But judges rejected that in Wednesday's ruling, saying it was not reasonable to expect prosecutors to obtain a statement beforehand from Campbell, who is essentially a hostile witness. Prosecutors say that from his seat of power in Liberia Taylor armed, trained and commanded Sierra Leone rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians across the border. Taylor has said he is innocent of the 11 war crimes charges he faces, including murder, rape, sexual enslavement and recruiting child soldiers.She declined to cooperate with prosecutors until judges last month ordered her to appear or face a maximum sentence of seven years for contempt.In April, she told ABC news she "never received a diamond" from Taylor and didn't want to talk about it. In May, she told Oprah Winfrey she didn't want to be involved in Taylor's case and feared for her safety if she were.
She also did a week of community service sweeping floors and scrubbing toilets in a Manhattan garbage-truck garage in 2007 after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault for hurling a cell phone at her maid because of a vanished pair of jeans. A few of Campbell's former aides and maids have sued her, accusing her of violent outbursts; some cases have been settled on undisclosed terms.Campbell became one of the world's highest-paid models after being discovered while shopping in London at age 15.
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