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  "full_text": "Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 643 Filed 03/11/22 Page 6 of 49\n\nof being a victim of a crime. The Court asked the prospective jurors whether that information or those experiences would interfere with their ability to be fair and impartial.\n\nAt the conclusion of voir dire, the Court qualified 58 jurors. Nov. 18, 2021 Tr. at 717. Of the 58 individuals who were qualified to serve as jurors, eight individuals responded to Question 48 of the juror questionnaire that they themselves had been a victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault, and that this experience would not affect their ability to serve fairly and impartially as a juror in the case.2 In particular:\n\n- Juror 8 answered Question 48 in the affirmative. During voir dire, Juror 8 stated that she and other women she knows have experienced sexual harassment, but that neither she nor anyone she knows has been the victim of \"serious sexual harassment or assault or abuse.\" Nov. 16, 2021 Tr. at 18:13-22. Neither the Government nor defense counsel challenged Juror 8 for cause.\n- Juror 21 wrote in response to Question 48 in her juror questionnaire that Juror 21 also reported that a friend of hers was sexually harassed and coerced into a sexual relationship with his professor. Juror 21 indicated that these experiences would not affect her ability to be fair and impartial.3\n\nIn response to additional questioning, she explained that she had reported to her school that her friend was \"coerced into a sexual relationship with their professor, kind of blackmailed into it, and then paid off by the school to keep it quiet.\" Id. at 54:6-12. She reiterated that this would not affect her ability to serve as a juror. Id. Defense counsel requested that the Court inquire further as to whether Juror 21's role in the reporting would \"color her views.\" Id. at 56:8-11. In response, the Court inquired whether Juror 21's ability to be fair and impartial would be affected \"[t]o the extent there may be issues in the case that arise around reporting or not reporting allegations related to sexual abuse or harassment or the like,\" to which Juror 21 responded no. Neither the Government nor defense counsel challenged Juror 21 for cause.\n- Juror 62 wrote in response to Question 48 in his juror questionnaire\n\n2 Twelve of the 58 qualified prospective jurors indicated that a friend or family member had been a victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault.\n\n4\nDOJ-OGR-00009804",
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      "content": "In response to additional questioning, she explained that she had reported to her school that her friend was \"coerced into a sexual relationship with their professor, kind of blackmailed into it, and then paid off by the school to keep it quiet.\" Id. at 54:6-12. She reiterated that this would not affect her ability to serve as a juror. Id. Defense counsel requested that the Court inquire further as to whether Juror 21's role in the reporting would \"color her views.\" Id. at 56:8-11. In response, the Court inquired whether Juror 21's ability to be fair and impartial would be affected \"[t]o the extent there may be issues in the case that arise around reporting or not reporting allegations related to sexual abuse or harassment or the like,\" to which Juror 21 responded no. Neither the Government nor defense counsel challenged Juror 21 for cause.",
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