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This document is page 208 of a court transcript (Document 767) filed on August 10, 2022, from the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). It contains jury instructions regarding the legal definition of 'interstate commerce' in the context of sex trafficking, clarifying that actual travel is not required if the acts were economic in nature. It also introduces Instruction No. 30 regarding 'Aiding and abetting' for Counts Two, Four, and Six.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Referenced as 'Ms. Maxwell' in line 3 regarding the government's burden of proof concerning intent and interstate com...
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
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| The Government |
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
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2022-08-10
Filing of Document 767 in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (US v. Maxwell).
Southern District of New York (implied by case number and reporter)
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Context of prosecution proving elements of a crime against the defendant.
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"It's not necessary for the government to prove that Ms. Maxwell specifically knew or intended that her conduct would affect interstate commerce"Source
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"Proof of actual travel is not required."Source
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"If you find beyond a reasonable doubt that the recruitment, enticement, harboring, transportation, providing, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts was economic in nature... you may find that the interstate commerce requirement... has been satisfied."Source
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"Instruction No. 30. Counts Two, Four, and Six. Aiding and abetting."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 208 of 257 3042
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1 affects interstate commerce to use products that traveled in
2 interstate commerce. It's not necessary for the government to
3 prove that Ms. Maxwell specifically knew or intended that her
4 conduct would affect interstate commerce; it's only necessary
5 that the natural consequences of such conduct would affect
6 interstate commerce in some way, even if minor.
7 If you find beyond a reasonable doubt that the
8 recruitment, enticement, harboring, transportation, providing,
9 or obtaining of a person for the purpose of engaging in
10 commercial sex acts was economic in nature and involved the
11 crossing of state lines or was economic in nature and otherwise
12 affected the flow of money to any degree, however minimal, you
13 may find that the interstate commerce requirement of the
14 offense of sex trafficking of an individual under the age of 18
15 has been satisfied.
16 I further instruct you that to find this element has
17 been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, it's not necessary for
18 you to find that any interstate travel occurred. Proof of
19 actual travel is not required.
20 Instruction No. 30. Counts Two, Four, and Six.
21 Aiding and abetting.
22 In connection with the crimes charged in Counts Two,
23 Four, and Six, the defendant is also charged with aiding and
24 abetting the commission of those crimes. Aiding and abetting
25 liability is its own theory of criminal liability. In effect,
2 interstate commerce. It's not necessary for the government to
3 prove that Ms. Maxwell specifically knew or intended that her
4 conduct would affect interstate commerce; it's only necessary
5 that the natural consequences of such conduct would affect
6 interstate commerce in some way, even if minor.
7 If you find beyond a reasonable doubt that the
8 recruitment, enticement, harboring, transportation, providing,
9 or obtaining of a person for the purpose of engaging in
10 commercial sex acts was economic in nature and involved the
11 crossing of state lines or was economic in nature and otherwise
12 affected the flow of money to any degree, however minimal, you
13 may find that the interstate commerce requirement of the
14 offense of sex trafficking of an individual under the age of 18
15 has been satisfied.
16 I further instruct you that to find this element has
17 been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, it's not necessary for
18 you to find that any interstate travel occurred. Proof of
19 actual travel is not required.
20 Instruction No. 30. Counts Two, Four, and Six.
21 Aiding and abetting.
22 In connection with the crimes charged in Counts Two,
23 Four, and Six, the defendant is also charged with aiding and
24 abetting the commission of those crimes. Aiding and abetting
25 liability is its own theory of criminal liability. In effect,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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