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296 298 nor is 1 but, obviously, Epstein and his criminal associates have on 1 intended to be a direct quote? 11101/0 2 had the ability to — to destroy the evidence that's 00034 2 MR. SIMPSON: Back up. 010721 3 been — that we have been trying to gather. nu 3 BY MR. SIMPSON: 010711 4 Q. And in -- in your answer a couple of nom 4 Q. What is your understanding of Judge Marra's own 5 questions -- 031041 5 ruling with respect to these allegations about Professor non 6 A. I - I'm sorry. I shouldn't say "destroyed." 01144. 6 Dershowitz and Prince Andrew? run 7 They have been able to conceal would probably be a more 0)0344 7 A. That they were premature. 03 0/ 30 8 accurate term, the — the evidence that we are trying to mins 8 Q. That's your understanding of his order? 030733 9 gather. onoa 9 A. Yes. 030733 10 Q. In my answer -- in my answer -- mono 10 Q. Okay. wen, 11 A. Yeah. anew 11 A. And I — maybe I should — I see some 030733 12 Q. -- in the question and answer, your answer to mod 12 skepticism there, so let me explain why I think those 030131 13 my question a couple ofquestions o ou talked about 03100) 13 allegations — 03 07 0 14 whether Mr. Epstein a have the 03 100. 14 Q. Yeah. Well, we can pull -- worm 15 same or equal ability to disc ose -- 031001 15 A. -- are appropriate. wane 16 A. Right. 011001 16 Q. -- we will pull out the order itself -- wen, 17 Q. -- what these prominent politicians, 031.01 17 A. Sure. 03010 18 et cetera, had done, correct? on 18 Q. -- at the appropriate time, but first, your ono 34 19 A. Correct. ea loos 19 understanding Is that the Judge didn't find that those 03 OSS 20 noir 21 a Without attempting to make any comparison, you would agree, would you not, that as of December 03 low 20 031013 21 allegations, at the time they were made, were so irrelevant to the case, that they should be stricken 030401 22 30th, 2014, Miss Roberts had the ability to name the 03101S 22 from the public record? roam 23 names of the people who are referenced in this document? wren 23 A. In that pleading at that time, remember, we 0300,0 24 A. Physical ability, yes. ea nn 24 had in our — our brief — let me explain the — the one I, 25 Q. And -- well, let me ask this: You say a co an 25 nine reasons why we thought that those allegations were ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 3314400 (954) 3314400 297 299 011417 1 weer-known prime minister. Is that Prime Minister town 1 relevant to the case, since I think your question calls 010022 2 Barak? colon 2 for that. 010022 3 ow, 4 MS. McCAWLEY: I'm gonna instruct you not to rev communications you had in 4121 3 03 1031 4 Q. Are those the nine reasons you gave yesterday? 030024 5 an 6 Wit e specifics of her cou e Individuals. 031031 5 neon 6 A. No, I didn't have a chance to. Q. Are they the nine reasons that are set forth 030031 7 BY MR. SIMPSON: oi SO >A 7 .in your -- in your brief? one rz 8 Q. Is one of the other -- one of the powerful 011.36 8 A. They are. Those are the nine reasons that 0300 34 9 business executives, Les Wexner? wax 9 are set forth In the brief. NOB )7 10 MS. McCAWLEY: Again, same instruction. 031031 10 Q. Okay. And -- and Judge Marra had that brief Ince a 11 BY MR. SIMPSON: *ion 11 in front of him when he held that, these allegations omen 12 Q. Okay. Now, you mentioned yesterday -- well, w.0 .s 12 were so not relevant to the issues before the court, Gm n 13 a moment ago, you testified that these -- In your view, 0110.. 13 that they would be stricken and not part of the public 0301.11 14 these allegations about other powerful men furthered noon 14 record? 03004 15 Miss Roberts' legal position in the case, correct? woo 15 A. At that time, In that particular pleading — anew 16 A. Yes. roNS4 16 I think you're mischaracterizing Judge Marra's ruling In omen 17 Q. And it's also your position, I assume, that wilco 17 its entirety. He specifically said that the allegations 030310 18 the allegations regarding Professor Dershowltz and 03 ,+01 18 could be reasserted, If they were relevant to issues 030014 19 Prince Andrew furthered Miss Roberts' legal position; is 03 330. 19 that are — that were coming up. And so, in following norm 20 that right? 031107 20 that ruling, we went to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 030111 21 A. Absolutely. on lo 21 propounded discovery requests and said, look, we believe nor PI 22 Q. Does the fact that Judge Marra struck those 03 t113 22 you're sitting on information that Dershowitz was, you 030124 23 allegations as impertinent, scandalous, and completely rums 23 know, connected with the -- with the criminal 030930 24 Irrelevant to the case, cause you to reassess? 031'17 24 trafficking here; we would like you to produce those 01032 25 MR. SCAROLA: Excise me. Is that -- is that 031110 25 documents. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 (954) 331.4400 10/20/2015 01:08:15 PM 37 of 46 sheets Page 296 to 299 of 335 EFTA01116813
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300 302 021120 1 And rather than say, My, we don't have any 031341 1 the United States Attorney for the Southern District of sally 2 such documents, the U.S. Attorney's Office gave us the Oen 46 2 Florida to represent victims, correct? rens 3 response indicating, to our view, that there were such 0)1344 3 A. Yes. Through the — through the NPA, yeah, 031122 4 documents, and as you know, since you're one of until 4 there was an apparatus that led to his selection. 011124 5 Mr. Dershowitz's attorneys, we have drafted a pleading 0113S4 5 Q. And does that answer reflect holding the U.S. nun 6 now to try and collect that information, that law 031401 6 Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in that Gall a 7 enforce — federal law enforcement agencies have Num 7 office in high regard? Gan,. 