A US judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trial as he upheld her sex trafficking conviction in a bitter blow to her case.
Maxwell could now be imprisoned for up to 60 years as the British socialite faces sentencing on June 28.
The conviction being upheld comes after a juror failed to revealed he had been sexually abused as a child when he was asked.
As reported in the Mirror, 60-year-old Maxwell had moved to have her conviction vacated after the news emerged.
Scotty David spoke in a series of media interviews about how his own experience helped shaped the juror’s verdict once he revealed it to them.
Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking and other charges for helping paedophile Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse multiple teenage girls from 1994 to 2004.
In her ruling, Judge Alison Nathan wrote of Scotty David’s omission that although “highly unfortunate”, it was “not deliberate”.
She added: "The court further concludes that Juror 50 harboured no bias towards the defendant and could serve as a fair and impartial juror."
Nathan added that the requirements for a new trial were not met.
“The defendant's motion for a new trial is therefore denied,” she added.
The decision came just hours after Maxwell’s lawyers ask for the judgment to be delayed after her attorneys were made aware of a “bombshell revelation” by a juror.
Before the motion was denied her team filed a letter to the New York Court saying they had discovered the juror had been interviewed for a new documentary.
The Brit’s lawyer Bobbi Sternum wrote: “We write to make the Court aware of new information concerning Juror 50 that may impact Ghislaine Maxwell’s pending motion for a new trial.
“Paramount Plus will be airing an additional interview with Juror 50 in an original series titled “Ghislaine – Partner in Crime.”
The trailer announced a “bombshell revelation” from Juror 50 in his “only in-depth interview.”
They added: “We have been unable to access the series in order to review the content of Juror’s 50 statements nor have we learned whether the interview was recorded before he testified at the March 8 hearing.
"The series was scheduled to air on March 29, but we have learned that Paramount is holding off airing the series pending the Court’s ruling concerning Juror 50.
“We bring to the Court’s attention this previously undisclosed interview and request a stay of any pending ruling review of the interview by the Court and counsel.”
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