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This document is a page from a court transcript dated July 24, 2019, concerning Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB. The text captures a dialogue between the Court and defense attorney Mr. Weinberg. The Court lists various crimes involving minors that carry a presumption of remand. Mr. Weinberg acknowledges the gravity of the allegations against Jeffrey Epstein but argues that his case does not fit the typical profile ('heartland') of commercial sex trafficking statutes (1591) which usually involve servitude, enslavement, and pimps.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mr. Weinberg | Defense Attorney |
Speaking in court, arguing regarding the applicability of statute 1591 to Mr. Epstein's case.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant |
Subject of the allegations discussed; Weinberg argues his case is distinct from typical commercial sex trafficking.
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| Judge Jones | Judge |
Cited by Weinberg as having made a legal decision relevant to the argument.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the hearing, discussing the presumption of remand instead of bail.
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| Chief Justice | Judge |
Cited by Weinberg regarding a legal opinion.
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Organizations (3)
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Listed in the footer.
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| United States |
Mentioned in the context of importation laws.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice, indicated by the Bates stamp 'DOJ-OGR'.
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Timeline (1 events)
2019-07-24
Court hearing (Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB) regarding bail and remand.
Southern District (implied by reporter)
Locations (2)
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Mentioned in relation to importation crimes.
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Mentioned as the source of a legal opinion relied upon.
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Relationships (1)
Weinberg is arguing on behalf of Epstein against the applicability of specific trafficking statutes.
Key Quotes (3)
"I'm not here today to in any way diminish the gravity of the allegations against Mr. Epstein, but it's far away from the heartland of 1591 commercial sex trafficking"Source
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"deals with servitude and deals with enslavement and deals with pimps, if I can use that word, selling women for commercial profit."Source
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"All of those -- there may be others, but those are the ones we found -- also carried this presumption of remand instead of bail."Source
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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 36 Filed 07/24/19 Page 29 of 74 29
1 know if there are more -- 12 cases, all of which involve a
2 minor victim -- kidnapping, sex trafficking of children,
3 aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, offenses resulting in
4 death, sexual exploitation of children, selling and buying of
5 children, the production of sexually explicit depictions of a
6 minor for importation into the United States, crimes involving
7 the transportation of minor victims, coercion and enticement,
8 transport of minors, and use of interstate facilities to
9 transmit information about a minor.
10 All of those -- there may be others, but those are the
11 ones we found -- also carried this presumption of remand
12 instead of bail.
13 MR. WEINBERG: Yes, your Honor.
14 THE COURT: Presumption.
15 MR. WEINBERG: Yes, your Honor. If we're looking at
16 1591 -- and I'm not here today to in any way diminish the
17 gravity of the allegations against Mr. Epstein, but it's far
18 away from the heartland of 1591 commercial sex trafficking that
19 deals with servitude and deals with enslavement and deals with
20 pimps, if I can use that word, selling women for commercial
21 profit.
22 We've provided the Court with some of the division in
23 the law, including decisions by this Court, by Judge Jones
24 relying on a South Dakota opinion, by the chief justice that
25 finds the statute inapplicable.
2 minor victim -- kidnapping, sex trafficking of children,
3 aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, offenses resulting in
4 death, sexual exploitation of children, selling and buying of
5 children, the production of sexually explicit depictions of a
6 minor for importation into the United States, crimes involving
7 the transportation of minor victims, coercion and enticement,
8 transport of minors, and use of interstate facilities to
9 transmit information about a minor.
10 All of those -- there may be others, but those are the
11 ones we found -- also carried this presumption of remand
12 instead of bail.
13 MR. WEINBERG: Yes, your Honor.
14 THE COURT: Presumption.
15 MR. WEINBERG: Yes, your Honor. If we're looking at
16 1591 -- and I'm not here today to in any way diminish the
17 gravity of the allegations against Mr. Epstein, but it's far
18 away from the heartland of 1591 commercial sex trafficking that
19 deals with servitude and deals with enslavement and deals with
20 pimps, if I can use that word, selling women for commercial
21 profit.
22 We've provided the Court with some of the division in
23 the law, including decisions by this Court, by Judge Jones
24 relying on a South Dakota opinion, by the chief justice that
25 finds the statute inapplicable.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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