Overview
- Jurors in U.S. District Court deliberated for less than two hours Friday before ordering Ashley Guillard to pay Rebecca Scofield $10 million for defamation.
- The verdict includes $7.5 million in punitive damages and $2.5 million in compensatory damages, according to court records.
- Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond Patricco ruled in June 2024 that Guillard’s statements were defamatory and wrote that “psychic intuition” cannot create a factual dispute.
- Guillard, who represented herself, posted more than 100 videos advancing tarot-based claims and continued after cease-and-desist letters, police statements clearing Scofield, and Bryan Kohberger’s arrest and later guilty plea.
- Scofield testified to severe anxiety, PTSD and nerve pain and increased home security needs, and it remains unclear whether Guillard can pay the judgment or will appeal.