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This document is page 36 of a court transcript from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell), filed on March 11, 2022. The text captures a legal argument regarding the cross-examination of a male witness who is a victim of sexual abuse. The defense (implied) questions the witness about an interview with a reporter named Lucia from The Independent and whether he understood the public consequences of that interview. Prosecutor Ms. Moe objects to the phrasing of the question regarding 'consequences' as confusing, while conceding no objection to limited follow-up on the witness's understanding of public exposure.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Moe | Government Attorney / Prosecutor |
Speaking to the Judge ('Your Honor'), objecting to the framing of a question regarding 'consequences' and clarifying ...
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| Lucia | Reporter |
Journalist from The Independent who interviewed the witness.
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| Unidentified Witness | Witness / Victim |
Referred to as 'he/his'; a male victim of sexual abuse who spoke to a reporter.
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| Unidentified Speaker | Defense Attorney (implied) |
Person asking the questions in lines 1-12 regarding the witness's interaction with the reporter.
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| The Court / Your Honor | Judge |
Addressed by Ms. Moe; previously noted the witness's explanation.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Independent |
News publication employing the reporter Lucia.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Court reporting firm listed in the footer.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice (indicated by DOJ-OGR stamp).
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| The Government |
Prosecution team represented by Ms. Moe.
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Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Likely Southern District of New York (SDNY), implied by the court reporter firm name.
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Relationships (1)
Line 4: 'fact that you spoke to Lucia, the reporter from The Independent'
Key Quotes (3)
"isn't it a fact that you spoke to Lucia, the reporter from The Independent"Source
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"whether it would be publicly known that he was the victim of sexual abuse."Source
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"I don't know what the word 'consequences' might mean in response to the question"Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 645 Filed 03/11/22 Page 36 of 50 36
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1 that talking to a reporter would necessarily make you known to
2 the world about -- your sexual abuse known to the world. If
3 that wasn't something that truly entered your head, isn't it a
4 fact that you spoke to Lucia, the reporter from The Independent
5 that you spoke to, about the consequences that you might face
6 in revealing all this stuff -- we won't get into jury
7 deliberations -- about what you said to her about your sexual
8 abuse and other things, there would be well-known consequences
9 to what you were doing. How do you square those two thoughts
10 in your head, which you didn't think it would be public, didn't
11 think you would be known for this, and the journalist is
12 telling you that very fact?
13 MS. MOE: Your Honor, the government has no objection
14 to limited follow-up questions about his understanding about
15 whether it would become public. I do have concerns about the
16 proposed question because it's confusing and a little cryptic.
17 I don't know what the word "consequences" might mean in
18 response to the question or what that's in particular driving
19 at. I think, as the Court noted, he has already sort of
20 explained his understanding about speaking publicly to a
21 reporter and whether it would be publicly known that he was the
22 victim of sexual abuse.
23 There's also, I think, some tension between the
24 Court's focused question about whether he understood it would
25 become public that he was the victim of sexual abuse and
2 the world about -- your sexual abuse known to the world. If
3 that wasn't something that truly entered your head, isn't it a
4 fact that you spoke to Lucia, the reporter from The Independent
5 that you spoke to, about the consequences that you might face
6 in revealing all this stuff -- we won't get into jury
7 deliberations -- about what you said to her about your sexual
8 abuse and other things, there would be well-known consequences
9 to what you were doing. How do you square those two thoughts
10 in your head, which you didn't think it would be public, didn't
11 think you would be known for this, and the journalist is
12 telling you that very fact?
13 MS. MOE: Your Honor, the government has no objection
14 to limited follow-up questions about his understanding about
15 whether it would become public. I do have concerns about the
16 proposed question because it's confusing and a little cryptic.
17 I don't know what the word "consequences" might mean in
18 response to the question or what that's in particular driving
19 at. I think, as the Court noted, he has already sort of
20 explained his understanding about speaking publicly to a
21 reporter and whether it would be publicly known that he was the
22 victim of sexual abuse.
23 There's also, I think, some tension between the
24 Court's focused question about whether he understood it would
25 become public that he was the victim of sexual abuse and
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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