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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 24 Filed 07/16/19 Page6of9 Hon. Richard M. Berman July 16, 2019 Page 6 caution and as an extra precaution, Epstein consistently notified the appropriate New Mexico official, Detective Deborah Anaya, when he spent any time at his residence there. (The underlying documents are available upon request.) Sixth, though some studies may well indicate that sex offender recidivism rates “actually go[] up at 15 years,” as Your Honor suggested from the bench,® others reach the opposite conclusion. For example, a respected study found that the relapse risk drops substantially the longer a person remains sex-offense free in the community. & Another determined that it’s mistaken to think of anyone who’s been offense-free for 15 years as high-risk.? 5 7/15/19 Tr. 34. 6 Hanson et al., “High-Risk Sex Offenders May Not Be High Risk Forever,” Journal of Interpersonal Violence (March 2014), https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261069441 High- Risk Sex Offenders May Not Be High Risk Forever. 7 Tra Mark & Tara Ellman, “Frightening and High’: The Supreme Court’s Crucial Mistake About Sex Crime Statistics” (2015). Constitutional Commentary. 419. https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/concomm/419. DOJ-OGR-00000450