Exhibit ‘R’

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·1· · · · · · IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

· · · · · · · ·FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

·2· · · · · · · · · ·SAN ANTONIO DIVISION

·3 MELODY JOY CANTU and DR.· · ·)

· ·RODRIGO CANTU ,· · · · · · · )

·4· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · )

· · · · · · · · ·Plaintiffs,· · )

·5· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) CIVIL ACTION

· ·VS.· · · · · · · · · · · · · )

·6· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) NO.: 5:20-CV-00746-JKP

· ·DR. SANDRA GUERRA and· · · · ) (HJB)

·7 DIGITAL FORENSICS· · · · · · )

· ·CORPORATION, LLC,· · · · · · )

·8· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · )

· · · · · · · · ·Defendants.· · )

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11· · · · · · ·ORAL AND VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF

12· · · · · · · · · · DR. RODRIGO CANTU

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14· · · · · · · · · · · ·JULY 16, 2022

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16· · · ORAL AND VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF DR. RODRIGO CANTU,

17 produced as a witness at the instance of the DEFENDANT,

18 and duly sworn, was taken in the above-styled and

19 numbered cause on July 16, 2022 from 2:24 o'clock p.m.

20 to 5:40 o'clock p.m., Via Zoom, before

21 DEBBIE S. LONGORIA, CSR in and for the State of Texas,

22 reported by machine shorthand, pursuant to the Federal

23 Rules of Civil Procedure.

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·1· · · · · · · · · ·A P P E A R A N C E S

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·3 FOR THE PLAINTIFFS:

·4· · · TOR EKELAND (Via Zoom)

· · · · TOR EKELAND LAW, PLLC

·5· · · 30 WALL STREET, 8TH FLOOR

· · · · NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005

·6· · · (718) 737-7264

· · · · tor@torekeland.com

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· ·FOR THE DEFENDANTS DR. SANDRA GUERRA and DIGITAL

·8 FORENSICS CORPORATION, LLC:

·9· · · BRANDY C. PEERY (Via Zoom)

· · · · RICARDO G. CEDILLO (Via Zoom)

10· · · DAVIS, CEDILLO & MENDOZA, INC.

· · · · 755 E. MULBERRY, SUITE 500

11· · · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78212

· · · · (210) 822-6666

12· · · bpeery@lawdcm.com

· · · · rcedillo@lawdcm.com

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14 ALSO PRESENT:

15· · · KYLE LABYER, Videographer (Via Zoom)

· · · · MELODY JOY CANTU (Via Zoom)

16· · · NICOLE GUITELMAN (Via Zoom)

· · · · KATHLEEN N. FOLKS (Via Zoom)

17· · · DR. SANDRA GUERRA (Via Zoom)

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·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·INDEX

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·3 Appearances........................................· ·2

·4 DR. RODRIGO CANTU

· · · · Examination by Ms. Peery....................... 4

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· ·Reporter's Certificate..............................100

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·1· · · · · · · · ·VIDEOGRAPHER:· Going on record, the time

·2 is 3:03.· Today's date the July 16th, 2022.· Can counsel

·3 please state your names and whom you represent?

·4· · · · · · · · ·MS. PEERY:· Brandy Peery and Ricardo

·5 Cedillo on behalf of Sandra Guerra.

·6· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Tor Ekeland on behalf of

·7 plaintiff David Cantu.

·8· · · · · · · · · · DR. RODRIGO CANTU,

·9 having been first duly sworn, testified as follows:

10· · · · · · · · · · · · EXAMINATION

11 BY MS. PEERY:

12· · · Q.· ·Good afternoon, Dr. -- Dr. Cantu.

13· · · A.· ·Hello.

14· · · Q.· ·Can we -- can you hear me okay?

15· · · A.· ·Yes.

16· · · Q.· ·Okay.· Great.· Dr. Cantu, were you present for

17 the entire deposition of your wife Melody Cantu?

18· · · A.· ·I listened in, yes, and watched the video.

19· · · Q.· ·For the entirety of the deposition?

20· · · A.· ·Yes.

21· · · Q.· ·Is there anything -- we'll get into specifics,

22 but is there anything that stands out to you from her

23 testimony that you'd like to clarify or correct?

24· · · A.· ·No.

25· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.· You can answer.

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·1 happen, and so Dr. Guerra initiated hiring Digital

·2 Forensics, which accessed the internet, decreased the

·3 security settings, and that whole process is what

·4 allowed Madeleine to be -- to be groomed.

·5· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) Okay.· What evidence do you

·6 have that DFC decreased the firewall in Melody's private

·7 residence?

·8· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.· You can answer.

·9· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· All I have is that Sandra

10 had hired Digital Forensics, and in their access of the

11 internet, I believe that that caused the grooming of

12 Madeleine.· But, I don't have any video or photo

13 evidence of DFC actually doing that if that's what

14 you're asking for.

15· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) What evidence do you have that

16 establishes that DFC did do that?

17· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.· You can answer.

18· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· They sent a link to my wife

19 that allowed them access to our system.

20· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) Are you referring to the link

21 that your wife testified was sent to her portable

22 cellular device?

23· · · A.· ·Yes, that's the link I'm talking about.

24· · · Q.· ·Okay.

25· · · A.· ·That portable cellular device was connected to

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·1 our home internet system and, therefore, exposed our

·2 home internet system to what was on that link.

·3· · · Q.· ·What evidence do you have that that link

·4 caused the decrease in the firewall?

·5· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.· You can answer.

·6· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· We didn't do it ourselves.

·7 No one else had access except for DFC through that link.

·8· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) Well, you said a decrease in

·9 the firewall.· Is it your test --

10· · · A.· ·It was changed to zero.

11· · · Q.· ·So your --

12· · · A.· ·It was turned off.

13· · · Q.· ·Your testimony is that DFC caused the firewall

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15· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.

16· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· Correct.

17· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) And you're basing this off of

18 the link that was sent to Melody's cell phone?

19· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.· You can answer.

20· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· Yes, that's the evidence I

21 have that DFC accessed our internet.

22· · · · · · · · ·MS. PEERY:· Kyle, you can take that down,

23 please.· Thank you.

24· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) Dr. Cantu, what is your date of

25 birth?

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·1· · · A.· ·August 24, 1972.

·2· · · Q.· ·How many children do you have?

·3· · · A.· ·Two.

·4· · · Q.· ·Okay.· And what are their names?

·5· · · A.· ·Sofia Cantu and Maya Cantu.

·6· · · Q.· ·Are those their current legal names?

·7· · · A.· ·I'm not aware if their names have been

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·9· · · Q.· ·When is Sofia's date of birth?

10· · · A.· ·December 16th, 2000.

11· · · Q.· ·And Maya?

12· · · A.· ·December 22nd, 2002.

13· · · Q.· ·When is the last time you spoke with your

14 daughters?

15· · · A.· ·I don't remember the dates.· I believe it was

16 sometime in probably 2018, maybe 2019.

17· · · Q.· ·When is the last time you saw either one of

18 your daughters?

19· · · A.· ·The last time I spoke to them.

20· · · Q.· ·So, sometime in 2018, maybe 2019?

21· · · A.· ·Correct.

22· · · Q.· ·Do you -- are you still in communication with

23 your parents?

24· · · A.· ·No.

25· · · Q.· ·What are your parents' names?

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·1· · · A.· ·Rodrigo Cantu and Beatrice Cantu.

·2· · · Q.· ·When is the last time you spoke with your

·3 mother or father?

·4· · · A.· ·Sometime in 2018.

·5· · · Q.· ·Do you know where they currently live?

·6· · · A.· ·No.· I know where they lived the last time I

·7 had contact with them.

·8· · · Q.· ·Where was that?

·9· · · A.· ·In Edinburg, Texas.

10· · · Q.· ·Do you have any siblings?

11· · · A.· ·Yes.

12· · · Q.· ·Okay.· How many?

13· · · A.· ·One.

14· · · Q.· ·What is his or her name?

15· · · A.· ·Tanya Cantu.

16· · · Q.· ·Is she younger or --

17· · · A.· ·Tanya -- I'm sorry.· Her name is Tanya Miller,

18 she's married.

19· · · Q.· ·Okay.· Older or younger sibling?

20· · · A.· ·She's younger.

21· · · Q.· ·Okay.· And when is the last time you

22 communicated with your sister?

23· · · A.· ·In 2018.

24· · · Q.· ·Where were you born?

25· · · A.· ·In Edinburg, Texas.

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·1 heart going faster, feeling short of breath, being

·2 vigilant, hypervigilant, feeling sadness, feeling like

·3 things are out of control.

·4· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) How does the -- how does the

·5 severe emotional distress that you allege was caused by

·6 Dr. Guerra and DFC affect your daily life?

·7· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.· You can answer.

·8· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· Well, it affects my daily

·9 life because my wife is afraid to leave the house.· And

10 so, we have very limited ability to do things we enjoy.

11 It's difficult for her to -- to go to a restaurant,

12 which again, we do very infrequently, to do things

13 out -- outside of the home.· So, we tend to stay home a

14 lot and that affects my daily life.

15· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) You're saying the reason you

16 have to stay at home a lot and you can't go out is

17 solely due to the conduct of Dr. Guerra and DFC?

18· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.

19· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· Yes.· Yes.

20· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) Has nothing to do with Melody's

21 agoraphobia?

22· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.· You can answer.

23· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· She has worsening of these

24 agoraphobia, anxiety, panic because of what's happened

25 through DFC and Dr. Guerra.· I believe if it hadn't --

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·1 if these things had not happened, she would be more

·2 likely to not suffer these symptoms.

·3· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) Your -- Dr. Cantu, what kind of

·4 doctor -- medical doctor are you?

·5· · · A.· ·Family medicine doctor.

·6· · · Q.· ·Family medicine.· You're not a clinical

·7 psychologist?

·8· · · A.· ·Correct.

·9· · · Q.· ·Okay.· Not a psychiatrist?

10· · · A.· ·That's correct.· I said I'm a family medicine

11 doctor.

12· · · Q.· ·Okay.· Do you -- do you treat patients that

13 suffer from agoraphobia?

14· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.· You can answer.

15· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· I treat patients that have

16 agoraphobia.

17· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) Is that your specialty?

18· · · A.· ·My specialty is family medicine.

19· · · Q.· ·Okay.

20· · · A.· ·I'm -- so, the answer is no.

21· · · Q.· ·Have you ever reviewed Melody's medical

22 records?

23· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.

24· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· No.

25· · · · · · · · ·MS. PEERY:· Kyle, can you pull up

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·1 Exhibit 3?· And can you go to the very last page,

·2 paragraph 124?

·3· · · Q.· ·(By Ms. Peery) Dr. Cantu, can you read this

·4 paragraph?· Can you see it?

·5· · · A.· ·Yeah, I can see it.· The actions --

·6· · · Q.· ·I just asked if you could see it.· I'll read

·7 it into the record.· "The actions of defendants caused

·8 plaintiff's emotional distress by putting the Cantus in

·9 a state of prolonged and sustained fear for their safety

10 and privacy of their family and themselves because the

11 repeated false charges, false investigations and

12 cyberstalking."

13· · · · · · · · ·As you sit here today, are you telling

14 the jury that Dr. Guerra -- as of today, you are still

15 suffering from a prolonged and sustained fear for your

16 safety and privacy of your family?

17· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· Objection.· You can answer.

18· · · · · · · · ·THE WITNESS:· Yes.

19· · · · · · · · ·MS. PEERY:· I will pass the witness.

20· · · · · · · · ·MR. EKELAND:· We don't have any

21 questions.· Thank you.

22· · · · · · · · ·MS. PEERY:· Thank you, Tor, for -- I'm

23 sorry, go off record.

24· · · · · · · · ·VIDEOGRAPHER:· One moment.· Going off

25 record, the time is 5:39.

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·1· · · · · · IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

· · · · · · · ·FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

·2· · · · · · · · · ·SAN ANTONIO DIVISION

·3 MELODY JOY CANTU and DR.· · ·)

· ·RODRIGO CANTU,· · · · · · · ·)

·4· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · )

· · · · · · · · ·Plaintiffs,· · )

·5· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) CIVIL ACTION

· ·VS.· · · · · · · · · · · · · )

·6· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) NO.: 5:20-CV-00746-JKP

· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ) (HJB)

·7 DR. SANDRA GUERRA and· · · · )

· ·DIGITAL FORENSICS· · · · · · )

·8 CORPORATION, LLC,· · · · · · )

· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · )

·9· · · · · · · ·Defendants.· · )

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11· · · · · · · · ·REPORTER'S CERTIFICATION

12· · · · · · · DEPOSITION OF DR. RODRIGO CANTU

13· · · · · · · · · · · ·JULY 16, 2022

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15· · · I, Debbie S. Longoria, Certified Shorthand Reporter

16 in and for the State of Texas, hereby certify to the

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18· · · That the witness, DR. RODRIGO CANTU, was duly sworn

19 by the officer and that the transcript of the oral

20 deposition is a true record of the testimony given by

21 the witness;

22· · · I further certify that pursuant to FRCP Rule 30(f)

23 (1) that the signature of the deponent:

24· · · ____was requested by the deponent or a party before

25 the completion of the deposition and returned within 30

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·1 days from date of receipt of the transcript.· If

·2 returned, the attached Changes and Signature Page

·3 contains any changes and the reasons therefor;

·4· · ·__X__was not requested by the deponent or a party

·5 before the completion of the deposition.

·6· · · I further certify that I am neither attorney nor

·7 counsel for, related to, nor employed by any of the

·8 parties to the action in which this testimony was taken.

·9· · · Further, I am not a relative or employee of any

10 attorney of record in this cause, nor do I have a

11 financial interest in the action.

12· · · Subscribed and sworn to on this the 28th day

13 of July, 2022.

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17· · · · · ·Debbie S. Longoria, Texas CSR #5232

· · · · · · ·Expiration Date:· 10/31/23

18· · · · · ·Lexitas - Firm Registration No. 539

· · · · · · ·100 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 955

19· · · · · ·San Antonio, Texas 78216

· · · · · · ·(210) 481-7575

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