room , ▁and ▁t apped ▁her ▁phone . ▁They ▁recorded ▁her ▁adm itting ▁to ▁others , ▁including ▁her ▁daughter , ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁rom antic ▁relationship ▁with ▁Gill ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁jur or ▁at ▁his ▁trial . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Crown ▁pro sec utor ▁Joseph ▁Bell ows ▁laid ▁an ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁justice ▁charge ▁against ▁Gill ian ▁Gu ess , ▁arg uing ▁she ▁had ▁viol ated ▁s . ▁ 1 3 9 ▁( 2 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁C riminal ▁Code ▁. ▁ ▁Gu ess ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty . ▁ ▁Gu ess ▁seemed ▁to ▁enjoy ▁all ▁the ▁media ▁attention ▁she ▁received ▁during ▁the ▁trial , ▁and ▁she ▁seemed ▁determined ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁done ▁nothing ▁illegal . ▁ ▁She ▁said , ▁" After ▁eight ▁months ▁even ▁the ▁trial ▁judge ▁started ▁looking ▁good ." ▁ ▁Gu ess ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁justice . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁conv icted ▁she ▁said , ▁" I ▁have ▁been ▁conv icted ▁for ▁falling ▁in ▁love ▁and ▁nothing ▁more . ▁I ▁have ▁not ▁committed ▁a ▁crime ." ▁She ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁in ▁prison ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁serving ▁just ▁ 1 2 ▁weeks ▁in ▁a ▁minimum ▁security ▁women ' s ▁facility ▁known ▁as ▁" C amp ▁Cup ca ke ." ▁ ▁She ▁appe aled ▁her ▁sentence , ▁but ▁the ▁appeal ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Media ▁coverage ▁The ▁trial