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Headline 1: Juror jailed for Facebook contempt
A juror who contacted a defendant through the Facebook social networking website, causing a multi-million pound trial to collapse, was jailed for eight months on Thursday in a British legal first. >>>Read Full Story
Headline 2: Facebook contempt of court case: transcript of the online chat
A juror and acquitted defendant who made contact through Facebook during a multimillion-pound drugs trial, causing it to collapse, have been found guilty in what is believed to be the UK's first prosecution for contempt of court involving the internet.
Joanna Fraill, 40, admitted contacting the defendant via Facebook. The former foster parent, who was at the high court in London for the hearing, is facing up to two years in prison over the breach.
The acquitted defendant, Jamie Sewart, denied contempt of court, but the case against her was found proved.
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Headline 3: Juror faces jail over Facebook contempt case
A juror who used Facebook to contact a defendant during a trial faces up to two years in jail after becoming the first person ever to be prosecuted for contempt of court for using the internet. >>>Read Full Story
Headline 3: Facebook contempt trial begins tomorrow
Tomorrow sees the beginning of a contempt of court prosecution against a juror who allegedly communicated on the social networking site Facebook with a defendant who had already been acquitted. >>>Read Full Story
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