Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted in December of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse several teenage girls.
By Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister | Associated Press
U.S. Judge Alison J. Nathan declined to order a new trial weeks after questioning the juror under oath in a New York courtroom about why he failed to disclose his personal history as an abuse survivor on a questionnaire during the jury selection process. Had the juror answered the questions correctly, Maxwell’s lawyers had said they potentially could have objected to the man’s presence on the jury on the grounds that he might not be fair to a person accused of a similar crime.Maxwell, 60, was convicted of sex trafficking and other charges after a monthlong trial that featured testimony from four women who said she played a role in setting them up for abuse by Epstein.
Defense lawyers for Maxwell asked the judge to immediately order a new trial, but she said she could not do so without questioning the juror.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ghislaine Maxwell Now Wants Judge to Delay Decision on RetrialThe legal battle over Ghislaine Maxwell’s guilty verdict took another turn with her lawyers requesting a delay in a federal judge’s ruling on whether the socialite will be granted a retrial over a juror’s failure to disclose a history of sexual abuse
Read more »
Ghislaine Maxwell's request for retrial denied by judgeA judge has declined to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction, despite a juror's failure to disclose he'd been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
Read more »
Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking convictionNEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction Friday, despite a juror’s failure to disclose before the trial began that he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
Read more »
Federal judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell's bid for new trial over jury issueA federal judge upheld Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction on sex trafficking charges Friday, ruling that a juror’s misstatements on a pretrial questionnaire should not cause a mistrial.
Read more »
U.S. judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell's bid for new trial over juror's false statementsNEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday upheld British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction despite a juror's acknowledgment that he had falsely stated before the trial that he had not been sexually abused. Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of helping the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. Maxwell requested a new trial in January after one of the 12 jurors in the case said in media interviews that he had been sexually abused as a child.
Read more »
Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking convictionA U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction Friday, despite a juror’s failure to disclose before the trial began that he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
Read more »