8 collected, and — and to figure out the appropriate way 031404 8 A. Sure. 031142 9 to litigate that so that we can get that information and 031401 9 Q. Do you contend that at the time the United 011144 10 move forward with the case. 011411 10 States Attorney for the Southern District of Honda 031116 11 That's just one example of -- of how the rotor 11 negotiated the NPA, they knew that Professor Dershowitz, or Jr,. 12 allegations, if they were premature at that point, are 031420 12 himself, had been involved in abuse of minors? iniru 13 no longer going to be premature as the case moves along. 0314n 13 A. I don't know exactly what Information they own 14 Q. Is It or is it not your understanding that 031427 14 had. I do know that we have been propounding discovery 031201 15 Judge Marra ruled that the allegations in this pleading roux 15 requests on all of these subjects, including 011204 16 in front of you were so irrelevant to the pleading in ., ,.n 16 Professor Dershowitz's involvement, when the U.S. 03, 04 17 which they were stated, that they should be stricken 031435 17 Attorney knew. They are asserting privilege over that. 0.1217 18 from the public record? 031437 18 I would wish they would waive the privilege or at least Dun 19 A. In that particular pleading at that 021430 19 provide the information to pro bono crime victims' was 20 particular time, that's right. 43314o 20 attorneys that they have, so we can get to the bottom of 031221 21 Q. Does that cause you to reassess, in any way, routs 21 this. aux. 22 having filed this document? 01 ,..1 22 But there have been, you know, a nonstop 011223 23 A. Well, I think certainly as a tactical matter, 031447 23 series of assertions of privilege and other barriers 031224 24 we should have reserved the — the allegations for -- 0314441 24 Interposed against us in this case, and I think 011231 25 for another motion. I - I think that's -- you know, eau>, 25 Inappropriately so, and — and we have been arguing that ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 301 303 011234 1 certainly, with the — you're -- now, we are now sort of aims 1 now for a number of years. 03 In. 2 speculating, would we have done something different if 03,4m 2 Q. Would you agree with me that if the United 0312M 3 we knew that? And the answer to that is, sure, we would 0313011 3 States Attorney's Office had been aware that Professor Nun 4 have tried to do something that Judge Marra thought was ii nu 4 Dershowitz had engaged in sexual misconduct with minors, 031244 5 the appropriate way to handle it, so... 0 no 5 or himself had observed Mr. Epstein do so, that it would 031216 6 Q. And Judge Marra also reminded counsel of OD 44 .2 6 have been improper and unethical for them to let Mr. — 05120 7 their Rule 11 obligations; didn't he? 031312 7 Professor Dershowlez negotiate the terms of the NPA with 011251 8 A. That's right. Yeah. ran io 8 them? 011253 9 Q. And did it cause you to question, not wan 9 A. If they had direct personal knowledge of co use 10 tactics, but whether you were acting properly in filing oa nxi 10 that, sure. I mean, the — the -- but the realities are cal3.00 11 this? 021423 11 a little bit more complicated in that Professor 031340 12 MR. SCAROLA: Excuse me. I -- nal. 12 Dershowitz, over the last couple of days as 031302 13 MR. SIMPSON: I'm just asking if it caused 03027 13 frequently -- has frequently used the word "continuum," 011303 14 him to reassess. ouzo 14 and so if they were certain of that, it absolutely would 011304 15 MR. SCAROLA: I understand what you're 031031 15 have — would have been unethical. won 16 asking, and you're asking him about his mental vain, 16 The question Is: Well, what if they had a min, 17 processes in connection with pending litigation. 0 ISIS 17 suspicion or what if — you know, a reasonable suspicion Ingo 18 That's work product. I instruct you not to 03 ID as 18 or a possible suspicion. Those are the kinds of 031313 19 answer that question. co iss 19 dimensions that you've got to, you know, take into anti 20 BY MR. SIMPSON: in isu 20 account in the real world about, you know, what they .11. won 21 Q. All right. You testified yesterday that one ',nu 21 what they would have done. to 1719 22 reason that you found the filing of the complaint on 03 IS SO 22 I mean, it seems pretty dear, for example, in ill? 23 behalf of Jane Doe 102, who is-03 VS S2 23 that at some point, you know, later on, they got a black a I> 56 24 the -• Bob Josefsberg and -- and why that was Gann 24 book in which Professor Dershowitz's name had been oaun 25 significant was that Bob Josefsberg had been selected by to is se 25 circled. Now, what they did with that information, I -- ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331.4400 10/20/2015 01:08:1S PM Page 300 to 303 of 335 38 of 46 sheets EFTA01116814
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304 enteco 1 I don't know. 03 140 2 Q. And what they did with the fact that Courtney 03 1404 3 Love and Donald Trump were circled, you don't know also, 03 403 4 correct? o tea 5 A. That's right. Fair point. 01 'sw 6 Q. But somehow It's suspicious as to one to 7 Mr. Dershowitz, but not as to anyone else? Oa lea 8 MR. SCAROLA: Objection. Argumentative. co xi, 9 THE WITNESS: And I'm -- I'm glad to argue on Olt , 4 10 that point, let me, because they -- Cl lc '4 11 MR. SIMPSON: I'll withdraw the question. man 12 THE WITNESS: All right. Because I would (*tea 13 have a -- oleic 14 MR. SIMPSON: Let Oatc$: 15 THE WITNESS: -- a substantial argument on mare 16 that. Omni() 17 MR. SIMPSON: I -- I will withdraw the war, 18 question. 03 16 n 19 BY MR. SIMPSON: 01%24 20 Q. With respect, again, to the $6 le 21 MR. SCAROLA: And I'll withdraw the Or. 12 22 objection. 