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This page from a legal document details the conclusion of a trial against a defendant named Maxwell, who was found guilty of multiple charges on December 29, 2021. The document's primary focus is on a post-verdict issue involving 'Juror 50', who revealed in press interviews that he was a survivor of child sexual abuse, directly contradicting his 'no' answers to related questions on his pre-trial jury questionnaire.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Government | government agency |
Presented evidence during the four-and-a-half-week jury trial against Maxwell.
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| District Court | judicial body |
Empaneled the jury for the trial and, along with the parties, referred to jurors by pseudonym due to an anonymity order.
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Prospective jurors completed a lengthy questionnaire and underwent in-person voir dire, from which the District Court empaneled a jury.
A four-and-a-half-week jury trial where the Government presented evidence of repeated sexual abuse of six girls by the defendant, Maxwell.
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"no"Source
— Juror 50
(The answer given by Juror 50 on a written jury questionnaire to three questions about personal or family experience with crime, sexual abuse, and accusations of sexual harassment.)
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Case 20-cr-00330-PAE Document 1780-1 Filed 12/02/21 Page 7 of 26
prospective jurors completed a lengthy questionnaire, with several
questions raising issues relevant to the trial. Based on the completed
questionnaires, the parties selected prospective jurors to proceed to in-
person voir dire. The District Court ultimately empaneled a jury.
questions raising issues relevant to the trial. Based on the completed
questionnaires, the parties selected prospective jurors to proceed to in-
person voir dire. The District Court ultimately empaneled a jury.
During the four-and-a-half-week jury trial, the Government
presented evidence of the repeated sexual abuse of six girls. At the
conclusion of trial, on December 29, 2021, the jury found Maxwell
guilty on all but one count.⁶
presented evidence of the repeated sexual abuse of six girls. At the
conclusion of trial, on December 29, 2021, the jury found Maxwell
guilty on all but one count.⁶
Following the verdict, Juror 50 gave press interviews during
which he stated that he was a survivor of child sexual abuse.⁷ In his
answers to the written jury questionnaire, however, Juror 50 answered
“no” to three questions asking whether he or a friend or family
member had ever been the victim of a crime; whether he or a friend or
family member had ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual
abuse, or sexual assault; and whether he or a friend or family member
had ever been accused of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual
which he stated that he was a survivor of child sexual abuse.⁷ In his
answers to the written jury questionnaire, however, Juror 50 answered
“no” to three questions asking whether he or a friend or family
member had ever been the victim of a crime; whether he or a friend or
family member had ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual
abuse, or sexual assault; and whether he or a friend or family member
had ever been accused of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual
⁶ violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Count Six charged Maxwell with sex trafficking of a minor, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a), (b)(2), and 2. Counts Seven and Eight charged Maxwell
with perjury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623. The perjury charges were severed from the
remaining charges and ultimately dismissed at sentencing.
violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a), (b)(2), and 2. Counts Seven and Eight charged Maxwell
with perjury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623. The perjury charges were severed from the
remaining charges and ultimately dismissed at sentencing.
⁷ The jury found Maxwell guilty on Counts One, Three, Four, Five, and Six. Maxwell was
acquitted on Count Two.
acquitted on Count Two.
⁸ Consistent with a juror anonymity order entered for trial, the parties and the District Court
referred to the jurors by pseudonym.
referred to the jurors by pseudonym.
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