Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for new trial denied, judge rules
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/01/ghislaine-maxwell-retrial-bid-denied-judge
Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for a new trial has been denied, the judge in her Manhattan federal court sex-trafficking case said on Friday.
The daughter of the late British media baron Robert Maxwell repeatedly requested a new trial after a juror in the case failed to disclose childhood sexual abuse during jury selection.
Juror No 50, Scotty David, was questioned in court on 8 March about his omission. He told the judge, Alison Nathan, he had been distracted when quickly completing a screening questionnaire.
In her ruling on Friday, Nathan said she thought David’s explanation was truthful and he gave no indication of bias against Maxwell.
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I guess that plot didn’t work. DS is coming unglued