03 16)2 23 MR. SIMPSON: Thank you. 03 1.1.3 24 BY MR. SIMPSON: was 25 Q. At the time that you filed this joinder ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 306 03 I/ 50 1 certainly believe I have a good-faith basis, along with nay 2 my co-counsel, to explore that subject, and try to see oi leo 3 how someone who is fifth in line to the British Throne 03 IOW 4 might have been able to use the contacts and power that roam 5 he has to influence a -- a -- a disposition in this -- es nis 6 in the Crime Victims' Rights Act case that it would have awe 7 been favorable to one of his friends and potentially colon 8 favorable to himself. men 9 Q. And -- and you have that view, mesa 10 notwithstandng that the government had represented they non 11 have no record of that? wino 12 A. They didn't -- no, no, no, no. Let's not — nun 13 not -- let's not slip and try to get me to admit nee 14 something that is not what the record reflects. The tattle 15 government said they did not have documents. They did SI WO 16 not say that they didn't have any information along pea 17 those lines. $111441 18 To the contrary: They asserted a whole 03 110 19 series of privileges every time we tried to got nun 20 information along these lines. So the fact that they 031440 21 didn't have a letter, signed Prince Andrew, saying, num 22 please do the best you can for this convicted sex 031134 23 offender is one thing. That's the request for loins 24 production of documents. coup 25 But they never said that they - they --that ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 307 nem 1 something along these lines had never happened and, to 03 1903 2 the contrary, we were faced with assertions of privilege now 3 over roughly, if 1 remember correctly, about 10,000 cones 4 pages of documents where a whole host of privileges were nun 5 being asserted. Oiler/ 6 Q. Do you think it's credible that the United 03 1111 7 States Attorney's Office would be discussing an /IPA with 03 1120 8 a member of the British Royal Family? cairn 9 A. Not directly, but there certainly are now 10 possibilities of surrogates. I -- my -- somebody who is own 11 that powerful certainly wouldn't go out at it directly. mita 12 What they would probably do Is try to find the best wen 13 lawyers they could around the United States and -- and, 0/1913 14 you know, and some of the, you know, big-named lawyers coins 15 and try to bring them in there to — to work a deal. 0119 34 16 That's, I think, how, you know, we're -- you're wee 17 asking -- your question is asking for speculation and ono 18 I'm saying that -- that based on, how would you wires 19 Influence a deal In an American criminal justice system? nun 20 You go try to get the best defense lawyers you could and most 21 see -- you know -- you know, figure out which political 0x,44. 22 party was in power; and try to get people who are mew 23 well-connected to that political party, things like warm 24 that. mere 25 305 03 so 1 motion, Exhibit 2, you knew that the United States a)* u 2 AttOrney'S Office had denied having any contact -- any w an 3 documents reflecting any contact with Prince Andrew; mall 4 isn't that In*? 03%0 5 A. They had - there were — there were various irs. 6 discovery requests that had been propounded, and I think was 7 with regard to one, they had denied, and my recollection a art 8 Is with regard to another, where there had been an co ma 9 assertion of privilege. aim 10 Q. Is it not true, that before December 30th, min 11 2014, in response to a request asking the government: 03 17.,s 12 Are there any documents reflecting contact with -- by mum 13 Prince Andrew regarding the NPA, the government anti 14 represented, there were none? tome 15 A. That with regard to the -- you're talking roux 16 about RFPs, request for production of documents, I 03 12 17 believe that's -- I believe that's correct wan 18 O. And on December 30th, 2014, knowing that, you la IT 36 19 named Prince Andrew in this motion, correct? 03 17 40 20 A. Correct. mini 21 Q. And is it your testimony that you believe 03 11 40 22 that Prince Andrew somehow attempted to influence the aria 23 negotiations of an NPA in the United States as to souse 24 Mr. Epstein' otos, 25 A. I don't have direct evidence of that, but I ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 So that's the way that I think somebody might ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 39 of 46 sheets Page 304 to 307 of 335 10/20/2015 01:08:15 PM EFTA01116815
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032001 1 0330 04 2 037005 3 032000 4 033009 5 01x40 6 03x14 7 %V% 8 02x72 9 moat 10 0320/7 11 012077 12 man 13 03x30 14 012030 IS 032034 16 nal 17 03 2031 18 031041 19 032041 20 032043 21 032041 22 032003 23 03104 24 0320% 25 308 have gone about trying to — to put pressure for a — a favorable plea deal. Q. And that's what you Just referred to as speculation, correct? A. Well, your question said: Well, how would they go do this? And I -- I -- I gave you my answer as to how I think somebody could well do that, yes. Q. And -- and your pleading doesn't allege how someone would do it; it alleges that they did it; isn't that correct? A. Did what? Q. Let me -- let me rephrase it. A. No. I - I - the — Q. I -- I withdraw the question. A. Yeah. Q. We only have about ten minutes here. There are a couple of things that I -- A. Sure. Absolutely. Q. -- wanted to get before we -- we will come back to these when we resume. We have a lot more questions. A. Great. I look forward to it. MR. SIMPSON: I'm going to ask the reporter to mark as Exhibit -- what are we up to -- 6, Exhibit 6, a document bearing Bates stamp numbers ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331.4400 00222' 1 tritit 2 032200 3 0372 35 4 01%35 5 037242 6 037245 7 03724/ 8 032251 9 032260 10 03 2204 11 ay.. 12 carte 13 01 2302 14 032303 15 ware. 16 on% 17 032304 18 onto 19 031110 20 03%01 21 11) 23 01 22 0321n 23 032325 24 032320 25 310 know — I can't recall sitting here today whether Nightline, is that an ABC program or NBC or -- or some other network Q. If you look at the exhibit, the e-mail in the second -- the bottom half of the first page, it has her e-mail address. Does that -- eabc.com? A. