NEW YORK — A juror who convicted Ghislaine Maxwell will be questioned publicly about whether he was forthcoming about being sexually abused as a child before being selected for the panel, a judge ruled Thursday.
Federal Judge Alison Nathan’s order comes after weeks of speculation about how the court would handle statements Scotty David made after finding Maxwell guilty of enticing and transporting teenage girls for sex with Jeffrey Epstein. Both the prosecution and the defense requested an inquiry.
“Following trial, Juror 50 made several direct, unambiguous statements to multiple media outlets about his own experience that do not pertain to jury deliberations and that cast doubt on the accuracy of his responses during jury selection,” reads Nathan’s order.
