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limitations, yes.
Q. You refused to waive the statute of limitations with regard to sexual crimes, correct?
A. Ididn't refuse anything. I didn't feel I had any obligation to respond to you. And I did not.
Q. So, you were asked to waive the statute of limitations with regard to your sexual crimes and you refused to respond?
A. I was asked by you, utterly inappropriately, and what I had said -- and if you check what I said, I said if any reasonable prosecutor were to investigate the case and find that there was any basis, I would then waive the statute of limitations. | didn't waive the statute of limitations because you, a lawyer, for two unprofessional, unethical lawyers asked me to do so, what obligation do I have to respond to you?
Q. Well, you have no obligation to respond to me at all, Mr. Dershowitz, except now while you are under oath and I am asking you questions and I would greatly appreciate you responding to the questions that I ask.
MR. SCOTT: I think he's trying.
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Q. And by dropping the dime on the media when they filed it, you intended to convey the message that Paul Cassell and Bradley Edwards intentionally generated the focus of press attention on that filing; is that correct?
A. Absolutely. Absolutely without any doubt.
Why else would they have brought Prince Andrew into this filing? Prince Andrew had no connection to the NPA, no relevance at all. But they knew that by including Prince Andrew, this would drag my name into every single newspaper and media outlet in the world.
It was outrageous for them to do this. Particularly because they did so little, if any,
investigation, which will, of course, be determined
when they're deposed. And -- and --
Q. Well, you've already made that
determination, right? MR. SCOTT: Wait.
A. I'mconvinced that -- that they did little or no investigation. They never even bothered to call me. That would have been --
BY MR. SCAROLA: Q. We'll get to that in just a moment. A. --asimple basic thing.
BY MR. SCAROLA:
Q. You made the further statement in that same interview, "They dropped the dime on the media when they filed it," referring to the CVRA pleading --
A. Right.
Q. - in which were you named?
A. Right.
Q. What is the basis for that statement?
A. The basis for that statement was that the filing was done virtually on the eve of New Year's ona day that the press was completely dead. And nonetheless, immediately upon the filing, I got a barrage of phone calls that led me to conclude, and led many, many, many other lawyers who called me to conclude that obviously somebody tipped somebody off that they didn't just happen to file -- to find in the middle of an obscure pleading which didn't even have a heading that indicated that | was involved or anybody else was involved.
So, I'm certain that a dime was dropped to somebody saying, by the way, you want an interesting story, there's -- Prince Andrew of Great Britain and Alan Dershowitz have been accused of sexual misconduct. I still believe that.
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Q. But right now ~— right now could you please tell us was there anything other than your inferring that they must have contacted the media to support your conclusion that either Paul Cassell or Brad Edwards did, im fact, alert the media at the time of the filing of this pleading?
A. Yes.
Q. What else besides your inference?
A. When the BBC came to see me, the BBC reporter showed me an e-mail from Paul Cassell, which urged him, the BBC reporter, to ask me a series of questions. So | knew that Paul Cassell was in touch with the British media and was trying to stimulate and initiate embarrassing questions to be asked of me.
And when I spoke to a number of reporters, they certainly -- obviously reporters have privilege, but they said things that certainly led me to infer that they had been in close toueh with your clients or representatives on their behalf.
. What was the date of the e-mail — L don't know. . -- that you referenced in that response? . [don't know. . Well --
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