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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gino Spocchia and Megan Sheets

Maxwell juror says hiding sex abuse history was ‘honest mistake’ and her victims inspired him to speak out

REUTERS

The Ghislaine Maxwell juror accused of failing to disclose an incident of child sex abuse before taking part in her trial has admitted to doing so but insisted it was an “honest mistake”.

The man, who previously identified himself to the media as Scotty David but was referred to only as Juror 50 in court, testified before a judge on Tuesday that he did not intentionally hide his history of abuse when asked about it in a pre-trial jury selection questionnaire.

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