
Juror in Ghislaine Maxwell trial testifies he made 'inadvertent mistake' when filling out jury questionnaire
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A juror who voted to convict Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking testified under oath on Tuesday that he made an "inadvertent mistake" when he filled out his jury questionnaire form, an admission that could upend her conviction.
The juror, who was granted immunity to testify, indicated in the pre-trial questionnaire that he was not a victim of sexual abuse. But under oath Tuesday, he said that he had been sexually abused by a stepbrother and his friend when he was 9 and 10 years old.
He said he was distracted and unfocused when he filled out the questionnaire, and he described the misstatement as one of the biggest mistakes of his life. Yet he maintained that his own abuse did not shape his views and did not influence his approach as a juror in the trial, and he denied tailoring his answers to get a spot on the jury.

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