8 H3VOGIU1 ih statements about Maxwell and her activities, without using any 2 description of what that is, but yes, as we've described in our 3 pleadings. 4 THE COURT: And whether or not the plaintiff was 5 subject to sexual abuse as a minor is not part of it. I mean, 6 yes, of course, whatever she was when whatever, but that issue id we don't have to deal with. 8 MS. McCAWLEY: I'm sorry, your Honor. I think I lost 9 you there. I apologize. 10 So the allegations in the complaint are that when our 1a client came forward and said she was abused by the defendant 12 and Epstein, the defendant came out and said she was lying 13 about that abuse, and some of that abuse did occur when she was 14 a minor. 15 THE COURT: Yes. Well, okay. But there are other 16 things that she sets forth in the Churcher articles, in the de motion to intervene, there are a whole series of other things 18 that are -- I mean, there are things that have been said, and 19 my reading of the defendant's statement is, I read it to say 20 all those things are false. But those are not at issue, as far 21 as you're concerned. 22 MS. McCAWLEY: Yes, your Honor. In fact, the omnibus 23 motion we filed today -- and I think, if I'm following you 24 correctly, this may help -- we were trying to streamline the 25 case because there's other individuals, obviously, that my SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011306