Maxwell Juror Who Threw Guilty Verdict In Question To Plead 5th; Prosecutors Plan To Compel Him To Testify

The juror who threw the verdict of Ghislaine Maxwell into question is expected to plead the Fifth in an evidentiary hearing next week, while prosecutors in the case are planning to offer him immunity to compel his testimony, according to reports.

The New York Post reported Wednesday that lawyers for juror no. 50, who is known by his first and middle names as Scotty David, filed a letter to the federal court in the Southern District of New York informing the court that he would exercise his Fifth Amendment right and not answer questions in a hearing set to take place next week.

“I write to inform the Court that Juror 50 will invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination at the hearing,” David’s attorney Todd Spodek wrote in the letter, as quoted by the New York Post.

In response, prosecuting attorneys issued a response to the letter, saying that the U.S. government would grant the witness immunity from prosecution in order to compel him to testify. “The Government writes to notify the Court that it is in the process of seeking internal approval to seek an order, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002 and 6003, compelling Juror 50’s testimony at the hearing,” prosecutors wrote, adding that they would submit a formal order to the court once the internal review had been conducted, ahead of the date of the hearing. – READ MORE