Epstein Secrets

N J. NATHAN, District Judge: The Defense on November 1, 2021, noticed eight expert witnesses. Def. Br., Ex. I ("Notice"). Two of those experts, Dr. Park Dietz and Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, are expected to offer opinions that rebut opinions of the Government's expert witness, Dr. Lisa Rocchio. The Government o

and the context of trial. The Government moves to exclude the testimony of Bennett Gershman in its entirety. As explained in the notice, Professor Gershman "is a leading authority on prosecutorial misconduct." Notice at 12. The Defense expects that he will testify "on best practices to ensure the integ

guilt. Id. at 19 (quoting United States v. Duncan, No. 18-CR-289, 2019 WL 2210663 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)). The Court concludes that the expected topics of Gershman's testimony—investigation, witness preparation, media contact, being neutral and accurate, and relationships with victims-all fall within the rubric

of misleading the fact finder into believing that these latter behaviors are well established predictors of child sexual abuse," when they are not. Park Dietz, Grooming and Seduction, 33 J. Interpersonal Violence, 28, 31 (2018). Dr. Rocchio characterizes "grooming" as "a strategic pattern of behavior[] ..

aluation, disclosures made by Ms. and the fact that Ms. did not identify Ms. Maxwell as a perpetrator of any abuse. D. Bennett Gershman Professor Gershman is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law of Pace University since its founding as the Pace Law School in 1976. He has

in how, in a case like this one, suggestion can lead individuals to the construction of distorted memories. B. Park Dietz, M.D., M.P.H., PH.D. Dr. Park Dietz is a psychiatrist specializing in forensic psychiatry with over 40 years of experience. He has been previously qualified as an expert in psychiatry

diagnoses contained in his report. the bases for those opinions, and the significance of the diagnoses and opinions. D. Bennett Gershman Professor Gershman is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law of Pace University since its founding as the Pace Law School in 1976. He has

in how, in a case like this one, suggestion can lead individuals to the construction of distorted memories. B. Park Dietz, M.D., M.P.H., PH.D. Dr. Park Dietz is a psychiatrist specializing in forensic psychiatry with over 40 years of experience. He has been previously qualified as an expert in psychiatry

diagnoses contained in his report, the bases for those opinions, and the significance of the diagnoses and opinions. D. Bennett Gershman Professor Gershman is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law of Pace University since its founding as the Pace Law School in 1976. He has

in how, in a case like this one, suggestion can lead individuals to the construction of distorted memories. B. Park Dietz, M.D., M.P.H., PH.D. Dr. Park Dietz is a psychiatrist specializing in forensic psychiatry with over 40 years of experience. He has been previously qualified as an expert in psychiatry

ding the evaluation, disclosures made b nd the fact that did not identify Ms. Maxwell as a perpetrator o any a use. D. Bennett Gershman Professor Gershman is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law of Pace University since its founding as the Pace Law School in 1976. He has

N J. NATHAN, District Judge: The Defense on November 1, 2021, noticed eight expert witnesses. Def. Br., Ex. I ("Notice"). Two of those experts, Dr. Park Dietz and Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, are expected to offer opinions that rebut opinions of the Government's expert witness, Dr. Lisa Rocchio. The Government o

and the context of trial. The Government moves to exclude the testimony of Bennett Gershman in its entirety. As explained in the notice, Professor Gershman "is a leading authority on prosecutorial misconduct." Notice at 12. The Defense expects that he will testify "on best practices to ensure the integ

an expert imprimatur on these arguments would only enhance the Rule 403 prejudice. Third, apart from Rule 401 and 403, the Defense's disclosure of Gershman does not satisfy Rule 16. The Defense has listed only the general topics on which Gershman will testify, like "investigation," "media contact," and