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This legal document details a court's analysis of whether a juror, identified as Juror 50, intentionally provided false answers on a jury questionnaire regarding his own history of sexual abuse. The Court finds Juror 50's explanation—that it was an inadvertent mistake he only realized during a post-trial interview with the Daily Mail—to be credible and more logical than the Defendant's claim of perjury. The court is not persuaded by the Defendant's arguments and appears to be ruling in favor of the juror's credibility.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Juror 50 | Juror |
A juror whose answers on a questionnaire are being scrutinized by the Court. He is alleged to have provided false ans...
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| Laura Collins | Reporter |
A reporter for the Daily Mail who interviewed Juror 50.
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| Defendant | Defendant |
A party in the legal case who is arguing that Juror 50 committed perjury and that his answers were intentionally inac...
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Court | government agency |
The judicial body making findings and rulings in the case regarding Juror 50's conduct.
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| Daily Mail | company |
A media organization that interviewed Juror 50, with the interview being used as evidence in the case.
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Timeline (3 events)
Juror 50 was interviewed by the Daily Mail, during which he realized he may have made a mistake on the jury questionnaire.
Relationships (3)
The Court is evaluating the credibility of Juror 50's testimony and explanation regarding his answers on a jury questionnaire.
The Defendant is arguing that Juror 50 committed perjury and intentionally provided inaccurate answers, seeking a new trial based on this claim.
Laura Collins, a reporter, interviewed Juror 50 for the Daily Mail.
Key Quotes (3)
"sexual activity"Source
— Unknown
(A phrase from the jury questionnaire that the court notes did not cause Juror 50 to think of his own sexual abuse.)
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"sex trafficking of a minor"Source
— Unknown
(A phrase from the jury questionnaire that the court notes did not cause Juror 50 to think of his own sexual abuse.)
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"during [his] Daily Mail interview with the reporter Laura Collins"Source
— Juror 50
(Quoted from Juror 50's hearing testimony, stating when he first learned that the questionnaire may have asked about his own sexual abuse history.)
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Case 22-1426, Document 58, 02/28/2023, 3475901, Page135 of 221
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sexual activity” and “sex trafficking of a minor,” did not cause him to think of his own sexual abuse. Hearing Tr. at 47; Questionnaire at 4. The Court finds that explanation to be reasonable.
Last, the Court finds Juror 50’s explanation that his answers were made inadvertently to be the most logical explanation of his overall behavior. Shortly after trial, Juror 50 readily disclosed the fact of his sexual abuse in several media interviews in which he used his real first name and pictures of himself. Finding that Juror 50 intentionally provided false answers on the questionnaire requires concluding that he willingly disclosed his deliberate and unlawful deception in public interviews. The more likely explanation for Juror 50’s behavior is the one to which he credibly testified: Juror 50’s inaccurate answers were provided inadvertently, and he was made aware of his mistake only after he completed his media interviews. That explanation is corroborated by a video recording of Juror 50’s interview with the Daily Mail, which the Defendant entered into the record and previously cited in support of her claim for a new trial. See Maxwell Br. at 39–40. In that video, Juror 50 states that he was asked only about the sexual abuse history of his friends and family but not his own. When the interviewer asks Juror 50 about Question 48 in particular, he appears genuinely and completely surprised to learn that the questionnaire included this question. That moment of surprise is consistent with Juror 50’s hearing testimony that this was the moment at which he realized he may have made a serious, but honest, mistake. See Hearing Tr. at 15 (stating that he first learned that the questionnaire may ask about his own sexual abuse history “during [his] Daily Mail interview with the reporter Laura Collins”).
The Defendant raises several arguments for why the Court should instead find that Juror 50 committed perjury at the hearing and that his answers on the questionnaire were intentionally inaccurate. The Court is not persuaded. First, the Defendant characterizes much of Juror 50’s
Last, the Court finds Juror 50’s explanation that his answers were made inadvertently to be the most logical explanation of his overall behavior. Shortly after trial, Juror 50 readily disclosed the fact of his sexual abuse in several media interviews in which he used his real first name and pictures of himself. Finding that Juror 50 intentionally provided false answers on the questionnaire requires concluding that he willingly disclosed his deliberate and unlawful deception in public interviews. The more likely explanation for Juror 50’s behavior is the one to which he credibly testified: Juror 50’s inaccurate answers were provided inadvertently, and he was made aware of his mistake only after he completed his media interviews. That explanation is corroborated by a video recording of Juror 50’s interview with the Daily Mail, which the Defendant entered into the record and previously cited in support of her claim for a new trial. See Maxwell Br. at 39–40. In that video, Juror 50 states that he was asked only about the sexual abuse history of his friends and family but not his own. When the interviewer asks Juror 50 about Question 48 in particular, he appears genuinely and completely surprised to learn that the questionnaire included this question. That moment of surprise is consistent with Juror 50’s hearing testimony that this was the moment at which he realized he may have made a serious, but honest, mistake. See Hearing Tr. at 15 (stating that he first learned that the questionnaire may ask about his own sexual abuse history “during [his] Daily Mail interview with the reporter Laura Collins”).
The Defendant raises several arguments for why the Court should instead find that Juror 50 committed perjury at the hearing and that his answers on the questionnaire were intentionally inaccurate. The Court is not persuaded. First, the Defendant characterizes much of Juror 50’s
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