Attorney seeks admission of police report and testimony in defamation case involving alleged underage abuse

10 id. 12 13 14 L5 16 ne) 18 life) 20 21 22 23 24 25 127 H3vlgiu2 come into evidence because they have been validated by an employee who works at the home and are things that should be able to be utilized at trial, and Maxwell should be able to be shown those and explain whether or not there is some issue with respect to those statements. So your Honor, that's all evidence that we do want to enter at the trial, and certainly we have done our diligence with respect to the police report to make sure that we do have Detective Recarey's testimony on it. I submit if you review that, you will see the reason why that it should come into evidence. But regardless of the hearsay issue and the business records exception, again, as you said in your June 20th order, the point of defendant's knowledge at the time she mad a defamatory statement is very significant in this case, so if she knew ven if she didn't believe my client, if she knew that there had been a number of other under-age minors that were abused in this circumstance, to call my client a liar in the face of all that knowledge is something the jury should be able to consider. So that is a piece that is important and relevant to this case. And you can always give a cautionary instruction. If you're concerned at any level, as you know, you could add a cautionary instruction with respect to the police report. But we should be entitled to ask her questions on the stand when she's under oath about what she knew with respect to this very significant document. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011430