Jonathan Majors has been found guilty in court for the assault of his now ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabarri.
The Marvel actor was officially convicted by a six-person jury of third-degree assault and harassment in New York this afternoon.
He was found not guilty of another count of assault in the third degree and not guilty of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
The verdict comes after three days of deliberation, with the jury spending approximately four hours discussing the case and reviewing the information.
On hearing the jury’s findings, Majors was joined by his attorneys, family members and new girlfriend, Meagan Good.
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Majors has pleaded his innocence for all four of the charges he was tried for, following his arrest back in March.
At the time, he called the police after claiming he found ex Jabbari unconscious in their apartment, only to be taken in after finding injuries on her.
During the course of the trial, prosecutors presented their case including text messages from Majors begging Jabbari not to call the police.
When appearing on the witness stand, Jabbari claimed Majors had caused the injury during an incident in a private car where she saw a text message to another woman talking about wanting to kiss her.
Jabbari claims she snatched his phone from him, and he then pried her fingers from the device.
Video footage from the scene saw Majors attempt to bundle Jabbari back into the vehicle after she got out of it, before she chased him down the street.
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Throughout the case, the prosecutors argued from an angle of domestic abuse, while the defense team argued that Jabbari was the aggressive party in the argument that night.
Priya Chaudhry, Majors’s lawyer, argued that the footage of him picking her up and putting her in the car was done for her safety from oncoming traffic, while her chasing him was evidence of her active involvement in the situation.
Jabbari argued she only followed him to find out who he was messaging about ‘kissing’.
A voice recording made by Jabbari, that was later made admissible to the court, heard Majors saying he needed a woman like “Michelle Obama or Loretta Scott King” because he was “a great man”.
In a statement after the verdict, Ross Kramer, an attorney for Jabbari, said they were “gratified” by the guilty verdict and hope it inspires other victims of assault.
“We are gratified to see justice served by today’s guilty verdict,” the statement read. “Ms. Jabbari testified publicly and truthfully, even though reliving these traumatic events on the witness stand was obviously painful.
“We are grateful to the jurors and the Judge for their attention and patience, and to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for their hard work and support.”
“Ms. Jabbari’s resolve to see this case through to the end demonstrates her tremendous strength and resilience. Unfortunately, for every survivor like Ms. Jabbari who comes forward to hold their abuser accountable, there are many others who believe that they cannot. We hope that her actions will inspire other survivors to speak their truth and seek justice.”
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