Ghislaine Maxwell

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Ghislaine Maxwell will not get a new trial after judge finds juror was ... (CBS News)

Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted in December of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse several teenage girls.

In return, the judge set a schedule for the defense to ask for a new trial, saying it should make the request by January 19, with prosecutors replying by February 2. Nor does he have any sort of relationship with any of the parties or case participants." A judge denied Ghislaine Maxwell's request for a new trial, rejecting her claim of juror bias.

Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction (ABC News)

Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted in December of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse several teenage girls. U.S. Judge Alison J.

A judge has declined to throw out Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction, despite a juror’s failure to disclose he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. A judge has declined to throw out Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction, despite a juror’s failure to disclose he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan on Friday, April 1, 2022, refused to order a new trial for Maxwell, who was convicted in December of helping the American millionaire Epstein abuse several teenage girls. “Only a new trial would.” He said he persuaded some fellow jurors that a victim’s imperfect memory of abuse doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan on Friday, April 1, 2022, refused to order a new trial for Maxwell, who was convicted in December of helping the American millionaire Epstein abuse several teenage girls.

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Judge orders no new trial due to jury issue ... (CNN)

A federal judge upheld Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction on sex trafficking charges Friday, ruling that a juror's misstatements on a pretrial questionnaire ...

Ghislaine Maxwell's bid for new trial denied, judge rules (The Guardian)

Maxwell repeatedly requested a new trial after a juror on her case failed to disclose childhood sexual abuse during jury selection.

He listened to the evidence and was fair and impartial. “His failure to disclose his prior sexual abuse during the jury selection process was highly unfortunate, but not deliberate,” Nathan continued. The judge said that was not pertinent to weighing Maxwell’s push for a new trial. “After the thoughtful and thorough hearing held by this court, it is crystal clear that the defendant received a fair trial,” prosecutors said in court papers. David told Nathan his failure to mention childhood sexual abuse was an “honest mistake” and he was deeply remorseful. He appeared to testify frankly and honestly, even when the answers he gave were the cause of personal embarrassment and regret.

Juror's Error Did Not Affect Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict, Judge Rules (The New York Times)

The juror's statements to the media had clouded the sex-trafficking conviction of Ms. Maxwell, a longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein.

Hours before Judge Nathan’s ruling, Ms. Maxwell’s lawyers wrote to the judge, asking that she delay her decision in light of what they called new information — yet another media interview with Juror 50, which was to be released on a streaming service. He listened to the evidence and was fair and impartial. Ms. Maxwell’s conviction was the culmination of a convoluted, yearslong case that entangled celebrities and politicians and spawned conspiracy theories centered around Mr. Epstein, who died by suicide while in custody awaiting his own trial.

No new trial for Ghislaine Maxwell despite juror's false statement (Reuters)

Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday lost her bid to overturn her U.S. sex trafficking conviction, even after a juror acknowledged having falsely stated before the ...

"He listened to the evidence and was fair and impartial. "His failure to disclose his prior sexual abuse during the jury selection process was highly unfortunate, but not deliberate," Nathan wrote. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 28. "Juror 50 does not consider himself a victim and does not let his past define him," Todd Spodek, the juror's lawyer, said in a statement. Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell sits as the guilty verdict in her sex abuse trial is read in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U. S., December 29, 2021. Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell sits as the guilty verdict in her sex abuse trial is read in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U. S., December 29, 2021.