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's good. Thank you. Q. So ABC. So in this e-mail on January 4th of 2015, you told Miss Jesko of CBS News (sic] that -- MS. McCAWLEY: ABC. I'm sorry. You said CBS. MR. SIMPSON: I'm sorry. THE WITNESS: There you go. MS. McCAWLEY: Now, we are really confused. MR. SIMPSON: I'm sorry. Let me start again, and thank you. MS. McCAWLEY: Sure. BY MR. SIMPSON: Q. In this e-mail on January 4th, 2015, you told Miss Jesko of ABC News, quote: I represent, along with Brad Edwards in Florida, the young woman who was sexually abused by Prince Andrew and Alan Dershowitz, period, close quote. Have I quoted that correctly? A. Q. You have. So is it fair to say that in this e-mail, you ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 309 03 21 01 I BE-510 through -514. 032101 2 (Cassell's I.D. Exhibit No. 6 - series of 0121 01 3 e-mails, Bates numbered BE-510 - -514 was marked for 032115 4 identification.) win 5 BY MR. SIMPSON: 032119 6 Q. I will give that to the witness. And to 033130 7 identify the document further, It's a series of e-mails, 0321 30 8 the most -- the latest one in date being at the top, 03 23 .0 9 which appears to be an e-mail from Paul Cassell to Jacqueline S. Jesko on Sunday, January 4th, 2015 at can 4s 11 12:48 p.m. 0321 5412 A. Right 022151 13 Q. My first question is whether you, in fact, 032137 14 sent this e-mail that -- that this -- had this exchange 032202 15 of e-mails with Miss Jesco? onza 16 A. Yes. onyx 17 O. And Miss Jesko -- who is Miss Jesko? 032201 18 A. She works for -- which -- which — oh, o 19 Nightline. She works for Nightline, yes. 0372.5 20 Q. So she's with ABC News? ci322., 21 A. I believe that's right, yes. fa II I, 22 Q. And -- cans 23 A. I mean, I — I can't remember. The network 10 an 24 wasn't significant to me, but she's with the Nightline 03 2221 25 program. I knew that was a major program. I don't ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 03 21.14 10 032336 1 017131 2 017137 3 0111111 4 00%0 5 03/742 6 ton« 7 ono 8 10203 9 311 have told ABC News that Mr. -- Professor Dershowitz, in fact, had abuser A. No. I think it says that I'm the lawyer who Is representing someone who has — has made those allegations. Q. That's how you read this e-mail? Yes. In the e-mail you identified Miss Roberts as: A. Q. "The young woman who was sexually abused by 03%51 10 Prince Andrew and Alan Dershowitz." That doesn't read to you as a statement that she was abused? A. In context, I think it was understood that I was the attorney representing her with that claim. MR. DERSHOWITZ: Move on. BY MR. SIMPSON: Q. Who -- THE WITNESS: I'm sorry. What was that? Who -- who was that? MR. SIMPSON: Who is speaking? THE WITNESS: I heard somebody say "move on" or something. Could somebody identify themselves, please? Did I -- MR. SIMPSON: In any event, I -- I will move on. 03%% 11 03 24 40 12 032401 13 032403 14 03 74 14 15 03 74 14 16 03 34 14 17 a2.15 18 0314 15 19 03 34 16 20 03 24 15 21 03 2420 22 03 2423 23 012420 24 03 24 27 25 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 10/20/2015 01:08:15 PM Page 308 to 311 of 335 40 of 46 sheets EFTA01116816
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312 314 032427 1 THE WITNESS: Well -- well, who — I'm sorry. 032007 1 MR. SIMPSON: Okay. I -- onto 2 Who was that? The speaker? I want to know who ono 2 THE COURT REPORTER: I can't hear. 032432 3 is on the line here. Could somebody identify 032102 3 MR. SIMPSON: I heard It and IT -- 11i CO 204 4 themselves, please? ono 4 repeat it. 032434 5 If somebody is eavesdropping in my ono 5 MR. SCAROLA: 'It was me who said IL' 02.32 6 deposition, I would like to know who it is. 032646 6 MR. SIMPSON: "And I thought my mute 032440 7 MR. SIMPSON: No one has the call-in number oin 7 button" -4 032447 8 other than counsel and parties. 032440 8 MR. SCAROLA: "I thought my" -- 032.44 9 THE WITNESS: So -- 032303 9 MR. SIMPSON: -- "was on." 03)445 10 MR. SIMPSON: To my knowledge. ores 10 MR. SCAROLA: -- "mute button was on." 030146 11 MR. SCAROLA: Yeah, but that -- on 11 And that was Mr. Dershowitz making that 0324144 12 THE WITNESS: But who is that person? 032409 12 comment? 032447 13 MR. SCAROLA: -- that doesn't preclude 03239 13 MR. SIMPSON: Yes, it was. 032470 14 someone from sharing that call-in number. And 03 AM 14 MR. SCAROLA: Okay. Thank you. 032.10 15 it Is appropriate that anybody on the line 012412 15 MR. DERSHOWITZ: I was trying to instruct my slog 16 identify themselves. 0171314 16 attorney. woo 17 And if the people on the line refuse to 0)2614 17 MR. SCAROLA: Then we are ready to move on. 02101 18 Identify themselves, then it's our intention to me .4 18 BY MR. SIMPSON: cant. 19 cut off the line, and the people who are on,. 19 Q. Have you told any -- all right. 012407 20 authorized to be on the line can call back in. cnn 20 Putting aside counsel who are working with 0339,e 21 MR. SCOTT: I agree with that. 0)2629 21 you, and putting aside those who you identified as being ono 22 MR. SIMPSON: Could -- could the people on 0)3632 22 within the common-Interest privilege — MI/2 23 the line identify themselves? no 23 A. Right. ens n 24 MR. SCAROLA: Okay -- inns. 24 Q. -- so not those people -- 03251? 25 MR. DERSHOWITZ: Alan Dershowitz. on. 3. 25 A. Right. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331.4400 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331.4400 313 315 on,, 1 MR. SCAROLA: -- cut it off. no 1 Q. -- have you told anyone that Professor 0323 ir 2 MS. McCAWLEY: He Just -- he Just -- oleo 2 Dershowitz abuse any other minor? 