The juror of Gislane Maxwell The case, which did not reveal its history of sexual violence during the jury selection, will plead on the fifth when it testifies next week.
Scotty’s lawyer, David, said he would invoke his right not to answer questions when he appeared before Judge Alison Nathan in a New York court on March 8.
Todd Spodek, David’s lawyer, said he wanted to exercise his “privilege against self-incrimination during the hearing.”
After the bomb was dropped, prosecutors immediately demanded an order forcing David to testify.
The documents raised the stakes significantly before David’s appearance, which could lead to a new trial for Maxwell.
Scotty David, the juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell case, who did not reveal his history of sexual violence during the jury selection, will plead fifth when he testifies next week.
Scotty’s lawyer David said he would invoke his right not to answer questions when he appeared before Judge Alison Nathan in a New York court on March 8.
The British woman was convicted in December of recruiting and trafficking underage girls for the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and faces 65 years in prison in June.
Maxwell’s lawyers have called for a new trial based on the fact that David misrepresented himself in his jury questionnaire.
He put “no” on two squares related to the fact that he is a victim of crime and sexual violence.
David said in media interviews that he “flew” the questionnaire and that he thought he answered everything honestly.
In the file, Spodek told Judge Nathan that he was the lawyer representing David, also known as Juror № 50.
Spodek wrote: “I am writing in response to the order of your honor of 24 February 2022, which ordered the juror 50 to appear for a hearing on 8 March 2022.
“I am writing to inform the Court that juror 50 will invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination during the hearing. Thank you for your attention’.
In a letter, New York’s Southern District prosecutors said they were “in the process of seeking internal approval to seek an order requiring a 50-judge hearing to be heard.”
The letter said: “The Government, after internal approval, will submit a proposed order to the Court before the hearing.”
Gislane Maxwell on Epstein’s private jet. Maxwell was convicted on December 29 on five counts of sexual trafficking and other crimes
Scotty remembers watching Maxwell directly: “I could literally see her [all the time]. There were times when she had the feeling that she was staring straight at me and we would close her eyes – she didn’t feel real. ”
David will have to testify under oath during the March 8 hearing, when Judge Nathan will ask him about his answers in the jury’s questionnaire.
Judge Nathan said in a ruling that David’s statements after the trial were “clear, strong, substantial and indisputable evidence that there was a specific, non-speculative irregularity”, which means a false statement.
The hearing will have to determine whether it was intentional or not, which means that David’s intention to plead with the Fifth raises significant questions.
Most importantly, David ticked question 48, asking if he had ever been a victim of sexual harassment, sexual assault or sexual assault, including actual or attempted sexual assault or other unwanted sexual assault, including stranger, acquaintance, leader, teacher or family member ‘.
In post-trial interviews, including with DailyMail.com, David said telling other jury members about his own abuse was a turning point in their deliberations and the room was “silent.”
The 35-year-old executive assistant in the financial sector explained to them that in his own case he could remember some details, but not all – a key controversial point in the case.
David said: “I know what happened when I was sexually abused. I remember (the color) of the carpet, the walls. Some of them can be played back as a video.
During the trial, Scotty, who works in finance, was sitting in the third row of the jury box, in the back corner. From his point of view, he said, he had a view of the whole yard and the “perfect view” of Maxwell herself
David also described how he served in vivid detail on the jury of six men and six women, which took 40 hours to convict Maxwell.
David said that at one point he “locked his eyes” with Maxwell, 60, from his place in the third row in the jury box.
He said, “There were times when she felt like she was staring straight at me and we were going to close her eyes. It didn’t feel real.”
David said that after hearing all the evidence, he was convinced of Maxwell’s guilt.
He said: “After everything I’ve learned, she’s just as guilty as Epstein. I don’t want to call her a monster, but predator is the right word.
“She knew what was going on.” She knew what Epstein was doing and let it happen. She was involved in reassuring these girls so he could deal with them.
In a request for a new trial, Maxwell’s lawyers say David is “not telling the truth” about his history of violence.
This has violated her right to a fair trial and her constitutional rights, they say.