NEW YORK—On Jan. 5, the Honorable Alison J. Nathan, the judge who presided over the Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case in federal court last month, received two requests regarding a juror who served on the trial. The juror had recently stated publicly he was a victim of childhood sexual abuse and made this known to his fellow jurors during deliberations. The prosecution requested there be an inquiry of the juror and the defense requested a new trial. Nathan has responded to the requests, stating in a letter dated Jan. 5, “The Court hereby sets the following briefing schedule for the Defense to move for a new trial in light of the issues raised in the parties’ letters”: Defense motion: January 19, 2022 Government response: February 2, 2022 Defense reply: February 9, 2022 Maxwell was found guilty of five of the six counts of sex trafficking on behalf of convicted pedophile Jeffrey …