NEW YORK-The Honorable Alison J. Nathan, the judge who presided over the Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case in federal court last month, received two requests on Jan. 5 regarding the trial. One came from the prosecution and one came from the defense. At the center of both requests is an individual who’s recently given interviews to the media regarding his service on the jury. He’s publicly stated he was a victim of childhood sexual abuse and made this known to his fellow jurors during deliberations. Maxwell was found guilty of five of the six counts of sex-trafficking on behalf of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on Dec. 29, and four alleged victims testified Maxwell was directly involved in their sexual abuse when they were minors. In the three-page letter, the prosecution wrote, “Assuming the accuracy of the reporting, the juror asserted that he ′flew through′ the prospective juror questionnaire and does not …
Maxwell Defense Calls For New Trial, Prosecution Requests Juror Inquiry
January 5, 2022
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