Ghislaine Maxwell

A juror in the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell says his failure to reveal his own child sex abuse history during jury selection ...

The judge granted the juror immunity before he answered questions for about an hour. He described persuading some fellow jurors during deliberations that a victim’s imperfect memory of abuse doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. (This includes actual or attempted sexual assault or other unwanted sexual advance, including by a stranger, acquaintance, supervisor, teacher, or family member.)” Lawyers for Maxwell — who was present in the courtroom, clad in a dark blue jail smock — say the verdict should be thrown out. It happened so long ago and it’s not part of who I am.” “I honestly never thought I'd be chosen for this jury.”

'I didn't lie to get on this jury. If I lied deliberately, I wouldn't have told a soul'

After being told the case involved Ghislaine Maxwell, he said he thought it would be “something interesting that captures my attention”. The relative was no longer a part of the family, he said. A relationship break-up three weeks earlier had combined to leave him upset and unable to focus, and he “flew through” the survey. I didn’t lie to get on this jury. I’m glad that Maxwell has been held accountable.” “I didn’t think this would happen. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I was sat four feet from the table where people dropped in their questionnaires. Scotty David denied he had tailored his answers to try to get on the jury, or that his experiences had affected his deliberations in any way. I was super distracted. “I completely skimmed way too fast. Scotty David, 35, said he had “flown through” the survey and had made an “honest mistake” as he was quizzed for over an hour by Judge Alison Nathan during a hearing to determine whether Maxwell should be granted a retrial at the Manhattan federal courthouse on Tuesday.

He said he failed to disclose that he was repeatedly sexually abused at the ages of nine and 10.

The judge granted the juror immunity before he answered questions for over half an hour. He described persuading some fellow jurors during deliberations that a victim’s imperfect memory of abuse does not mean it did not happen. A written questionnaire he filled out had asked about that directly.

Scotty David was seen Tuesday morning heading into Manhattan federal court just as the Department of Justice granted him immunity.

From his vantage point, he said, he had a vista of the entire court and the 'perfect view' of Maxwell herself 'His criminal exposure is that he lied to the court, theoretically, if he did indeed lie. David first denies that any question about his sexual abuse history was asked, then pivots and claims that he does not remember DailyMail.com published the first interview where juror Scotty David addressed the issue of what he had shared during jury selection. She knew what Epstein was doing and she allowed it to happen. The hearing is the first time since her conviction in December that Maxwell has been seen. Some of it can be replayed like a video.' The decision paved the way for David to testify and answer questions fully under oath without fear of persecution. David said: 'I know what happened when I was sexually abused. He said: 'I had been sitting there for three hours. I no longer associate my sexual abuse with being a victim. - He said: 'No they don't ask your sexual abuse history.

The juror in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial who was accused of failing to reveal his own history of sexual abuse has admitted to the error under oath but ...

After being told the case involved Ghislaine Maxwell, he said he thought it would be “something interesting that captures my attention”. The relative was no longer a part of the family, he said. A relationship break-up three weeks earlier had combined to leave him upset and unable to focus, and he “flew through” the survey. I didn’t lie to get on this jury. I’m glad that Maxwell has been held accountable.” “I didn’t think this would happen. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I was sat four feet from the table where people dropped in their questionnaires. Scotty David denied he had tailored his answers to try to get on the jury, or that his experiences had affected his deliberations in any way. I was super distracted. “I completely skimmed way too fast. Scotty David, 35, said he had “flown through” the survey and had made an “honest mistake” as he was quizzed for over an hour by Judge Alison Nathan during a hearing to determine whether Maxwell should be granted a retrial at the Manhattan federal courthouse on Tuesday.

FILE - This courtroom sketch shows Judge Alison Nathan reading the guilty verdict against Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday Dec.

Prosecutors told the judge late Monday that they expect to offer the juror immunity in return for his testimony. (This includes actual or attempted sexual assault or other unwanted sexual advance, including by a stranger, acquaintance, supervisor, teacher, or family member.)” He described persuading some fellow jurors during deliberations that a victim’s imperfect memory of abuse doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

The performance will show the moment shamed Maxwell awaited her sex trafficking trial in a cell.

"What she did was monstrous but I hope to question how that came about and what brought her to that place." Kristin said: "I was really intrigued by this woman (Gabler) who was so wrapped up in her own head, and in her privilege and entitlement. The playwrite said the "monstrous" tale still keeps her awake at night.

The Ghislaine Maxwell case is bringing the 'Runaway Jury' to life ... John Grisham's fictional narrative has startling parallels to Maxwell's real-life trial fter ...

In the court’s jury questionnaire, the juror was asked whether he’d ever been a victim of any crime, including whether he’d been a “victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault.” And he was asked to explain whether his past would affect his ability to serve fairly and impartially. By his account, once he was on the panel he injected his abuse into the deliberations about ”predator” Maxwell, as he described her — sharing one story that apparently silenced the room — and helped return a guilty verdict on the most serious charges. The juror was sworn to tell the truth and was informed that he would be sitting for the Maxwell sex-trafficking trial as part of the high-profile case against Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell had been charged, all jurors were told, with enticing underage girls to engage in criminal sexual activity. But it’s a history Maxwell’s attorneys didn’t know about — because, in jury selection, the juror “flew through” the court’s questions about the topic, he said. Grisham’s fictional narrative has startling parallels to the real-life trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell was convicted by a federal jury in New York in late December of reprehensible sex-trafficking crimes and could spend her remaining life in federal prison. He gains the sympathy, respect and ultimately control of enough jurors to steer the verdict against the defendant.

NEW YORK — (AP) — A juror told a judge Tuesday that failing to disclose his child abuse history during jury selection at the trial of British socialite ...

The judge granted the juror immunity before he answered questions for about an hour. (This includes actual or attempted sexual assault or other unwanted sexual advance, including by a stranger, acquaintance, supervisor, teacher, or family member.)” He described persuading some fellow jurors during deliberations that a victim’s imperfect memory of abuse doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Lawyers for Maxwell — who was present in the courtroom, clad in a dark blue jail smock — say the verdict should be thrown out. “I honestly never thought I'd be chosen for this jury.” It happened so long ago and it’s not part of who I am.”