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This document is a page from a court transcript dated August 10, 2022, detailing the cross-examination of a witness named Loftus. The questioning focuses on the nature of memory experiments Loftus has conducted, establishing that while they have studied memories of car crashes and interviewed sexual abuse survivors, they have never conducted unethical studies such as arranging for abuse to occur or attempting to implant false memories of abuse.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Loftus | Witness |
The person being cross-examined, identified as 'A' in the transcript.
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| MS. POMERANTZ | Attorney |
Speaks at the end of the transcript page, addressing the judge.
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| your Honor | Judge |
Addressed by Ms. Pomerantz, presiding over the legal proceeding.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page as the court reporting agency.
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Timeline (3 events)
2022-08-10
Cross-examination of witness Loftus regarding the nature of memory studies they have conducted.
Courtroom
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Mentioned as a location for experiments conducted by the witness, involving people being lost.
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Relationships (2)
The document is a transcript of a cross-examination, where an attorney (Questioner) is questioning a witness (Loftus) in a court setting.
Ms. Pomerantz, an attorney, formally addresses the judge as 'your Honor' during the court proceeding.
Key Quotes (5)
"Well, I've done studies where we interview people who were sexually abused about what they remember."Source
— Loftus
(Responding to a question about whether they have studied how well sexually abused girls remember the abuse years later.)
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"The question I'm asking you is have you conducted a study where you arranged for girls to be sexually abused?"Source
— Questioner
(Clarifying the line of questioning to the witness.)
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"No, absolutely not."Source
— Loftus
(Directly answering whether they have conducted a study where they arranged for girls to be sexually abused.)
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"You've never conducted a study in which you attempted to implant a false memory of childhood sexual abuse?"Source
— Questioner
(Asking the witness about a specific type of memory study.)
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"We have not."Source
— Loftus
(Responding to the question about attempting to implant false memories of sexual abuse.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 186 of 246 2481
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Loftus - cross
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Loftus - cross
1 something, the better your memory.
2 Q. That's a fundamental principle of human memory, right?
3 A. Yes, frequency, yes.
4 Q. Now, we've talked today about some of the experiments you
5 have done. And you talked about experiments you've done that
6 involved videos of car crashes, people being lost in the malls,
7 things like that, right?
8 A. Among other things, yes.
9 Q. Now, obviously you've never done a study where you arranged
10 for teenage girls to be sexually abused, right?
11 A. Correct.
12 Q. You've never done a study of how well those girls remember
13 that sexual abuse years later, right?
14 A. Well, I've done studies where we interview people who were
15 sexually abused about what they remember.
16 Q. The question I'm asking you is have you conducted a study
17 where you arranged for girls to be sexually abused?
18 A. No, absolutely not.
19 Q. You haven't conducted a study where you saw girls being
20 sexually abused, right?
21 A. Correct.
22 Q. You've never conducted a study in which you attempted to
23 implant a false memory of childhood sexual abuse?
24 A. We have not.
25 MS. POMERANTZ: May I have one moment, your Honor?
2 Q. That's a fundamental principle of human memory, right?
3 A. Yes, frequency, yes.
4 Q. Now, we've talked today about some of the experiments you
5 have done. And you talked about experiments you've done that
6 involved videos of car crashes, people being lost in the malls,
7 things like that, right?
8 A. Among other things, yes.
9 Q. Now, obviously you've never done a study where you arranged
10 for teenage girls to be sexually abused, right?
11 A. Correct.
12 Q. You've never done a study of how well those girls remember
13 that sexual abuse years later, right?
14 A. Well, I've done studies where we interview people who were
15 sexually abused about what they remember.
16 Q. The question I'm asking you is have you conducted a study
17 where you arranged for girls to be sexually abused?
18 A. No, absolutely not.
19 Q. You haven't conducted a study where you saw girls being
20 sexually abused, right?
21 A. Correct.
22 Q. You've never conducted a study in which you attempted to
23 implant a false memory of childhood sexual abuse?
24 A. We have not.
25 MS. POMERANTZ: May I have one moment, your Honor?
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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