Maxwell Defense Calls for New Trial; Prosecution Requests Juror Inquiry

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

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.