The judge in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial has ordered a hearing to determine why a juror in the case gave incorrect answers on a questionnaire and whether Maxwell, as a result, is entitled to a new criminal trial.
Juror 50, identified in news reports as Scotty David, gave a number of interviews after the trial disclosing that he had been a victim of sexual abuse and that he shared his experiences as a victim with other jurors to help them understand why the memories of trauma survivors are often imprecise.
But he had told the court that he was not a victim of sexual abuse, assault or harassment in a questionnaire that prospective jurors were required to fill out under the penalty of perjury which was made public Thursday. He also wrote that he had never been a victim of crime.
