Harvey Weinstein

Arthur L. Aidala, the new attorney for Maxwell — who sex trafficked children around the world to participate in illegal sex acts — said she was "mistreated.

was the loss of trust in myself.” “...One of the most painful and ongoing impacts... He told the outlet Maxwell was “mistreated” and believed “the trial judge made mistakes.” Aidala suggested that one of the jurors admitted to U.S. He had [reportedly](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/jeffrey-epstein-was-taken-suicide-watch-high-level-psychologist-n1046071) been taken off suicide watch, and the [guards](https://apnews.com/article/business-government-and-politics-3a0b465c080e1b0a53ce15315179d542) ordered to monitor him were allegedly asleep. Nathan that he failed to disclose his own history of child abuse during the jury selection process. There were also issues regarding lack of access to her lawyers. This is all in violation of her… “She was malnourished,” Aidala told Page Six on Friday. “She did not get a fair trial,” said Aidala, “the judge ignored the many claims of malnourishment, living with vermin in her cell, lack of sleep, and overall deplorable conditions. government the way she was abused.” [Maxwell’s attorneys](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ghislaine-maxwell-sentenced-jeffrey-epstein-sex-abuse_n_62bb052be4b0adb8aa4cc49a) previously claimed she was merely a scapegoat in the Epstein scandal, Aidala stated firmly to Page Six that the impending appeal wasn’t about her guilt or innocence — but “whether the judge who decided the case made the correct legal ruling.” [arrested](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jeffrey-epstein-confidante-ghislaine-maxwell-arrested_n_5efddfbcc5b612083c58452a) in July 2020, nearly one year after Epstein was found [hanged in his cell](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jeffrey-epstein-dead_n_5d4ebeefe4b0fd2733f100c8) at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.