Slip of the Tongue Temporarily Derails Ghislaine Maxwell Trial

Slip of the Tongue Temporarily Derails Ghislaine Maxwell Trial
Ghislaine Maxwell sits as the jurors are sworn in at the start of her trial on charges of sex trafficking, in a courtroom sketch in New York City on Nov. 29, 2021. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters
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NEW YORK—In an effort to protect the anonymity of the alleged victims in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial, Judge Alison Nathan instructed the lawyers and witnesses to refer to them either solely by their first names or a made-up one.

Earlier this week, one such witness was “Jane,” and any evidence with her actual name on it was submitted under seal. The public wasn’t told her name.