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Summary
This document is page 83 (filed page 70) of a court transcript from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), featuring the opening statement by defense attorney Ms. Sternheim. She argues that the government's case relies on 'stitching together' the stories of four accusers which cannot stand on their own. Sternheim urges the jury to question the accusers' credibility, suggesting their testimony is influenced by media, lawyers, and financial payouts from the 'Epstein fund.'
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Sternheim | Defense Attorney |
Delivering the opening statement, arguing against the credibility of the accusers.
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| Epstein | Deceased Financier |
Mentioned in the context of the 'Epstein fund' providing money to accusers.
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| Four accusers | Witnesses/Victims |
Unnamed in this page, but described as four different people whose stories the government is trying to stitch together.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Epstein fund |
Cited by the defense as the source of 'big money rewards' for the accusers.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Court reporting agency listed in the footer.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice, indicated by the document stamp 'DOJ-OGR'.
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| The government |
The prosecution team attempting to prove the charges.
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Timeline (1 events)
2022-08-10
Opening statement by Ms. Sternheim in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE.
Courtroom (Southern District)
Locations (1)
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Likely Southern District of New York (SDNY), implied by the court reporters' name and case context.
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Relationships (2)
Defense claims they received 'big money rewards' from the fund.
Sternheim is arguing against their credibility in court.
Key Quotes (4)
"The only pattern that you will see here is the success of those four people getting big money rewards from the Epstein fund."Source
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"It's like taking paper cutouts and putting them together, cutouts that can't stand on their own..."Source
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"...focus on memory, manipulation, and money."Source
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"Evaluate each of them for credibility, plausibility, reliability."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 741 Filed 08/10/22 Page 70 of 106 83
LBTVMAX3 Opening - Ms. Sternheim
LBTVMAX3 Opening - Ms. Sternheim
1 There will not be substantive evidence that supports the
2 charges. The exhibits that the government is going to claim
3 corroborates, will not and will not overcome their burden.
4 They will not overcome reasonable doubt.
5 And the stories of the individual accusers cannot be
6 used to corroborate other accusers' stories; they are personal
7 stories to them. The government is trying to stitch together
8 stories of four different people, four different stories to
9 support a pattern. The only pattern that you will see here is
10 the success of those four people getting big money rewards from
11 the Epstein fund.
12 Each accuser's story is thin; it lacks support. It's
13 like taking paper cutouts and putting them together, cutouts
14 that can't stand on their own, even linked together cannot
15 substantiate and stand and will not support the charges here
16 beyond a reasonable doubt.
17 I ask you to scrutinize closely all of the evidence,
18 all of the exhibits, all of the documents, but pay particular
19 attention to those four accusers. They have been impacted by
20 lawyers, by media, by things they have read and things they
21 have heard, and by money, big bucks. And I ask you again, in
22 evaluating them and listening to them, focus on memory,
23 manipulation, and money. Evaluate each of them for
24 credibility, plausibility, reliability.
25 (Continued on next page)
2 charges. The exhibits that the government is going to claim
3 corroborates, will not and will not overcome their burden.
4 They will not overcome reasonable doubt.
5 And the stories of the individual accusers cannot be
6 used to corroborate other accusers' stories; they are personal
7 stories to them. The government is trying to stitch together
8 stories of four different people, four different stories to
9 support a pattern. The only pattern that you will see here is
10 the success of those four people getting big money rewards from
11 the Epstein fund.
12 Each accuser's story is thin; it lacks support. It's
13 like taking paper cutouts and putting them together, cutouts
14 that can't stand on their own, even linked together cannot
15 substantiate and stand and will not support the charges here
16 beyond a reasonable doubt.
17 I ask you to scrutinize closely all of the evidence,
18 all of the exhibits, all of the documents, but pay particular
19 attention to those four accusers. They have been impacted by
20 lawyers, by media, by things they have read and things they
21 have heard, and by money, big bucks. And I ask you again, in
22 evaluating them and listening to them, focus on memory,
23 manipulation, and money. Evaluate each of them for
24 credibility, plausibility, reliability.
25 (Continued on next page)
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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