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Trafficking
Girl from NC
to The Bronx
Paschal
Accusing
Officer Headed
to Ukraine
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 27 –
Michael
Paschal is
charged with
sex
trafficking a
17 year old
girl from
North Carolina
to Brady
Avenue in The
Bronx.
He
was arrested,
and got a
white shoe law
firm as his
Criminal
Justice Act
counsel.
On
February 27,
2023 U.S.
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
New York Judge
Vernon S.
Broderick has
a suppression
hearing
scheduled.
Inner City
Press is
covering the
case.
On
February 24,
the US
Attorney's
Office filed
to allow
"Officer-1" to
testify by
deposition.
The
US says
Officer-1 will
"soon be
taking a leave
of absence" -
followed by a
redaction.
They says
Officer-1
heard the
defendant say
he thought the
law
enforcement
search and
rescue to
recover a sex
trafficking
victim was
ridiculous
because the
victim was
turning 18
soon.
Trial
is scheduled
for May 1,
2023; the US
says Officer-1
may not have
even cell
phone access
at that time.
On
February 27,
Inner City
Press attended
the
proceeding.
The officer
was in the
plexiglass
witness box
used during
the Sayfullo
Saipov death
penalty trial.
Paschal's
Covington
defense
lawyer, under
the CJA,
grilled the
officer why he
hadn't written
down what he
claims Paschal
said. On
re-cross, he
asked about
his
unavailability
- with whom
would he be
working in
Urkaine?
"An NGO," was
the answer.
With a 23
hours train
ride from
Poland to the
capital, and
more time to
wherever he is
deployed.
The
case is US v.
Paschal,
21-cr-331
(Broderick)
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