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The babbling jury: Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers are calling for a new trial
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein in a private jet
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Because one of the twelve jurors at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial was apparently hiding his own experience of sexual abuse, her lawyers want a new trial.
It would be a dramatic development and a slap in the face for many victims. Because one of the twelve jurors from Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial could not withstand the temptation to give an interview, her lawyers are calling for a new trial. The reason is not Scotty David’s interview himself, but a revelation he made in it.
Ghislaine Maxwell: Lawyers want new trial
The New Yorker told the Daily Mail that the jury was unsure how to judge Maxwell. The turning point came when he shared his experiences with sexual abuse himself. A detail that he should have kept to himself. The fact that he came into contact with abuse as part of the jury could have been an exclusion criterion for participation.
Before being selected as a jury member, the twelve men and women in US court trials go through a rigorous selection process. This is to ensure that they are not biased and that a fair trial is possible. Scotty David said in an interview with the Daily Mail that he could not remember whether he was asked about sexual abuse experiences in advance. If so, he would certainly have answered truthfully.
Juror Reveals Internals
The jury’s revelations that his experience led to the jury’s decision represent “an undeniable reason for a new trial,” said Maxwell’s lawyers in their motion. “Assuming the reporting was accurate, the jury claimed that he ‘skimmed’ the prospective juror questionnaire and did not remember being asked if he was a victim of sexual abuse, but did indicate that he ‘answered honestly’ “, it says in turn in the letter from the public prosecutor’s office.
Maxwell’s legal team now has until January 19 to formulate their arguments for a new trial.
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