The judge is holding her in contempt for using the 5th Amendment to the US Constitution?
Her lawyer should have a field day with this if he is competent.
She was not held in contempt for using the 5th Amendment.
She bungled her only chance to talk the judge out of throwing her in jail for contempt by invoking the 5th Amendment.
The difference is that taking the 5th Amendment is only effective in criminal proceedings and it looks like this was a civil proceeding.
Colonel, USAFR
If it is a civil case, she has to answer in most cases. If she objectively thinks she may have some potential criminal liability, she is wise to stay silent without a grant of immunity.
The 5th Amendment applies in CRIMINAL, not Civil cases. If you read the article carefully, you will note that the proceeding was civil, and the invocation of the 5th Amendment had nothing to do with questions regarding the homicide or her sexual misconduct.
By the bye, a prosecutor can give a witness, even a defendant, in a criminal case, immunity. If he does, the person cannot invoke the 5th, and a refusal to answer constitutes contempt of court.