Gao Yunxiang
reported on December 3 that actor Gao Yunxiang was involved in sexual assault in Sydney, Australia in March last year. He was arrested together with filmmaker Wang Jing and charged with 7 and 11 charges respectively, 5 of which were "cooperating with" The maximum sentence for “Aggravated Sexual Assault in Company” is life imprisonment. The case has entered a trial on the 25th day. Today is the fourth day of closed-door jury deliberations. Judge
said that her opinion is that the jury has been deliberating for 4 full days and the evidence submission process has continued for 5 full weeks, so she will allow the jury to continue the deliberations.
The jury is seated, the chairman of the jury takes the oath, sits in the witness box, and is questioned by the judge. Judge
: "After 4 days of deliberation, are you currently unable to reach an agreement?" The chairman of the
jury: "Yes, there is currently no consensus on each charge." Judge
: "A great deal can be reached on each charge The majority is unanimous, that is, 11:1."
"The dissolution of the jury is also an option, but the jury must be satisfied that it cannot make any decisions." The judge still asks the jury to continue to discuss. Judge
: "At present, the jury still needs to work hard to reach a consensus of 12 people. If it cannot be reached, it must work hard to reach a consensus of 11 people. Finally, if it cannot reach a consensus of 11 people, the jury will be considered to dissolve." Finally, the judge announced the jury. The case will continue to be discussed tomorrow, and the court will adjourn.
A pair of Chinese mother and daughter who have lived in Sydney for 10 years specially came to support Gao Yunxiang this morning. When they were interviewed by the local media outside the court, they said they were not Gao Yunxiang's fans: "I didn't know who he was before. Wait a while. Gao Yunxiang is here, I want to shout to him "Gao Yunxiang, I support you.""
(Editor in charge: Ma Wenjing_NBJS9027)
