The juror in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial who revealed he couldn't remember how he answered a pre-trial question about his own sexual abuse history - casting doubt on the validity of Maxwell's conviction - has asked the judge to see his answers.
Scotty David has retained lawyer Todd Spodek, who asked the court to provide the questionnaire, according to the New York Daily News. He could face perjury charges if he's found to have intentionally lied.
David, 35, has claimed that he used his experience being sexually assaulted to influence other jurors, saying: 'When I shared that, they were able to come around on the memory aspect of the sexual abuse.'
But video published by DailyMail.com last week revealed that David couldn't remember if the pre-trial questionnaire asked about sexual abuse history - which it did.
Maxwell's lawyers have since demanded a new trial and told the Mail on Sunday that they believe they found a third juror who lied about being abused, after a second unidentified juror told The New York Times that they, too, had been abused as a child.
Maxwell, 60, was convicted of facilitating the sexual abuse of minors by her former partner, Jeffrey Epstein, on December 29. She faces 65 years in prison, meaning she could spend the rest of her life behind bars.
Ghislaine Maxwell juror Scotty David, 35, has asked the court to see his answers on a pre-trial question about sexual assault after he revealed in an interview he didn't remember it
David struggled to remember whether he disclosed his own sexual assault history before the trial as he boasted about using his experience to sway jurors to convict Maxwell
The fall-out of the revelations has been nothing short of disastrous for the prosecution, sending Maxwell's conviction into chaos
The 48th question on the pre-trial survey for jurors asked: 'Have you or a friend or family member ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault?'
'This includes actual or attempted sexual assault or other unwanted sexual advance, including by a stranger, acquaintance, supervisor, teacher, or family member.'
David has told Reuters that he 'flew through' the survey.
David's revelations have exasperated those closely following Maxwell's trial, as many feel that Epstein himself escaped justice when he killed himself in his New York City jail cell while awaiting trial in 2019.
A history of sexual abuse would not preclude a person from being in the jury, but it would almost inevitably be a matter for further discussion and questioning by the judge and attorneys.
In fact, both the prosecution and defense filed a request that the Court 'pursue more detailed questioning if a particular juror's answers reveal that further inquiry is appropriate.'
Judge Alison Nathan hasn't decided whether David's answers to the question warrant a court inquiry, the Daily News reports. Legal experts say the question likely comes down to whether or not David purposely omitted his history of assault.
Judge Alison Nathan hasn't decided whether David's answers to the question warrant a court inquiry
In an interview, David said he answered all questions honestly and so would have said yes.
Yet when asked if he ticked the box marked 'yes' in response to the prospective juror questionnaire question addressing sexual abuse, David's immediate answer was, 'No. They don't ask your sexual history. They didn't ask it in the questionnaire.'
When pressed and informed that it was indeed a question on the questionnaire David commented, 'Interesting,' apparently searching his memory and coming up empty.
David filled in the juror questionnaire on the first day of jury selection in November and despite his initial statement that he had not ticked a 'yes' box he went onto tell DailyMail.com, 'I would've marked, 'Yes.' But I honestly
