Juror in Ghislaine Maxwell case who may have lied on jury form says he'll invoke the Fifth amendment
Source: CNN
A juror in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial who may have lied about his history of sexual abuse on a jury questionnaire form says he will invoke his Fifth amendment right to remain silent at an upcoming hearing.
"I write to inform the Court that Juror 50 will invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination at the hearing," a letter to the court from his legal counsel says.
Prosecutors are seeking internal approval for an order to compel the juror's testimony at the hearing scheduled for March 8, a letter filed with the court Tuesday says. If they obtain internal approval, the government will submit a proposed order to the court seeking immunity for the juror to testify, according to the letter.
The juror issue has the potential to overturn the guilty verdict against Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein who was convicted in December 2021 of sex trafficking a minor and four other charges for her role in facilitating Epstein's sexual abuse of minor girls between 1994 and 2004. Maxwell could face up to 65 years in prison and is expected to be sentenced at a later date.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/us/ghislaine-maxwell-juror/index.html
Damned idiot. His actions may very well set her free (at least for a time) and likely given her reason not to cooperate with investigations into Epstein associates.
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