Two men from near London, a 21-year-old and 29-year-old, have each been sentenced to two months in jail following contempt of court convictions for misusing the Internet while serving on a jury. The 21-year-old posted a Facebook message during a sex offense prosecution, saying that he wanted to “f*** up a paedophile.” The 29-year-old, meanwhile, used Google to scour for extra information about the victims of a fraud case, later sharing the info with other jurors. Neither incident got the defendants off the hook; there was a retrial in the second case but a guilty verdict all the same.
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2 Brits Jailed for Courtroom Web Use
Posted by: David Vranicar July 30, 2013 03:58 PMTwo men from near London, a 21-year-old and 29-year-old, have each been sentenced to two months in jail following contempt of court convictions for misusing the Internet while serving on a jury. The 21-year-old posted a Facebook message during a sex offense prosecution, saying that he wanted to “f*** up a paedophile.” The 29-year-old, meanwhile, used Google to scour for extra information about the victims of a fraud case, later sharing the info with other jurors. Neither incident got the defendants off the hook; there was a retrial in the second case but a guilty verdict all the same.