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This document details two related legal matters. First, it provides an inside account from a juror named Scotty on the deliberations in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial, explaining how the jury reached its verdict. Second, it reports on a court hearing for Prince Andrew, where Judge Kaplan appeared highly skeptical of arguments made by the prince's lawyer, Andrew Brettler, who sought to use a 2009 settlement between victim Virginia Roberts and Jeffrey Epstein to have the case dismissed.
People (11)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Maxwell | Defendant |
Mentioned throughout the document as Ghislaine Maxwell, who faced six counts relating to sex trafficking.
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| Kate | Victim |
A fifth victim called to show a pattern of grooming behavior.
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| Scotty | Juror |
A juror in the Maxwell trial who described the deliberation process.
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| Jane | Victim |
A victim related to the charge of 'enticing' to travel for sexual exploitation, on which Maxwell was not convicted.
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| Carolyn | Victim |
A victim related to the sex trafficking charge (count six) on which all jurors voted guilty.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Pedophile / Sex Offender |
Mentioned as a pedophile, the duke's friend, and a party to a legal settlement with Miss Roberts.
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| Miss Roberts | Victim |
A high-profile victim of Jeffrey Epstein who claims she was trafficked to Andrew by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein / Defendant |
Mentioned as Jeffrey Epstein's girlfriend and accused by Miss Roberts of trafficking her.
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| Andrew | Prince / The Duke |
The 61-year-old prince accused by Miss Roberts of having sex with her when she was 17. He is involved in a legal case...
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| Judge Kaplan | Judge |
The judge presiding over Andrew's legal case, who appeared dismissive of his lawyer's arguments.
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| Andrew Brettler | Lawyer |
Referred to as 'Mr Brettler', he is the lawyer for the duke (Andrew).
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Timeline (3 events)
yesterday
A court hearing was held via video conference for Prince Andrew's case, where his lawyer argued for dismissal based on a 2009 settlement. The judge appeared skeptical.
Relationships (6)
The document refers to Ghislaine Maxwell as Jeffrey Epstein's 'girlfriend'.
The document describes Jeffrey Epstein as 'the duke's friend'.
Miss Roberts is described as one of the 'billionaire sex offender's most high-profile victims' and signed a settlement with him.
Miss Roberts claims she was trafficked by Ghislaine Maxwell.
Miss Roberts claims she was trafficked to have sex with Andrew on three occasions.
Judge Kaplan presided over a hearing where Andrew Brettler, the duke's lawyer, presented arguments. The judge was described as 'dismissive' and interjected in the lawyer's arguments.
Key Quotes (7)
"It was super confusing. It didn't get heated. It was just confusing, and when people are confused, tones can get raised. Nobody ever yelled at other people. People would just speak, sounding frustrated."Source
— Scotty
(Describing the initial struggles of the jury during deliberations in the Maxwell trial.)
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"So, we [realized] we had to come up with a new game plan and that game plan was, we're going to talk to each other with compassion."Source
— Scotty
(Explaining how the jury decided to change their approach to deliberation.)
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"not intended to be used by any other person"Source
— Judge Kaplan (quoting a document)
(Language from the 2009 settlement agreement that Judge Kaplan pointed to, suggesting it could not be used to protect Andrew.)
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"should absolutely be dismissed"Source
— Mr Brettler
(The argument made by Prince Andrew's lawyer regarding the case against him.)
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"I appreciate the arguments and the passion. You'll have the decision pretty soon."Source
— Judge Kaplan
(Addressing the two sides at the end of the hearing for Prince Andrew's case.)
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"With all due respect, Mr Brettler, that's not a dog that's going to hunt here"Source
— Judge Kaplan
(Interjecting during the arguments of Prince Andrew's lawyer, Andrew Brettler.)
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"So what?"Source
— Judge Kaplan
(Asking Prince Andrew's lawyer outright during his arguments.)
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1/26/22, 3:30 PM Case 1:20-cr-00330-RA Maxwell Document 615-2 Filed 02/14/22 Page 10 of 18
Maxwell faced six counts relating to sex trafficking which centered on the stories of four victims.
A fifth victim, Kate, was called only to show a pattern of grooming behavior and was not directly implicated in any of the counts.
At first jurors struggled to agree, Scotty said, over the legal definitions of terms such as 'enticing.'
He said, 'It was super confusing. It didn't get heated. It was just confusing, and when people are confused, tones can get raised. Nobody ever yelled at other people. People would just speak, sounding frustrated.
'So, we [realized] we had to come up with a new game plan and that game plan was, we're going to talk to each other with compassion.'
According to Scotty once the jurors had found a way to 'understand' each other they worked methodically through each count starting with count 2.
This was the only charge on which they did not convict Maxwell and related to the charge of 'enticing' Jane to travel for sexual exploitation.
An initial vote saw 7 jurors vote guilty and 5 not guilty. Those 'not guilty' votes turned to 'not sure' on further discussion. Ultimately, he said, it was not a question of Jane's credibility but rather the fact that they simply did not feel the evidence was there to meet the necessary bar of beyond reasonable doubt.
Working through each charge jurors wrote out lists of evidence on a white board and attached post-it notes as they built the case for each as they saw it and deliberated towards consensus.
On counts two and four - both relating to Jane - there was a 7/5 split of guilty/not sure. On counts one, three and five - all conspiracy charges - there was a 10/2 guilty/not sure split and on count six, the sex trafficking charge relating to Carolyn, all voted guilty from the start.
Scotty said he never felt pressure from either the judge or the rest of the jurors to reach a verdict. In fact, he said, when the judge sent a note on Wednesday 29 December informing them that if they had not reached a verdict she would recall them the following day, they were about to send her a note saying they had reached consensus on all counts.
signed an earlier £370,000 ($500,000) legal settlement with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the duke's friend.
Miss Roberts, 38, one of the billionaire sex offender's most high-profile victims, claims she was trafficked by him and girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell to have sex with Andrew on three occasions when she was 17.
The 61-year-old prince vehemently denies the claims and says he has no recollection of even meeting her.
Judge Kaplan appeared mostly dismissive of the arguments by the duke's lawyer, Andrew Brettler.
He said that part of the 2009 settlement protecting 'other potential defendants' that Andrew's lawyers had appeared to be leaning on was 'unclear' and pointed to two sentences in the text that seemed to suggest it could not be used by Andrew.
Judge Kaplan also pointed to language in the agreement stating it is 'not intended to be used by any other person' to protect themselves from lawsuits without the agreement of Miss Roberts and Epstein - again suggesting Andrew could not rely on it.
While he did not immediately rule at the end of the hearing, he made clear that he was not leaning Andrew's way as he rejected much of the reasoning offered by Mr Brettler, who said the case 'should absolutely be dismissed'.
Judge Kaplan told the two sides: 'I appreciate the arguments and the passion. You'll have the decision pretty soon.' But he directed that the exchange of potential evidence in the case was to proceed as scheduled - which was seen as an indication he would likely rule against Andrew's motion.
Sources close to the proceedings yesterday described them as 'brutal' for Andrew. During the hour-long hearing, held via video conference due to Covid, Judge Kaplan interjected several times in Mr Brettler's arguments.
He told him once: 'With all due respect, Mr Brettler, that's not a dog that's going to hunt here' and another time asked the lawyer outright: 'So what?'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10370193/Ghislaine-Maxwell-juror-says-evidence-convinced-panel-predator.html
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