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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 144 Filed 02/04/21 Page 2 of 25 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ........cccccsecccssesseesecseesecevsecsaeceeeaecsessecsessecnesseenaeeeeeaesaesaecnesaeeneeneenas 1 SUMMARY OP ALLEGATION ric: occ Os AS LCR Hee MERTON 2 ARGUMENT |... .cccceeccesccseesceseeesecsseceaecneesaeescessecssecsaecnaesaeescesseeaecsaecnaesaeescenseesaecsaecnaeeaeesaeseeetaeesase 3 I. The 2003 Amendment Does Not Apply Retroactively. ........ccccccccssecesecsseesssecsteceteeesseenaees 3 A. Step One: Congress did not expressly prescribe retroactivity and rejected a PLOPOSAl tO dO SO. ..ceecccescccsceesseeeseeceseceeeesseeeeseecseceseeeeeeeeseecseceseeseeeesseecesecnteesseeensees 6 B. Step Two: Application of the 2003 Amendment to Ms. Maxwell’s alleged offenses wanld have inmperniissithe CTLGCUS,, os ix scs.ca ava seo ncn ca va asa sn va ess sn an ss 0 awn 9 Il. Section 3283 Does Not Apply at Al. oo... ccc ecccecsceceseceseeeseeeeseeeseecesecnteessseecssecnseenteeseeeesaaee 12 A. Section 3283 applies only to offenses that necessarily entail the sexual or physical abuse, or kidnapping, of a Child... eee cececeseceseeeseeeseeceeenteeteseeeseenes 12 B. The offenses charged in Counts One through Four do not necessarily entail the sexual or physical abuse or kidnapping of a Child. ........ cece cceceesseeeteeeseeeteee 15 CONCLUSION |... ceeccesecscesseescessecesecsaecaeesaeescessecaecnaecneesaesseessecsaecsaesaeessesseessecsaecnaeeneesaeeeeeeaeenase 18 i DOJ-OGR-00002650