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Amanda Knox Accused of Lying in Slander Trial
Knox faces another trial in Italy
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Amanda Knox, the American woman who was jailed and then cleared of killing her roommate, is facing another trial in Italy for slander. Knox was a 20-year-old student with rudimentary Italian who had recently arrived in Perugia when she was accused of killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher. Knox was convicted of murder in 2009 but was acquitted on appeal in 2011. In 2013, Knox was found guilty of slander for accusing the police of beating her during her interrogation. She was sentenced to three years in prison, but the sentence was overturned on appeal.
The new trial stems from a civil lawsuit filed by Raffaele Sollecito, who was also convicted of Kercher's murder but was acquitted on appeal. Sollecito is suing Knox for defamation, claiming that she made false statements about him in her book, "Waiting to Be Heard." Knox has denied the allegations and said that she is being targeted because she is a woman.
The trial is scheduled to begin on April 10, 2024. Knox is not expected to attend the trial, as she is living in the United States.
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