COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- The questions keep coming as jurors in the Joshua Carrier trial continue to deliberate. Friday the judge was asked what to do if a juror says,' I quit'.
The former Colorado Springs Police officer and assistant wrestling coach at Horace Mann Middle School is facing more than 200 criminal charges.
They include possession of child porn, and sexually assaulting several boys while performing "skin checks" for the wrestling team.
Jurors have asked a total of 13 questions in the past four days. Friday's deliberations had a rough start when the question, what do we do if a juror says, 'I quit' was asked.
Judge Gilbert gave the standard instruction "continue deliberating" but the 9:30 a.m. question would come up again later as the defense expressed concerns about the coercive nature of the answer.
The judge disagreed.
Fast forward to later in the afternoon and the jury has another question, this time asking permission to view commercial videos found in Carrier's home.
The five videos have no connection to the children in the case and some aren't in English.
Judge Gilbert permitted the videos because of the significance of the alleged sexual interest saying the jury can watch how much, how quickly, or how slowly with their own discretion.
Deliberations continue next week.
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