The current study examined factors that may influence jurors’ judgments in a sexual harassment case. Mock jurors (N = 479) examined how a defendant’s gender and occupation, a victim’s gender, and whether the victim has produced similar accusations in the past influenced mock juror’s judgments. Participants read a case vignette describing an alleged sexual harassment and were asked to answer questions concerning defendant guilt, defendant culpability, and perceptions of the victim. Additionally, attitudes concerning sexual harassment and sexism were measured. It was found that mock jurors were more likely to believe the defendant was guilty and perceive the victim more favorably when no prior accusations had been made in the past compared to when prior accusations were present. When the defendant and victim were of the same sex, and the defendant was a university professor, higher guilt ratings were attributed to the defendant when there were no prior allegations in the victim’s past. Additionally, a complex four-way interaction was observed for the ratings of defendant guilt, and a three-way interaction was observed when examining perceptions of the victim. The results suggest that both defendant and victim characteristics have the potential to influence jurors’ judgments.

当前的研究调查了可能影响陪审员对性骚扰案件的判断的因素。模拟陪审员（N  = 479）研究了被告的性别和职业、受害者的性别以及受害者过去是否提出过类似的指控如何影响模拟陪审员的判断。参与者阅读了描述性骚扰指控的案件简介，并被要求回答有关被告有罪、被告有罪以及对受害者的看法的问题。此外，还测量了有关性骚扰和性别歧视的态度。研究发现，与先前提出指控时相比，过去没有提出指控时，模拟陪审员更有可能相信被告有罪，并对受害者有更有利的看法。当被告和受害人是同一性别，且被告是大学教授时，如果受害人过去没有任何指控，则被告有罪等级较高。此外，在被告有罪评级方面观察到了复杂的四向互动，在检查受害者的看法时观察到了三向互动。结果表明，被告和受害人的特征都有可能影响陪审员的判断。