Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trial

What the report says

A woman in Massachusetts has been charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror after prosecutors said she photographed members of the jury outside the courthouse during the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial, BBC World News reported. The accused, Dawn Light, 56, was arrested after authorities said she sat in a restricted area near the Plymouth courthouse and took pictures as jurors left the building. She has pleaded not guilty, and her lawyer described the incident as a misunderstanding.

According to the BBC, prosecutors told the court that Light’s phone contained photos of jurors in a deleted folder, and they argued her conduct threatened the integrity of the judicial process. The judge ordered her to stay away from the courthouse grounds and from people connected to the case, and also barred her from sharing any images that may have been saved.

The case comes amid intense public attention on the trial of Lindsay Clancy, 36, who is charged with the first-degree murders of her three children and has denied the charges. The jury has been deliberating since Thursday, and the courthouse has put in place extra security measures because of the publicity surrounding the trial. The incident underscores the restrictions on recording or photographing jurors, a safeguard meant to protect the privacy and independence of the panel.