Ghislaine Maxwell’s application to have her trial retried fails

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s application to have her trial retried fails

The ex-partner of US multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, Ghislaine Maxwell, has failed in her application for a new trial. According to media reports, New York judge Alison Nathan said on Friday (local time) in New York that the incorrect information given by a jury in a questionnaire did not lead to a faulty trial. This clears the way for Maxwell’s sentencing on June 28. The Briton faces several decades in prison.

The ex-partner of the deceased US multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, has failed in her application for a new trial. According to media reports, New York judge Alison Nathan said on Friday (local time) in New York that the wrong information given by a jury in a questionnaire did not lead to a faulty trial. This clears the way for Maxwell’s sentencing on June 28. The 60-year-old faces several decades in prison.

Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, was charged with six counts, including trafficking a minor for abuse. She was found guilty of this and four other charges at the end of December. As a helper to her ex-partner Epstein, the British woman played a central role in building his ring for the sexual abuse of young girls, the jury decided in New York. After the guilty verdict, however, her lawyers requested a retrial of the trial.

Juror did not intentionally hide his abuse experiences

The bone of contention was the “Juror 50”, who said after the trial that he used his own experiences to influence other jurors because he himself was a victim of sexual violence.

However, in a questionnaire that specifically asked prospective jurors if they had experienced sexual abuse, this individual had ticked “no.” Maxwell’s attorney, Bobbi Sternheim, argued that if the jury had told the truth, “he would have been disqualified and disfellowshipped on good cause.”

Judge Alison Nathan dismissed Maxwell’s claim Friday that this undisclosed fact at trial deprived her of a fair and impartial jury. The omission was “very unfortunate, but not intentional,” Nathan said. However, the juror was not biased and was able to be “a fair and impartial juror”.

The judge also noted that the bar for a guilty verdict to be overturned is high and “only occurs in the most exceptional of circumstances.” Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell threaten loudly “Daily Mail” up to 65 years imprisonment.

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