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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 383 Filed 10/29/21 Page 2 of 40 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT. ............sscsscsscssssscsssssssssssscscsscsscesssscsssnesssssesssssscesscssnsssessesseseess 3 PU 3 I. The Court Should Permit Certain Witnesses to Testify Under Pseudonyms or Using First Names, and Permit the Sealing of Related Exhibits 2.0.0.0... cee ceeceeeeeeneeeeeeeeneeeeneeeeesnaeennenees 3 A. Applicable Law ........cceecceeccessceceneceneeeeeeesneecaeeeneessneesaeecsaeeaeseseeesneecaeeseseeneesaeessaeeneeees 4 B. The Minor Victims Retain Significant Privacy Interests .............cecceeecessceeeeeeeeeeeeneeenees 7 1. Minor Victi~] oo... eee eceeceseessecseeseeseeeseesaeenaecsaesaeeseeeseesaeesaeenaesaeseeeeees 7 oA MITHGF VICE on cnavemcsamens anenmeremaamatts enceneanaTiR semmeaNeaNneTEE inomeneteainES Hea 10 3. Minor Victin~4 ooo. eecesecsecsseseeseeesecsaecnsecseesaeeseesaeesaecnaesaeesaeesneeatenaes 12 4. MUm0r VICtiIN~6 oo... eee cess cseecneeseeeseeeseeaecnaesaeesaeeseeaeesaeenaesaeesaeeseeeaeenaee 13 C. The Government’s Proposal Would Protect Those Privacy Interests... 14 D. The Defendant Has No Countervailing Interests at Stake, Much Less a Particularized Need for Disclosure. 0.0... cece cesseseseeesseeseessecnneceesaeeseesseeaecsaecsuesaeesnesseseatenas 16 E. Sealing Related Exhibits is Entirely Appropriate ...............:escceeeeseceseeeeeseeeeneesanesnaeens 19 II. The Court Should Resolve Litigation Related to Prior Consistent Statements at the Appropriate Time.........ccceecceeceesssesseeceeeeeeneeseeeceeecaeessnessceesaeecaeessneeseeesaeecsaeseeessneesaeessaeeneeeees 21 IH. The Court Should Preclude the Defense from Making Improper Arguments and Proffering Irrelevant Evidence.............ecceecceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeneeeaeecseecaeeeneesaeecaeenaeeseneesanessaeeeerenees 22 A. The Court Should Preclude Evidence and Argument about Investigations of the Defendant... cece seceessesscsseessecseesseeseessecaecnaesaeeseeseeaeenaecauesseeseesseeaeenaesnaesas 24 B. Evidence of the Non-Prosecution Agreement is Not Otherwise Admissible for Any PULPOSC..... eee eeeseeceeeensnneeesnsaeeecesssnneeeessaaeeecnssaneeeessaaeeeesssaeeecesanaeeeessaaeeeenses 29 C. Evidence that the Defendant was Not Charged by the USAO-SDFL is Irrelevant to Witnae Vieiiiel Srey ie creeemermnen sxememememsaern tremens semmemmsemsaees eee 31 D. The Government Should Preclude Testimony from Case Agents About Irrelevant Fa) 33 E. The Government’s Alleged Motives Are Irrelevant ............ccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenereaeens 34 F. The Court Should Preclude Challenges to the Credibility of Individuals Who Are Not Witnesses at Trial... cece esesseeseeesecssecnseceesaesseesaeenaessuesaeeseesseeaeenaesnaesas 35 DOJ-OGR-00005556