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This legal document details a court's finding that Juror 50 is credible, despite inconsistencies in his jury selection questionnaire. The court analyzed a supportive comment the juror made on Twitter to Annie Farmer, concluding it did not contradict his testimony about not widely discussing his own sexual abuse. Ultimately, the court determined the juror's errors were not intentional deception and he would not have been dismissed for cause had he answered accurately.

This legal document analyzes the motivations of Juror 50 for giving post-trial media interviews in which he disclosed his own past sexual abuse. Juror 50 explained he was inspired by the victims in the trial and believed not using his full name would limit the attention from his personal circle. The court concludes that his actions, including a social media interaction with Annie Farmer, do not suggest he intended to deceive when he completed his juror questionnaire.

This document is a page from a court ruling (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN, United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell) addressing the conduct of 'Juror 50.' The text analyzes whether Juror 50 intended to deceive the court by not disclosing his history of sexual abuse on a questionnaire in November 2021, despite discussing it in media interviews in January 2022. The Court considers his explanation that watching the victims testify inspired him to speak out, and that he believed using only his first name in interviews would maintain his anonymity among friends and family.

This document is page 23 of a court ruling (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN) addressing a motion regarding Juror 50's conduct. The Court concludes that Juror 50's failure to disclose sexual abuse history on his questionnaire was inadvertent rather than intentional deception. Furthermore, applying the 'McDonough' legal standard, the Court determines that even if the juror had answered accurately, he would not have been struck for cause, as evidenced by his credible responses during a post-trial hearing.