092317 3 THE WITNESS: So he -- no 3 A. No. I've — what I have tried to say is that owe 4 MR. SIMPSON: Alan Dershowitz. Anyone else? no 4 I'm representing a young woman who has made those 022424 $ MR. SCAROLA: So the only person on the line .,n.. 5 allegations. As an attorney, I'm proud to represent 042527 6 is Alan Dershowitz, and it was Mr. Dershowitz who iniii 6 her, proud to present her case in court, proud to ens2, 7 made the comment "move on"; is that correct? on 7 present arguments to whoever will listen that she's been .,a 8 MR. SIMPSON: Well, he's the only one on the aurae 8 sexually abused by various people. 092534 9 line. I know -- I've only got three minutes left on 9 Q. Okay. And you have spoken with on u 10 here. 032749 10 representatives of the News Media on the record and off ensr 11 MR. SCAROLA: Weil, I'll give you three more tens. 11 the record about this case; Isn't that -- is that not 032139 12 minutes. I want to know: Was it Mr. Dershowitz on a 12 correct? 032341 13 who made that comment "move on" because Nit 03230 13 A. Well, on the record, yes; with regard to off anso 14 wasn't, there's somebody else on the line -- 032/21 14 the record, there have been some communications that I ans.. 15 MR. WEINBERG: I -- I -- 43224 15 think now have been turned over to the — to the 032342 16 MR. SCAROLA: -- that refuses to identify on 16 defense. So I don't -- I'm not sure if there still *ma 17 themselves. on 17 remain any off the record — I suppose probably there ono 18 MR. WEINBERG: Marty Weinberg for Epstein. 012732 18 are a few, but I would -- I think most of the — what onsi 19 I've been on the line on occasion. I have a mute 032736 19 were originally off-the-record communications have now on se 20 button and have said nothing and Lust kept on 032/36 20 been provided to -- to the defense time. on ts 21 going with no statements on my end. 032241 21 Q. Mr. Cassell, Is it not true -- true, that you ax se 22 MR. DERSHOWITZ: It was me who said it. I -- 032/44 22 have spoken with reporters on what you referred to as (4)2636 23 I -- I thought my mute button was on. 032749 23 quote, background, dose quote? ono 24 THE COURT REPORTER: I can't hear. I can't 032,40 24 A. Yeah. I mean that's different than — your woo 25 hear. 03V 34 25 earlier question was off the record and on the record. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331.4400 41 of 46 sheets Page 312 to 315 of 335 10/20/2015 01:08:15 PM EFTA01116817
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MIR 1 03n. 2 316 There Is an intermediate category of background information as well, and I have spoken to 03301? 1 on 2 318 your client, my client, or any Joint defense communications. You can't reveal that. ono 3 some reporters in that capacity, yes. 01*74 3 THE WITNESS: All right. So I'm going to rang 4 Q. And -- and -• and background means that it's awn 4 follow that instruction and not answer. canoe 5 not for attribution, correct? wan 5 BY MR. SIMPSON: CM i0 6 A. Right. The background means the reporter can 03)44 6 Q. With respect to the -- what's now still wan 7 use the information, but shouldn't attribute it to a own 7 Exhibit 2, the motion for limited Intervention -- on u 8 particular person. wow 8 MR. SCAROLA: Let me lust observe for the COX II 9 Q. And, in fact, you have -. 03304 9 record that it's 12:02. I don't think we used 032•10 10 A. Or let me -- let me just clarify. Some 0,3101 10 the three minutes that I said I was going to give on,' 11 time — well, background, I think, you know, we are now 0100 11 you, but we will go to 12:03 anyway. onn 12 talking about sort of — when I use the term o,, 'o 12 MR. SIMPSON: This line of questioning will row ;4 13 "background," it would generally mean that this is rain, 13 take a little -- a little time, so -- on n 14 ran, 15 something maybe that you want to investigate and see if you can confirm in other ways, but it shouldn't be Oahu 14 mil. 15 MR. SCAROLA: Well, what's a "lithe? Oh, so you •- wnu 16 sourced to — that I shouldn't be quoted directly 03111S 16 MR. SIMPSON: five minutes. CONS 17 because they are going to have to find other — other NJ.* 17 MR. SCAROLA: So you prefer to wait then? 0324.4) 18 sources that confirm that same information. 033120 18 MR. SIMPSON: Let me ask -- I can ask you a an., 19 Q. Okay. And so my question is that it is true 4)).22 19 few questions here. ono 20 that you have spoken with a number of reporters on 03123 20 THE WITNESS: Sure. 0324.9 21 background abo . dons in this 0) 3, n 21 BY MR. SIMPSON: 0320.03 22 case, correct? 02 3124 22 Q. I'm going to keep going. On the -- this is 03214 23 A. Well, a number — a few, I would say, is 0) 32 24 23 your brief actually -- conks 24 probably a more accurate characterization. won 24 A. Which-- oara 25 Q. And in any of those background conversations, ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS 02 2121 25 Q. -- Exhibit 1. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 (954) 331-4400 317 319 032t 04 1 did you ever identify Miss Roberts as someone who had 033,30 1 A. Which — let me just make sure which one Is 032101 2 been sexually abused by Mr. -- Professor Dershowitz? 033133 2 it. I have Exhibit 2, but I don't think I have Ginn 3 A. I tried to Identify myself as the attorney 023,30 3 Exhibit 1. rani. 4 representing someone who said that she had been sexually (Jinn 4 Q. Oh, I probably have Exhibit 1. Let me give cowl. 5 abused by Dershowitz. I think you've received — you ono 5 you Exhibit 1. I will give you 2 back so we don't lose 032020 6 know, we can go through — you know, we have produced, I 01214. 6 it •- ow,. 7 think, 2,500 pages of discovery. Many of those pages 0131u 7 A. Okay. CO2120 8 are media communications. And, you know, we can go 0111 43 B Q. -- or keep it in front of you with the rozixi 9 through, and I think you know that there are a number of on.. 9 others. 