Amber Heard could be JAILED if evidence proves she was lying under oath
Amber Heard could face jail if multiple pieces of evidence prove she was lying under oath during the defamation trial against Johnny Depp. Defamation lawyer Aaron Minc warned that if the same is proven, it could potentially lead to criminal prosecution and jail time for the 36-year-old actress.
"I think that, as this case goes on, and we start seeing more and more objective evidence that she is lying about things under oath, that's when it starts crossing the line into the possibility that she is fabricating evidence, fabricating photos, fabricating bruises, altering evidence and then submitting it," Minc told Joe.
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When digital forensic expert Bryan Neumeister was questioned about the authenticity of the photos that showed bruises on Heard, he said, "I'm just stating the fact that photographs were modified." Neumeister said there are "many versions of this photo... dozens of different versions, some with different file sizes, different physical sizes, and some had been through photo-editing software programmes." When the three versions of the same photo were showcased to court, he explained, "All three of these photos had to go through some type of transformation to change sizes."
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Talking about whether there was any chance Heard could face prosecution for anything she had said on the stand, Minc said, "A few days ago, I would have told you to zero, or less than 1% (chance)." But, he feels after the case proceeded towards its conclusion, things were a lot different. Minc stated that though people lie "all the time" in civil cases, constructing "elaborate hoaxes" and fabricating physical evidence about serious criminal allegations elevates the deceit.
"I would hope that prosecutors would take a close look at it because if there is very clear evidence that she did that, that should certainly be considered," he added. "If it was proven that that was the case, and there's certainly some questions being raised in the trial currently, that could potentially lead to a criminal prosecution and jail time," Minc explained.
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Legal experts in the UK have also suggested that Heard could face a police probe in England for perjury after she admitted to not donating $3.5million from her divorce settlement to charity despite telling the High Court she had. Sean Caulfield, a partner at law firm Hodge, Jones and Allen, told Daily Mail, "While it may not be a central issue to the case [the donations], perjury is the single biggest threat and cuts to the core of our justice system, so the police may be invited to investigate to show that any member of the public who lies to the court can be prosecuted for perjury."
Legal expert Mark Stephens added, "It is notoriously difficult to bring and prosecute a perjury case. You have to show that someone deliberately told an untruth as opposed to them being confused or misremembering. I think it would be a very difficult thing to do. Police could investigate it, but they probably would not prosecute it. The case is not about what she spent her money on, but what took place during their relationship."