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This document is page 16 of a court transcript from Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell), filed on August 10, 2022. The dialogue involves defense attorney Mr. Everdell and prosecutor Mr. Rohrbach debating the specific language regarding the age of 'minors' in Count Five of the indictment, which covers a conspiracy period from 2001 to 2004. The prosecutor clarifies that for sex trafficking counts, the relevant age of consent is statutorily defined as 18.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mr. Everdell | Defense Attorney |
Argues for clarification regarding the definition of 'minors' and age of consent in the indictment.
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| Mr. Rohrbach | Prosecutor |
Clarifies that for sex trafficking counts, the relevant age of consent is 18.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presides over the discussion regarding jury instructions or indictment language.
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| The Defendant | Defendant |
Subject of Count Five of the indictment (conspiring to engage in sex trafficking of minors).
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice (implied by Bates stamp DOJ-OGR).
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2001 to 2004
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Mr. Everdell is arguing on behalf of the defense regarding the indictment charges against the defendant.
Key Quotes (3)
"Count Five of the indictment charges the defendant with conspiring to engage in sex trafficking of minors."Source
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"the time period of the conspiracy, 2001 to 2004"Source
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"for the sex trafficking counts, the relevant age of consent is 18."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 765 Filed 08/10/22 Page 16 of 95 2754
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1 THE COURT: Yes.
2 MR. EVERDELL: Your Honor, I'm sorry. Could we just
3 return to page 15.
4 THE COURT: Sure.
5 MR. EVERDELL: Line 23.
6 THE COURT: Okay.
7 MR. EVERDELL: There, it says -- and it's also on the
8 next page, but we'll get to that. It says, "Count Five of the
9 indictment charges the defendant with conspiring to engage in
10 sex trafficking of minors. And the word "minors" depends on
11 jurisdiction, and it creates a lot of ambiguity because we've
12 got allegations, especially because the time period of the
13 conspiracy, 2001 to 2004, you know, the word "minors" is going
14 to create an ambiguity, and it raises issues with the age of
15 consent, because you're not a minor unless, you know --
16 THE COURT: You want to change it to an individual
17 under the age of 17?
18 MR. EVERDELL: Yeah, either under the age of 17 or
19 under the age of consent.
20 MR. ROHRBACH: Well, your Honor, first, for the sex
21 trafficking counts, the relevant age of consent is 18.
22 THE COURT: Right. Sorry. Thank you.
23 MR. EVERDELL: Yeah, actually, that's right. That's
24 in the language of the statute itself.
25 MR. ROHRBACH: Yeah.
2 MR. EVERDELL: Your Honor, I'm sorry. Could we just
3 return to page 15.
4 THE COURT: Sure.
5 MR. EVERDELL: Line 23.
6 THE COURT: Okay.
7 MR. EVERDELL: There, it says -- and it's also on the
8 next page, but we'll get to that. It says, "Count Five of the
9 indictment charges the defendant with conspiring to engage in
10 sex trafficking of minors. And the word "minors" depends on
11 jurisdiction, and it creates a lot of ambiguity because we've
12 got allegations, especially because the time period of the
13 conspiracy, 2001 to 2004, you know, the word "minors" is going
14 to create an ambiguity, and it raises issues with the age of
15 consent, because you're not a minor unless, you know --
16 THE COURT: You want to change it to an individual
17 under the age of 17?
18 MR. EVERDELL: Yeah, either under the age of 17 or
19 under the age of consent.
20 MR. ROHRBACH: Well, your Honor, first, for the sex
21 trafficking counts, the relevant age of consent is 18.
22 THE COURT: Right. Sorry. Thank you.
23 MR. EVERDELL: Yeah, actually, that's right. That's
24 in the language of the statute itself.
25 MR. ROHRBACH: Yeah.
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