Interviews given by a juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial revealing his sexual abuse history have surprised both the prosecution and the defense, leading her attorneys to ask the judge for a new trial. Choire writes
Photo: Mathieu Polak/Polak Mathieu Interviews given by a juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial revealing his sexual-abuse history have surprised both the prosecution and the defense, leading her attorneys to ask the judge for a new trial.
The juror said the jury felt sympathy for Maxwell and was scrupulous about its duties. “Because this is the rest of her life, right? We were deciding what happens based off the evidence provided,” he told the Daily Mail. Prospective jury members for the trial were asked about sexual abuse in their families, though the juror said he doesn’t remember being asked or disclosing anything. Lawyers for the government said they believe the court should conduct an inquiry. Attorneys for Maxwell said they have stopped work on her appeal because they believe the juror’s interviews are grounds for a new trial.
In her instructions to jurors just before they began deliberating, Judge Alison Nathan said it would “be improper for you to allow any feelings you might have about the nature of the crimes charged to interfere with your decision-making process.”
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