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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 745 Filed 08/10/22 Page 214 of 264 625 LC1Qmax6 Jane — Redirect 1 MS. MOE: i ask him about that, I do expect he 2 would say, yes, other girls. And so think unless it's a 3 leading question, just want to front that in order to avoid 4 creating an issue there. iS) THE COURT: Yes. Well, lead, and that way I don't 6 have to strike the testimony as not a prior consistent 7 statement. 8 MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor. If the Court authorizes us 9 to lead, I think we can navigate through this area. 10 THE COURT: Ms. Sternheim, okay if she leads through 11 this portion? 12 MS. STERNHEIM: have no problem with that, Judge, 13 but if the witness on his own sua sponte says girls, I will be 14 objecting to that. cannot rely on what they are going to do 15 or not do in closing. 16 THE COURT: agree with that. That's why I said -- 17 MS. STERNHEIM: That's fine. 18 THE COURT: -- I will let Ms. Moe lead so I don't have 19 to strike that testimony. I think we are in agreement that if 20 he were to testify that she told her that there were girls, the 21 imolication would be underage; that implication wouldn't be a 22 prior consistent statement, and so I wouldn't allow that 23 implication to stay with the jury. 24 MS. STERNHEIM: understand, and I thank you for 25 that. But the other part would be there was no testimony on SOUTHERN D STRICT REPORT ERS, (212) 805-0300 PG ew DOJ-OGR-00012234