011923 10 examples, many examples, where I have said, I represent 032144 10 A. Okay. So, now, let's set. Okay. Yeah. I es n M 11 a woman who has alleged that... Some verbal formulation ouzo 11 have it. ono 12 along those linos. 0300 12 Q. In preparing this brief, did you personally wan. 13 I mean, attorneys represent victims all the 03 n.e 13 review the citations to the record that were given to 0244 14 time and — and I don't think people generally ono 14 support the factual assertions? *Inn 15 understand when an attorney makes a statement, that the *moo 15 A. As opposed to somebody else on the legal 200 0, 16 attorney is adopting and vouching for that statement ran„ 16 team? ons3, 17 They are — they are serving In a representative an,: 17 Q. Yes. I'm trying to ascertain whether you, MOH 18 capacity. ow. 18 yourself, reviewed citations -- Pm going to be asking an V! 19 Q. Have you finished your answer? can le 19 you about a deposition transcript -- citations to the rirah)o 20 A. I have. o nn 20 record evidence that are cited as representing to the tam 21 Q. Okay. Do you -- are you a party to any fee 0332a 21 court as supporting the factual assertions? MOO 22 agreement of any kind that would relate to a possible OM 2$ 22 A. I moan, I reviewed some, and others. You OM* 23 recovery from Les Wexner? nun 23 know, maybe I need to — this is starting to get into ono 24 MS. McCAWLEY: Objection to the extent that on,. 24 work product If you're asking, you know, what did Brad snaps 25 it reveals any confidential communications with 033:38 25 do, what did you do, what did the paralegals do -- ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954)331-4400 (954) 331-4400 42 of 46 sheet 10/20/2015 01:08:15 PM Page 316 to 319 of 335 EFTA01116818
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320 322 03 WV 1 Q. Let -- let me ask you a different question 033434 1 visiting? 032243 2 then. 033414 2 "Uh-huh. Answer. 03 1343 3 A. Okay. 033456 3 "Question: How often did he come? no 4 Q. By -- by submitting this brief with your name <flaw 4 "Answer: He came pretty -- pretty often. I (01746 5 signing it, you were representing that the factual 033330 5 would says as least four or five times a year.' m300 6 allegations, factual assertions, were support — are oak. 6 And that's what Is cited as the support for 03 pr.. 7 supported by the record citations that are given for 033.02 7 the proposition -- sputa 8 those, correct? 033300 8 A. I'd -- I would like to look at the document. corm 9 A. Yeah. I mean, obviously, when you write a 0333 14 9 Q. I'm going to give you the document before I ropot 10 brief, you're -- you're -- you know, you're trying to 0333„ 10 ask you to comment on it. ono 11 represent that this is the best product I can come up OM 16 11 A. Sure. 03304 12 with. on.. 12 Q. I will -- I will go beyond what was cited to 031306 13 Now, you know, in a 40-page brief did -- on it 13 the court -- 03107 14 did — is there some, you know, error in citation or *34,4 14 A. Okay. 031110 15 something like that? I have to -- I'm not perfect. I'm 031314 15 Q. -- to put it in context. 033317 16 sure that's a possibility, but, you know, I worked hard 033320 16 A. But I mean, there's — this is a large — Nun 17 to try to ut t ether the best product that I could on 013623 17 well, that's what I'm saying. I would like -- my 033322 18 behalf o en I filed this brief. 012324 18 recollection is that there are number of parties to the 012111 19 Q. n -- an n genera , when a lawyer signs a 013521 19 Alessi depo -- ens 20 brief, it's a representation to the court that the *rap 20 Q. No. My -- my only question is in this brief, 0311711 21 citations to the record support the factual -- 0)3511 21 the lawyers signing it represented to the court that on,,. 22 A. Yeah, to the - nee 22 this citation supported that factual assertion. con 23 Q. -- propositions given to the court? 0322 33 23 A. But that's true, yes. 033) 3 24 A. Yeah, that's right. To the best of, you 0133/1 24 Q. Okay. I will read it. wan 25 know, your ability, sure. cm. 25 "Do you have any recollection of V.R., ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331.4400 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 321 323 0333)1 1 Q. Take a look if you would at page 29 -- 011343 1 ming to the house when 033140 2 A. Okay. nisei 2 Prince Andrew was there? Question. 033341 3 Q. -- the top of the page -- 123140 3 "Answer: It could have been, but I'm not 03 22.7 4 A. Okay. 0343. 4 sure. 033342 5 Q. -- the statement: 'lane Doe number 3 came to 0313W 5 "Not sure. When Mr. Dershowitz was visiting? 02 32 50 6 the house when Dershowitz was there.' And then It's 0) 36 21 6 "Uh-huh. 03 2113 7 "Id." which is a citation to the Alessi deposition, page 03 33 34 7 "How often did he come? .3333,3 8 73, line 18 to 20. Do you see that? oasis 8 "He came pretty -- he pretty often. I would oanso 9 A. I do. 03a14 9 says at least four or five times a year." roam 10 Q. So that sentence if I -- do you agree with me pato 10 A. Okay. 031403 11 that sentence Is representing to the court that Virginia 031601 11 Q. Do you want to take a look at that? pure 12 Roberts came to the Palm Beach house when Professor oin: 12 A. Yeah. 031412 13 Dershowitz was there? 033604 13 MS. RICHARDSON: Page 73. 03141) 14 A. Yes. 01)601 14 BY MR. SIMPSON: cosi, 15 Q. I'm going to read you what's cited for that ones 15 Q. Page 73, line -- It's right here (indicating) 033615 16 proposition. I can show it to you if you like. ono 16 If it helps you find it. or t. ir 17 A. I would like to see it because, you know, 033011 17 A. Yeah. Okay. MI right. That's what those 0 14 10 18 It's possible I'm off. 02)311 18 lines say, yes. WU 2) 19 Q. Let me read it for the record. 0)3014 19 Q. Okay. So my -- my question is: In your 0.3422 20 A. Sure. .,an 20 view, as an attorney, does that quotation -- does that 0334» 21 Q. And I will read what is cited. It's page 73, 03302) 21 testimony support the assertion that Professor um 31 22 lines 22 to 25. 03132/ 22 Dershowitz and in the house at the 0341. 23 Actually -- I'm -- yeah, I'm sorry. 73, 18 032610 23 same time? 013444 24 to 20. Une 18: 03»30 24 A. Those -- those lines 18 to - 03x1, 25 "Not sure. When Mr. -- Mr. Dershowitz was wan. 25 Q. And if you want to put it in the context of a ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 3314400 1 /2 1 01:08:1 43 of 46 sheds Page 320 to 323 of 335 EFTA01116819
