The failure of a juror to disclose he was a victim of sexual abuse meant the trial of predatory British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell “was not fair and impartial”, her lawyers have claimed.
The 60-year-old’s legal representatives said the juror, named as Juror No 50 in a letter to the New York federal court, “demonstrated a lack of reliability and an appetite for publicity”.
US District Judge Alison J Nathan said in a written order that she will question the juror on March 8, after a questionnaire he filled out before the trial showed he did deny he had been a victim of sexual abuse.
