But prior sexual assault, all of which occurred while
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But prior sexual assault, all of which occurred while
Ms. Giuffre was a child, it's irrelevant to this action. It
doesn't come in under 401. It doesn't involve defendant. It
predates even meeting defendant. And these assaults do not
make it more or less probable that defendant defamed
Ms. Giuffre, and neither does it tend to prove or disprove that
defendant abused her.
These are also classic examples of evidence that
should b xcluded under Rule 412. The Rape Shield Law forbids
vidence concerning these unrelated events involving
Ms. Giuffre. This rule should be strictly enforced,
particularly because these events happened when she was 14 and
15 years old. Rule 412(a) bars this evidence if it's offered
to prove that she engaged in any type of sexual behavior to
prove any type of disposition.
It should also b xcluded under Rule 403. This is
xtremely prejudicial, and because it is irrelevant, it would
only encourage the jury to view Ms. Giuffre, a married mother
in her 30s, as an immoral person for having sexual contact with
individuals as a child.
This should also b xcluded under 608(a), which
limits interaction of evidence for specific instances of
conduct in order to attack the witness' character for
truthfulness. Now, I spoke about this at length yesterday.
Defendant tries to offer two particular things to say that, oh,
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