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| The Washington Post | media |
Cited as the source for quotes and statements from Audrey Strauss.
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Timeline (2 events)
2020-07-02
2020-07-02
Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss held a press conference following Ms. Maxwell's arrest.
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location of Ms. Maxwell's residence where she was arrested.
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The jurisdiction where Audrey Strauss is the acting U.S. attorney.
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Relationships (2)
The document quotes Audrey Strauss stating that Maxwell and Epstein set a 'trap' for minor girls and that Maxwell helped Epstein 'identify, befriend, and groom minor victims for abuse'.
Audrey Strauss is the Acting U.S. Attorney prosecuting the case against Ms. Maxwell.
Key Quotes (5)
"Maxwell lied because the truth, as alleged, was almost unspeakable,"Source
— Audrey Strauss
(Quoted from a press conference as reported by the New York Law Journal.)
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"Maxwell enticed minor girls, got them to trust her and then delivered them into the trap that that she and Epstein had set for them. She pretended to be a woman they could trust, all the while she was setting them up to be sexually abused by Epstein and, in some cases, by Maxwell herself."Source
— Audrey Strauss
(Quoted from a press conference as reported by the New York Law Journal.)
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Quote #2
"the socialite told that lie and others in deposition because the truth ‘was almost unspeakable.’"Source
— Audrey Strauss
(As reported in the Washington Post.)
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Quote #3
"Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss called the sex abuse described in the Maxwell case ‘the prequel’ to the charges they lodged against Epstein…."Source
— Audrey Strauss
(As reported in the Washington Post.)
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Quote #4
"Maxwell played a critical role in helping Epstein to identify, befriend, and groom minor victims for abuse’ … ‘In some cases Maxwell participated in the abuse itself.’"Source
— Audrey Strauss
(As reported in the Washington Post.)
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Quote #5
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 20 Filed 07/21/20 Page 3 of 7
The Honorable Alison J. Nathan
July 21, 2020
Page 3
July 21, 2020
Page 3
Recent Prejudicial Public Statements by the Government, its Agents and Counsel to Prospective Witnesses
Recent public statements by the Government, its agents and counsel for prospective witnesses have included presumptively prejudicial information.
On July 2, 2020 Ms. Maxwell was arrested without notice to her lawyers who had been in active communication with the Government for one year. Because plain vanilla surrenders lack the fanfare and attendant media coverage afforded to secret, armed, raids at dawn, the Government chose to invade Ms. Maxwell’s New Hampshire residence, arrest her, and stage a media presentation that included numerous statements that prejudice Ms. Maxwell’s right to a fair trial.
Immediately following Ms. Maxwell’s arrest, Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss held a press conference in which she commented on Ms. Maxwell’s credibility and her incorrect opinions concerning “guilt or innocence or as to the merits of the case or the evidence in the case” in violation of Local Rule 23.1(d)(1), (4) and (7):
Per the New York Law Journal:
‘Maxwell lied because the truth, as alleged, was almost unspeakable,’ Strauss said at a press conference announcing the charges. ‘Maxwell enticed minor girls, got them to trust her and then delivered them into the trap that that she and Epstein had set for them. She pretended to be a woman they could trust, all the while she was setting them up to be sexually abused by Epstein and, in some cases, by Maxwell herself.’¹
As reported in the Washington Post,
Strauss, the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, said the socialite told that lie and others in deposition because the truth ‘was almost unspeakable.’
Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss called the sex abuse described in the Maxwell case ‘the prequel’ to the charges they lodged against Epstein….
Maxwell played a critical role in helping Epstein to identify, befriend, and groom minor victims for abuse’ … ‘In some cases Maxwell participated in the abuse itself.’²
¹ https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2020/07/02/ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-in-connection-with-jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-ring/?slreturn=20200614124921
² https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-jeffrey-epstein/2020/07/02/20c74502-bc69-11ea-8cf5-9c1b8d7f84c6_story.html
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