Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for new trial denied, judge rules

Ghislaine Maxwell sits at the defense table, as seen in a courtroom sketch in New York City in March. Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters

Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for a new trial has been denied, the judge in her Manhattan federal court sex-trafficking case said on Friday.

The daughter of the late British media baron Robert Maxwell repeatedly requested a new trial after a juror in the case failed to disclose childhood sexual abuse during jury selection.