Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team moves to exclude the expert testimony of Dr. Lisa M. Rocchio, argui...

EFTA00016471

EFTA00014701

Maxwell AUSA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : -v.- : S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) GHISLAINE MAXWELL, : Defendant. : ---------------------------------------------------------------x THE GOVERNMENT’S SENTENCING MEMORANDUM DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney Southern District of New York Attorney for the United States of America Maurene Comey Alison Moe Lara Pomerantz Andrew Rohr

Maxwell 4.29.22

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK United States of America, –v– Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant. 20-CR-330 (AJN) OPINION & ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, Circuit Judge, sitting by designation: In 2020, the Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell was indicted for her participation in a scheme to entice, transport, and traffic underage girls for sexual abuse by and with Jeffrey Epstein, her longtime companion. The Government at trial presented extensive witness testimony from multiple victim

Court Filing - Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony: 386

Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team moves to exclude the expert testimony of Dr. Lisa M. Rocchio, arguing that her opinions on grooming and victim behavior are unreliable and prejudicial. The motion cites Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, and requests a Daubert hearing to assess the admissibility of Dr. Rocchio's testimony.

Court Filing - Opinion & Order: 435

The court rules on the defendant's motion to exclude the government's expert witness, Dr. Lisa Rocchio, and finds her testimony admissible with one exception. The court concludes that Dr. Rocchio is qualified as an expert and her methods are reliable and well-accepted in her profession. The court's decision is based on the Daubert standard and Federal Rule of Evidence 702.