'Facebook' juror facing jail for contempt

The first juror ever to be prosecuted for contempt of court involving the internet sobbed today as she was warned she faces jail.

'Facebook' juror facing jail for contempt
Tue, 14 Jun, 2011 - 16:06

The first juror ever to be prosecuted for contempt of court involving the internet sobbed today as she was warned she faces jail.

London’s High Court heard that Joanne Fraill, 40, from Manchester, admitted using Facebook to contact Jamie Sewart, 34, a defendant already acquitted in a drugs trial in Manchester.

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