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Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team files request for retrial over juror’s revelation

In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell is escorted by US marshals at the start of her trial last November. Her lawyers want her guilty verdict set aside and a new trial.
In this sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell is escorted by US marshals at her trial last November. Her lawyers want her guilty verdict set aside and a new trial. Photograph: Elizabeth Williams/AP

Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team on Wednesday filed documents requesting a new trial following revelations that a juror may not have disclosed childhood sexual abuse during jury selection.

In a letter to the court, Maxwell’s lawyers wrote that they filed her “motion for a New Trial … and accompanying exhibits under seal.” The documents were filed under seal, and their contents were not known.

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