Ghislaine Maxwell Asks For Retrial After Juror Confesses To Speaking Of Sexual Abuse

The attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell have asked that her sex trafficking conviction be overturned and a retrial be scheduled after it was reported that two of the jurors shared their own stories of having been sexually abused with fellow jurors during deliberations. Additionally, one of the jurors who shared his story of being sexually abused did not reveal his history during jury selection.

Maxwell’s attorneys filed a motion for retrial under seal and referenced Juror No. 50, known as Scotty David. In a letter to Judge Alison Nathan, attorney Bobbi Sternheim wrote, “For the reasons set forth in the Motion, we request that all submissions pertaining to Juror No. 50 remain under seal until the Court rules on the old Motion.”

David claimed he told his fellow jurors, “I know what happened when I was sexually abused. I remember the colour of the carpet, the walls. Some of it can be replayed like a video. But I can’t remember all the details, there are some things that run together,” according to the Independent. He added, “When I shared that, they were able to sort of come around on, they were able to come around on the memory aspect of the sexual abuse,” the BBC reported.

David had claimed to The  Daily Mail that he had not been asked on the jury questionnaire about any history of being sexually abused, but the 48^th question on the questionnaire asked, “Have you or a friend or family member ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault? (This includes actual or attempted sexual assault or other unwanted sexual advance, including by a stranger, acquaintance, supervisor, teacher, or family member).”- READ MORE