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324 326 03,130 1 couple of lines above it that do refer to Virginia now 1 A. The lawyer — look, this is not the first CO 10311 2 Roberts, put it In the context can 2 time -- waist 3 My question is: Does that, fairly read, en 3 Q. Urn not asking the 44 0110/ 4 constitute testimony th•d Professor mmari 4 A. -- a lawyer has cited the wrong line number 03364 5 Dershowitz were in the house at the same time? 03 x11 5 on a transcript or something, and if you're suggesting maw 6 A. Those three sentences, three lines. emu 6 that — you know, I will concede that I cited the wrong mans 7 Q. What -- yes, what the brief cites. nun 7 line number for that particular assertion. 011017 8 A. Those -- those three lines: "Not sure. When 03364 8 Q. And this is what I want to clarify: When you 031703 9 Mr. Dershowitz was visiting. Uh-huh. How often did he 031143 9 say the wrong line number, if you look at the quotation, nos 10 corner Those -- those three lines, I agree, that looks 03,e.• 10 there is, up above -- you cited 18 to 20 -- 22 to 25 .- 033/10 11 like a miscitation there. I agree with you on that. owe 11 no, 18 to 20. I'm sorry. You cited 18 to 20 which is 013714 12 Q. And isn't it true that -- first of all, muse 12 -- do you see that? CO 3710 13 nothing else is cited in the brief or elsewhere to wiry 13 A. I do see 18 to 20, yes. CO 1722 14 support -- put -- put aside. 033430 14 Q. And those lines don't refer to Virginia own 15 Other tha estimony, 0330 Of 15 Roberts coming to the house, correct? 03 1/743 16 this is the only evide court to 031102 16 A. Lines 18 to 20 do not refer to Virginia 033/10 17 support -- COM ICI 17 Roberts - oh, no, wait a minute. Now, this is -- 0137 31 18 A. No, no, no, no, no. That would require a 023/12 18 because when I look at it here, line 15: 033734 19 30-minute answer. man 19 y recollection of V.R., mum 20 Q. Okay. I won't ask you a 30-minute answer -- COM 20 20 ing to the house when 03 x.11 21 MR. SCAROLA: How about -- how about wrapping 033911 21 Prince Andrew was there?" 031730 22 It up then because it's now 12:10. wan 22 Answer: "It could have been. I'm not sure. 03 3741 23 MR. SIMPSON: I will wrap It up. I have one wan 23 "Not sure. When Mr. Dershowitz was 033/42 24 more -- one more question. 0331n 24 visiting?" 033743 25 THE WITNESS: Okay. 033930 25 So now when I read it, actually, I'm now ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331.4400 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331.4400 325 327 011141 1 BY MR. SIMPSON: man 1 going to withdraw my earlier answer, I would -- because 033143 2 Q. And that is: I Just want to confirm that you 013033 2 you know, Its getting late in the day. I'm getting a 033141 3 do agree with me that what was cited to the court for 0336 31 3 little fuzzy here. When Mr. Dershowlt7 was visiting, son so 4 the proposition that they were together, in this 033140 4 uh-huh, could be an affirmative answer read in context 033152 5 sentence, doesn't support that proposition? OM 43 5 to saying, I don't recall about Prince Andrew, but I do 0337 $4 6 A. I will agree with you that there appears to 01104i 6 recal g there. And I think when 133 17,0 7 be a mis citation of the line number -- of the lines 18 nate 7 we u he deposition, which we don't maw 8 through 20. ones, 8 have time right now, that the context that I'm cow* 9 Now, you're saying that there is not 033034 9 suggesting now would be accurate. So I am not prepared ext. 10 information outside of 8 -- lines 18 through 20 to 01300 10 to say, as I sit here right now, that those were the °saw 11 support the allegation, and that's going to require a 013•11 11 wrong line numbers. 033411 12 much longer answer. 034001 12 Perhaps those are the correct line numbers, 031112 13 Q. I don't want a long answer, but I do want to 0144103 13 but what I think I should have done was to cite roan 14 clarify. When you say "outside" -- cue.. 14 additional parts of the transcript that would have, in man 15 MR. SCAROLA: You also said one more 034040 15 context, made dear that the assertion was correct. 0311 Is 16 question. 034014 16 MR. SCAROLA: With that -- COMO 17 MR. SIMPSON: Well, I -- let me Just finish non 17 MR. SIMPSON: I -- I just need to finish this 0334116 18 this, so we are not going to have this hanging, 034010 18 one or two questions, but this is the topic, so 033411 19 because I want to make sure we are communicating. 014011 19 let me finish it. CO 3011 20 THE WITNESS: Okay. Sure. as. ,s 20 BY MR. SIMPSON: dun 21 BY MR. SIMPSON: 03415 21 Q. Did you ever watch the video -- man 22 Q. 1 understand you're -- you're saying that eneir. 22 MR. SCAROLA: Running out of tape -- 03 1021 23 there -- there may be evidence -- 014041 23 BY MR. SIMPSON: co son 24 A. Yeah. oar, 24 Q. -- of the transcript? Cl x11 25 Q. -- elsewhere? 014321 25 MR. SCAROLA: We are also running out of tape ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 10/20/2015 01:08:15 PM Page 324 to 327 of 335 44 Of 46 sheets EFTA01116820
