According to a report in The Guardian, Matthew Banks, a college student, has now been detained for 14 days in a young offenders' institution, where he will now spend Christmas, for his offense.
Judge Martin Rudland, who labeled him "frivolous," said that he made the prison order "with a heavy heart" but that lying to court officials for such a frivolous reason was a serious offense. He did not, however, say that "he had it coming, he had it coming, he only had himself to blame."
The week-long trial later continued in the absence of Banks, with the remaining 11 jurors reaching a verdict.
