The socialite’s lawyers say the juror "told reporters that he disclosed to the other members of the jury during deliberations that he was a victim of sexual abuse and further described his memory of those events".
Summary
- Ghislaine Maxwell’s defence has called for a retrial after one of the jurors who convicted her told media outlets he was a victim of sexual abuse.
- “According to the juror, his disclosure influenced the deliberations and convinced other members of the jury to convict Ms Maxwell.”
- Maxwell was found guilty last week of recruiting underage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.
- AdvertisementIn other developments, a second juror has told The New York Times that they were a victim of sexual abuse as a child.
- How Ghislaine Maxwell lured girls to be abusedThe pictures of Maxwell and Epstein shown in courtImage: Maxwell’s lawyers say there are ‘incontrovertible grounds for a new trial’.