Ghislaine Maxwell formally asked for a new trial after her lawyers raised concerns that at least one of the jurors who convicted her of sex-trafficking didn’t disclose during pretrial screenings he was sexually abused as a child.
Maxwell’s request was filed late Wednesday under seal. Bobbi Sternheim, one of her defense lawyers, asked for the filing to not be released publicly until the court rules on the request.
The British socialite was found guilty on Dec. 29 of enticing, grooming and sexually abusing underage girls with
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