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328 330 034011 034020 2 01026 3 01402. 4 0022 5 04024 6 034021 7 010,1 8 right now. MR. SIMPSON: I've got -- THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Two minutes. MR. SIMPSON: Two minutes. All right. That won't take -- BY MR. SIMPSON: Q. I want you to look at the video of that -- that testimony. Would you play it, please, for the 034013 9 witness? This is from the videotape of the deposition. 014016 10 THE WITNESS: I do not want to watch Just 44 0100 11 I want to watch -- what -- what I'm seeing here 02100 12 as I dive into this, I would -- If you're going 014045 13 to ask me questions about what's in these 03400 14 particular lines, I want to see -- I want to go 040511 15 back. I want all of the -- the relevant parts of 031064 16 mony played. And I ocee 17 a iev ere proximately four points in 03406. 18 the transcript where she's mentioned, so can we 04100 19 play all four of those? 02400 20 MR. SCAROLA: We are not going to do that. non 21 We have run out of time. Per agreement, this was Nee 22 supposed to stop at noon. own 23 MR. SIMPSON: Okay. roma 24 MR. SCAROLA: It is now 12:12, so this 03410 25 deposition is ended. There were a lot of things ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 04154 1 01014 2 02410 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. SCAROLA: Right. THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We are going off the video record, 12:14 p.m. (Witness excused.) (Deposition was adjourned.) ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 0110 0)1113 031114 01410 034111 034110 011221 034112 014123 004123 10 o3412. 11 031124 12 031120 13 034131 14 034135 15 11114113 16 034133 17 04140 18 034141 19 034143 20 0) 4140 21 329 1 that I would have like to have finished with 2 Professor Dershowitz and wasn't permitted to do 3 that. So by agreement, this deposition is now 4 over. 5 MR. SIMPSON: It -- it's -- It's ending over 6 my objection and the witness's -- 7 MR. SCAROLA: I -- I understand that. 8 MR. SIMPSON: -- the -- I'm going to make my 9 record. MR. SCAROLA: Okay. MR. SIMPSON: -- the witness's refusal to look at the videotape of the portion of the deposition that he just characterized in his testimony as suggestin an affirmative answer to the question of whethe Professor Dershowitz were sere at t e same time, and I will represent -- MR. SCAROLA: That record Is dear. MR. SIMPSON: -- and anyone looking at that videotape would know, to a moral certainty, that that was false. 04140 22 THE WITNESS: Okay. And I -- I want to make 03410 23 dear that I would be happy to look at 014160 24 everything. We will do that at another time orris, 25 perhaps. ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 331 DEPOSITION ERRATA SHEET 2 3 Assignment no: 220190 4 BRADLEY I. EDWARDS and PAUL G. CASSELL vs. 5 ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY I declare under penalty of perjury that I have read the entire transcript of my deposition/examination under oath taken in the captioned matter or the same has been read to me, and the same Is true and accurate, save and except for changes and/or corrections, If any, as indicated by me on the DEPOSITION ERRATA SHEET hereof, with the understanding that I offer these changes as if still under oath. 2015. Signed on the day of PAUL G. CASSELL ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 3314400 45 of 46 sheets Page 328 to 331 of 335 10/20/2015 01:08:15 PM EFTA01116821
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1 2 DEPOSITION ERRATA SHEET 332 1 2 334 CERTIFICATE OF OATH 3 Page No._Line No._Change to: 3 STATE OF FLORIDA ) 4 COUNTY OF BROWARD ) 4 S 5 Reason for change: 6 1, the undersigned authority and Notary 6 Page No. Une No._Change to: 7 Public certify that PAUL G. CASSELL personally 7 8 appeared before me and was duly Sworn on Saturday, the 8 Reason for change: 9 17th day of October, 2015. 9 Page No. Une No._Change to: 10 10 11 Sworn to before me this 19th day of October, 11 Reason for change: 12 2015. 12 Page No._Line No._Change to: 13 14 13 15 14 Reason for change: 16 16 Page No._Line No._Change to: 17 16 18 Theresa Tomaselli, RMR 17 Reason for change: Notary Public • State of Florida 18 Page No._Line No._Change to: 19 My Commission No. FF 225528 19 My Commission Expires 8/27/2019 20 Reason for change: 20 220190 21 Page No. No._Change to: _tine 21 22 22 23 Reason for change: Z1 24 SIGNATURE: DATE: 2015 24 26 PAUL G. CASSELL 26 ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331.4400 (954) 331-4400 333 IP 1 DEPOSITION ERRATA SHEET 2 1 REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE 3 Page No._Line No._Change to: 2 4 3 6 Reason for change: 4 I THERESA TOPASELLI. Registered Merit Wailer aid Notary Public In and for the State of 6 Page No._Line No._Change to: 5 Florida at Large. do hereptcertify that I was authorized to and did re said deposition in 7 6 7 steroptpe: and that the ocarina pages are a true and ere transcription of my Shaltend notes of Said ct 8 Reason for change: 8 I further certify that said deposition ems 9 Page No._Line No._Change to: taken at the time end place hereinabove sot forth ard 9 that the taking of said deposition was coisenced ad 10 comPleted as heremabove set out. 11 Reason for change: 10 II I further certify that l an not an attorney or counsel of any of the parties. nor a 1 a Page No._Line No. Change to: 12 12 relative or esployee of any attorney or panel of party connected enth the action. nor am I for 13 13 in ested in the action. The foregoing certification of this 14 Reason for change: 14 trarecript does not apply to my reproduction of the sane by any sears unless under the direct control anifor 15 Page No._Line No._Change to: 15 direction of the certifying reporter. 16 16 DATED this 19th day of October. 2015. 17 Reason for change: 17 18 Page No._Line No._Change to: Is 19 19 20 220190 20 Reason for change: 21 21 Page No._Line No._Change to: 22 22 23 23 Reason for change: 24 24 SIGNATURE: DATE: 2015 25 25 PAUL G. CASSELL ESQUIRE DEPOSITION SOLUTIONS (954) 331-4400 (954) 331-4400 10/20/2015 01:08:15 PM Page 332 to EFTA01116822
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