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Summary

This page is a transcript from the trial United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). It details a legal argument between attorney Ms. Pomerantz and the Judge regarding the admissibility of questions related to 'grooming' and 'sexual gratification.' The Judge references a 'Daubert context' (expert witness admissibility) and compares the testimony to a 'pimp-prostitute context.'

People (4)

Name Role Context
Ms. Pomerantz Attorney/Prosecutor
Arguing regarding the line of questioning about grooming and sexual gratification.
The Court Judge
Presiding over the case, ruling on the admissibility of testimony and interpretation of previous rulings.
Rocchio Witness
Name appearing in the header 'Rocchio - Direct'.
Unidentified Female Witness ("She") Expert Witness (implied)
Referenced by the Court as 'she's testifying', regarding expert testimony ('Daubert context') on grooming.

Organizations (2)

Timeline (1 events)

2022-08-10
Court proceedings in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell).
Courtroom

Locations (1)

Location Context
Implied location of the court (SDNY) based on the reporter's name.

Relationships (1)

Ms. Pomerantz Attorney and Judge The Court
Standard courtroom dialogue format (Honor, The Court, Ms. Pomerantz).

Key Quotes (3)

"Your Honor, there is a distinction between the presence of a third party and whose sexual gratification the grooming is for; that that is part and parcel of the larger topic of grooming and attachment."
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"I understand you're saying you didn't intentionally -- the point you're making is you didn't intentionally violate my ruling."
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"I continue to think the testimony regarding whether strategies that she's testifying about can be utilized for the sexual gratification of the person doing the grooming we explored in the Daubert context specifically with me asking whether she talked about -- whether there was literature comparable to the pimp-prostitute context in which grooming"
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Full Extracted Text

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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 747 Filed 08/10/22 Page 68 of 228 744
LC2VMAX2 Rocchio - Direct
1 And then I believe I had returned to questions about that
2 topic.
3 So I just wanted to note that for your Honor that
4 we -- when I asked that question, I believe that it was
5 different from the question -- the opinion that your Honor had
6 excluded.
7 Your Honor, there is a distinction between the
8 presence of a third party and whose sexual gratification the
9 grooming is for; that that is part and parcel of the larger
10 topic of grooming and attachment.
11 I'm not trying to relitigate it, your Honor --
12 THE COURT: Oh, you're not?
13 MS. POMERANTZ: Well, if your Honor would permit me --
14 THE COURT: Looking at the transcript, I think it's
15 consistent with my ruling. I understand you're saying you
16 didn't intentionally -- the point you're making is you didn't
17 intentionally violate my ruling.
18 MS. POMERANTZ: Yes, your Honor.
19 THE COURT: Okay. And I see the portion of the
20 transcript. I continue to think the testimony regarding
21 whether strategies that she's testifying about can be utilized
22 for the sexual gratification of the person doing the grooming
23 we explored in the Daubert context specifically with me asking
24 whether she talked about -- whether there was literature
25 comparable to the pimp-prostitute context in which grooming
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