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Summary
This document is a page from a court transcript dated July 16, 2019, regarding Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB. Defense attorney Mr. Weingarten requests an adjournment of a detention hearing until Thursday, which the Court grants. Prosecutor Mr. Rossmiller accepts the delay but provides a rebuttal argument, asserting that federal law charges trafficking rather than 'child prostitution' because children cannot consent to sex, and noting that force is not required for underage victims.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the detention hearing and managing the schedule.
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| Mr. Weingarten | Defense Attorney |
Representing the defendant (Epstein), requesting an adjournment of the detention hearing.
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| Mr. Rossmiller | Prosecutor (Government) |
Representing the government, agreeing to adjournment but providing a rebuttal regarding charges of sex trafficking ve...
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Listed in the footer.
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| The Government |
Referred to by the Court; represented by Mr. Rossmiller.
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| DOJ |
Implied by Bates stamp DOJ-OGR-00000427.
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Timeline (1 events)
2019-07-16
Detention Hearing / Court Proceeding
Courtroom (Southern District of New York)
Locations (1)
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Implied jurisdiction based on 'Southern District Reporters' and case context.
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Relationships (1)
Weingarten represents defense, Rossmiller represents the government.
Key Quotes (4)
"Certainly the concept of child prostitution is, frankly, offensive and not recognized in federal law."Source
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"The idea that children can consent to sex and be prostitutes is beyond the realm of federal law which contemplates trafficking, which is what has been charged here."Source
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"there is simply no force required for underage victims."Source
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"Mr. Weingarten is free to argue to a jury that trafficking minors was only statutory rape"Source
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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 20 Filed 07/16/19 Page 22 of 24 22
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1 proveable. That is the answer to the obstruction issue.
2 THE COURT: All right. So you want to adjourn the
3 detention hearing until Thursday?
4 MR. WEINGARTEN: Yes.
5 THE COURT: All right. Is there any objection to that
6 from the government? I think under the statute he is entitled
7 to three days.
8 MR. ROSSMILLER: That is, of course, fine, your Honor.
9 I think we would like just a very brief opportunity to
10 respond to some of those arguments so that they don't sort of
11 hang with the court for three days unresponded to.
12 THE COURT: All right. Go ahead.
13 MR. ROSSMILLER: Just very briefly, your Honor, I
14 think a lot of that discussion was entirely orthogonal to the
15 issues here.
16 But just very briefly, with respect to the charges
17 here, there is simply no force required for underage victims.
18 A grand jury has properly returned an indictment, and these are
19 fact issues that are being presented in large part.
20 Certainly the concept of child prostitution is,
21 frankly, offensive and not recognized in federal law. The idea
22 that children can consent to sex and be prostitutes is beyond
23 the realm of federal law which contemplates trafficking, which
24 is what has been charged here. Mr. Weingarten is free to argue
25 to a jury that trafficking minors was only statutory rape or
2 THE COURT: All right. So you want to adjourn the
3 detention hearing until Thursday?
4 MR. WEINGARTEN: Yes.
5 THE COURT: All right. Is there any objection to that
6 from the government? I think under the statute he is entitled
7 to three days.
8 MR. ROSSMILLER: That is, of course, fine, your Honor.
9 I think we would like just a very brief opportunity to
10 respond to some of those arguments so that they don't sort of
11 hang with the court for three days unresponded to.
12 THE COURT: All right. Go ahead.
13 MR. ROSSMILLER: Just very briefly, your Honor, I
14 think a lot of that discussion was entirely orthogonal to the
15 issues here.
16 But just very briefly, with respect to the charges
17 here, there is simply no force required for underage victims.
18 A grand jury has properly returned an indictment, and these are
19 fact issues that are being presented in large part.
20 Certainly the concept of child prostitution is,
21 frankly, offensive and not recognized in federal law. The idea
22 that children can consent to sex and be prostitutes is beyond
23 the realm of federal law which contemplates trafficking, which
24 is what has been charged here. Mr. Weingarten is free to argue
25 to a jury that trafficking minors was only statutory rape or
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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