A female juror was dismissed after posting details of a trial on Facebook and asking friends whether they thought the defendants were guilty.
A female juror was dismissed after posting details of a trial on Facebook and asking friends whether they thought the defendants were guilty.
Strict rules forbid jurors from discussing cases with family and friends.
The woman posted details of the sexual assault and child abduction trial on the social networking site. After her actions were discovered, she was removed from the case at Burnley Crown Court in Lancashire. The trial continued with a jury of 11.
A Courts Service spokesman said yesterday: "A juror was dismissed from a case on November 18 for discussing a case outside the court."
Farooq Ahmed, 27, and Hardeep Singh, 32, both from Leicester, and Portuguese national Nelson Caldeiro-Claudino, 26, were found not guilty of child abduction at the trial.
Mr Ahmed and Caldeiro-Claudino were cleared of sexual activity with a girl of 14.
Caldeiro-Claudino, who was also cleared of a serious sex assault, earlier admitted having sex with a 12-year-old girl and will be sentenced in December.
No further punishment has been announced. The woman could face action for common law contempt. If found guilty, she could be jailed or fined.
