Maxwell Judge Sets Schedule for Defense to Move for New Trial

Maxwell Judge Sets Schedule for Defense to Move for New Trial
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell sits as the guilty verdict in her sex abuse trial is read in a courtroom sketch in New York City, on Dec. 29, 2021. Jane Rosenberg TPX Images of the day/Reuters
Dave Paone
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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.