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Ghislaine Maxwell Seeks New Trial After Two Jurors Admit Being Sexual Abuse Survivors

HeadlineJan 06, 2022

Lawyers for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell have asked a federal judge for a new trial after two jurors revealed they were survivors of sexual abuse and had talked about it during jury deliberations. Maxwell faces up to 65 years in prison for helping Jeffrey Epstein recruit and sexually assault teenage girls.

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