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This document is a transcript page from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) filed on August 10, 2022. It details a sidebar or legal argument where the defense objects to a witness named Matt using the term 'girls' when recounting what 'Jane' told him, as it implies underage status without proof. The Court sustains the objection, and Prosecutor Ms. Moe agrees to lead the witness to use neutral terms like 'females' or 'people' to avoid unfounded implications of age.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jane | Primary Witness/Victim |
Subject of the redirect examination; the person who made prior statements to the witness 'Matt'.
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| Matt | Witness |
A witness providing testimony about what Jane told him; he used the term 'girls' in his recollection.
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| Ms. Moe | Prosecutor (Government Attorney) |
Arguing on behalf of the government regarding the admissibility of specific terminology ('girls' vs 'females').
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the objection and issuing a ruling on how the witness should be questioned.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| The Government | ||
| DOJ |
Key Quotes (5)
"I do object to the term girls, and I do object to other aspects of his 3500 material"Source
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"I think since the witness couldn't testify if they were underage or not, I can't allow the witness to make that as an implication"Source
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"the government doesn't intend to argue in closing that the jury must infer from the evidence that there were underage girls in the room because of Matt's testimony."Source
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"often women above the age of 18 are referred to as girls."Source
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"why don't you just say other people, or something like that."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 745 Filed 08/10/22 Page 213 of 264 624
LC1Qmax6 Jane - Redirect
LC1Qmax6 Jane - Redirect
1 make objection to that, but I do object to the term girls, and
2 I do object to other aspects of his 3500 material insofar as
3 there was no testimony, and this witness should not be used to
4 supplant what the primary witness did not testify about.
5 THE COURT: I agree with you on that distinction.
6 This witness can't testify as a prior consistent statement that
7 Jane told him that there were -- I mean, there's ambiguity in
8 the term, but I think since the witness couldn't testify if
9 they were underage or not, I can't allow the witness to make
10 that as an implication since that implication wouldn't be
11 consistent with the testimony.
12 MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor. I think on this point, to
13 be clear, the government doesn't intend to argue in closing
14 that the jury must infer from the evidence that there were
15 underage girls in the room because of Matt's testimony. I
16 think it is, unfortunately, common that often women above the
17 age of 18 are referred to as girls. That's how he remembers
18 it.
19 I would be happy to lead him through that testimony,
20 if the Court would prefer, and use the term females. It's not
21 our intention to elicit the testimony to suggest anything in
22 particular about the ages of those folks, but that's how he
23 remembers it, and that's the word he uses.
24 THE COURT: Why don't you -- I'll let you lead, but
25 why don't you just say other people, or something like that.
2 I do object to other aspects of his 3500 material insofar as
3 there was no testimony, and this witness should not be used to
4 supplant what the primary witness did not testify about.
5 THE COURT: I agree with you on that distinction.
6 This witness can't testify as a prior consistent statement that
7 Jane told him that there were -- I mean, there's ambiguity in
8 the term, but I think since the witness couldn't testify if
9 they were underage or not, I can't allow the witness to make
10 that as an implication since that implication wouldn't be
11 consistent with the testimony.
12 MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor. I think on this point, to
13 be clear, the government doesn't intend to argue in closing
14 that the jury must infer from the evidence that there were
15 underage girls in the room because of Matt's testimony. I
16 think it is, unfortunately, common that often women above the
17 age of 18 are referred to as girls. That's how he remembers
18 it.
19 I would be happy to lead him through that testimony,
20 if the Court would prefer, and use the term females. It's not
21 our intention to elicit the testimony to suggest anything in
22 particular about the ages of those folks, but that's how he
23 remembers it, and that's the word he uses.
24 THE COURT: Why don't you -- I'll let you lead, but
25 why don't you just say other people, or something like that.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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