A sexual abuse trial was aborted after a juror revealed he became aroused while listening to evidence from the alleged victims.
The elderly jury member was one of 12 people hearing a case in an Auckland Court this week about the sexual abuse of two teenage girls.
The Herald has been told the jury was sent home early on Monday after the man said he was distressed by what he had heard during the first day of evidence.
On Wednesday, Judge Mary Beth Sharp questioned the jurors about how they were coping.
It is understood she was told the male juror had confided to his fellow jurors that he had been sexually aroused by the victims' evidence but had coped on Tuesday by wearing a condom in the courtroom.
Raquel Reznik
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Me imagino también, como pintan en las pelis de juicios por jurado, a ésos que durante un juicio hacen retratos en lápiz de los involucrados, dibujando excitados las escenas que se relatan.
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