Ghislaine Maxwell

A US judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction, denying her bid for a new trial.

Judge Alison Nathan on Friday denied Ghislaine Maxwell a retrial in her sex trafficking case. The 60-year-old British heiress and former girlfriend of ...

The 60-year-old British socialite had requested a retrial after it emerged that one of the jurors in her trial had failed to disclose he was a victim.

Judge Nathan granted Juror 50 immunity from prosecution before he answered questions. “Juror 50’s lack of attention and care in responding accurately to every question on the questionnaire is regrettable, but the Court is confident that the failure to disclose was not deliberate.” The 60-year-old had requested a retrial after it emerged that one of the jurors in her trial had failed to disclose he was a victim of sexual abuse.

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.

Judge Alison Nathan will continue to preside over Maxwell's mistrial appeal.

It issued a correction several hours later, saying the incorrect filing was due to an “administrative error”. On Friday, the court filed a “notice of reassignment” stating that Maxwell’s hearing had gone to Judge Vernon S. Broderick, and “Judge Alison J. Nathan no longer assigned to the case”. The US District Court in Manhattan says an “administrative error” led to it incorrectly claiming Judge Alison Nathan had been removed from Ghislaine Maxwell’s mistrial appeal.

The 60-year-old British socialite had requested a retrial after it emerged that one of the jurors in her trial had failed to disclose he was a victim.

Judge Nathan granted Juror 50 immunity from prosecution before he answered questions. “Juror 50’s lack of attention and care in responding accurately to every question on the questionnaire is regrettable, but the Court is confident that the failure to disclose was not deliberate.” The 60-year-old had requested a retrial after it emerged that one of the jurors in her trial had failed to disclose he was a victim of sexual abuse.

New York judge concludes juror's failure to disclose prior abuse did not taint British socialite's guilty verdict.

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.

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“Juror 50 does not consider himself a victim,” Spodek wrote in an email. “Just because some memories are fuzzy doesn’t mean that they’re not telling the truth.” “Some jurors did have serious credibility issues with some of these victims,” Juror 50 said in the trailer.

Maxwell's legal team has bid to have a new trial after it emerged juror Scotty David failed to reveal his own history of sexual abuse when asked before the ...

She is scheduled to be sentenced in June, although she has filed a motion for a retrial after a juror failed to reveal his own sexual abuse in a questionnaire before being selected to be on the panel. Maxwell's legal team has bid to have a new trial after it emerged the juror failed to reveal his own history of sexual abuse when asked before the case was heard last year. Maxwell's legal team has bid to have a new trial after it emerged juror Scotty David failed to reveal his own history of sexual abuse when asked before the case

Maxwell's lawyers sought new trial after a juror did not disclose he was a victim of childhood abuse before trial began.

Maxwell pleaded not guilty and argued she was being scapegoated. “His failure to disclose his prior sexual abuse during the jury selection process was highly unfortunate, but not deliberate,” Nathan wrote. Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of helping the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. Maxwell’s lawyers sought new trial after a juror did not disclose he was a victim of childhood abuse before trial began. Maxwell’s lawyers sought new trial after a juror did not disclose he was a victim of childhood abuse before trial began. Asked in a pretrial screening questionnaire whether he had been a victim of sexual abuse, the juror had checked “no”.

The 60-year-old British socialite had requested a retrial after it emerged that one of the jurors in her trial had failed to disclose he was a victim.

Judge Nathan granted Juror 50 immunity from prosecution before he answered questions. “Juror 50’s lack of attention and care in responding accurately to every question on the questionnaire is regrettable, but the Court is confident that the failure to disclose was not deliberate.” The 60-year-old had requested a retrial after it emerged that one of the jurors in her trial had failed to disclose he was a victim of sexual abuse.