DOJ-OGR-00006522.pdf

--- Page 1 --- **Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE** **Document 440** **Filed 11/12/21** **Page 6 of 40** **Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 440 Filed 11/12/21 Page 6 of 40** As noted in the Government's motion, an order imposing privacy safeguards at trial for victims of sex crimes is commonplace. See Aug. 3, 2021 Tr. at 53:13-55:2, United States v. Kelly, No. 19 Cr. 286 (AMD) (E.D.N.Y.); Oct. 17, 2019 Tr. at 32:1-36:6, United States v. Dupigny, No. 18 Cr. 528 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y.), Dkt. No. 198 (permitting use of real first names and fake last names); Order at 10-11, United States v. Kidd, No. 18 Cr. 872 (VM) (S.D.N.Y. July 1, 2019), Dkt. No. 60 ("The Court is persuaded that, to protect the minor victims, they should be permitted to testify under pseudonyms and that such anonymous testimony does not violate Kidd's Sixth Amendment rights."); May 8, 2019 Tr. at 6:20-21, United States v. Benjamin, No. 18 Cr. 874 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.), Dkt. No. 53; Order at 29-35, United States v. Raniere, No. 18 Cr. 204 (NGG) (E.D.N.Y. May 6, 2019), Dkt. No. 622; United States v. Zhong, No. 16 Cr. 614 (DLI), 2018 WL 6173430, at *2 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 26, 2018) (granting government's motion to have victim witnesses testify using pseudonyms); Order at 2-3, United States v. Martinez, No. 17 Cr. 281 (ERK) (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 18, 2017), Dkt. No. 34 ("Jane Doe will be permitted to testify as 'Jane Doc' at trial, and will not be required to disclose her address, names of family members or exact place of employment (if any.)."); Apr. 5, 2016 Tr. at 6-10, United States v. Quraishi, No. 15 Cr. 598 (CBA) (E.D.N.Y.), Dkt. No. 46 (permitting a witness to testify using only her first name); United States v. Corley, No. 13 Cr. 48 (AJN), 2016 WL 9022508, at *3-4 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 15, 2016) (noting that "Judge Patterson ... permitted the minor victims to testify under a pseudonym at trial" and denying the pro se defendant's request for the surnames of the minor victims for his appeal); United States v. Graham, No. 14 Cr. 500 (ER), 2015 WL 6161292, at *10 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 20, 2015) (permitting victims to testify using their first names only); Order at 2, United States v. Rivera, No. 09 Cr. 619 (JMA) **DOJ-OGR-00006522**