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发帖数: 1 | 1 Ghislaine Maxwell family 'shocked' by denial of new trial
The siblings of Ghislaine Maxwell say they are “profoundly shocked and
troubled” that a judge has rejected a new trial despite revelations that a
juror who helped to convict her failed to disclose he was sexually abused as
a child
by LARRY NEUMEISTER and DANIKA KIRKA, Associated Press
Updated 5 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The siblings of Ghislaine Maxwell said Tuesday they are “
profoundly shocked and troubled” that a judge rejected a new trial for the
British socialite on sex trafficking charges despite revelations that a
juror who helped to convict her failed to disclose he was sexually abused as
a child.
In a statement, the “Maxwell Family” said it was focused on an appeal of U
.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan's ruling last Friday that left intact
Maxwell's conviction on charges that she served as the key recruiter of
teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse from 1994 to
2004.
The judge said she concluded that a December verdict convicting Maxwell, 60,
of sex trafficking and other charges was still valid because the juror did
not deliberately give wrong answers on a juror questionnaire and because he
“harbored no bias toward the defendant and could serve as a fair and
impartial juror.”
“Our family is profoundly shocked and troubled by the denial of a retrial
for our sister, Ghislaine Maxwell,” Maxwell family members said. “The
court’s ruling in this matter is as tainted as the original verdict is
unsafe.”
The statement said that the issue over Juror No. 50's revelations to media
outlets after the trial will be one among many issues that will be appealed
to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan.
“Our Family is optimistic about Ghislaine’s success on appeal,” they
wrote.
Juror No. 50's media interviews days after the verdict came after a month-
long trial at which Maxwell was portrayed as the crucial component of
Epstein's sexual abuse conspiracy. Sometimes, prosecutors said, Maxwell
joined in the abuse.
After the trial’s conclusion, the juror, identified in court papers only as
Juror No. 50, said publicly that he’d been abused as a child and had
persuaded some fellow jurors that a victim’s imperfect memory of abuse
doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
He was among potential jurors in the case who filled out a 50-page
questionnaire including a question that asked: “Have you or a friend or
family member ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or
sexual assault?”
The juror checked “No.”
The juror said in one interview that he didn’t remember being asked that
question, which was No. 48 on the form.
After rejecting defense demands that she immediately order a new trial, the
judge conducted an unusual hearing at which she questioned the juror.
His answers were analyzed by the judge in her written decision last Friday.
She said she concluded that his rush to finish the questionnaire led to
inaccurate answers.
“Juror 50’s lack of attention and care in responding accurately to every
question on the questionnaire is regrettable, but the Court is confident
that the failure to disclose was not deliberate," she wrote. "The Court
further finds that Juror 50 was not biased and would not have been stricken
for cause even if he had answered each question on the questionnaire
accurately.”
Defense lawyers had insisted that they would have used one of a limited
number of “strikes” that allow them to eliminate several jurors for any
reason at all to force him off the jury.
In its statement, Maxwell family members said the judge had failed to uphold
“the paramount interests of justice” by severely limiting the questioning
of the juror and had “effectively ensured the loading of the dice" by
granting him immunity from prosecution for perjury.
Epstein was 66 when he committed suicide in 2019 as he awaited a sex
trafficking trial in Manhattan. | q****5
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发帖数: 1 | 3 难道还有什么时候的陪审团制度不是joke？
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: Ghislaine Maxwell family 'shocked' by denial of new trial
: The siblings of Ghislaine Maxwell say they are “profoundly shocked and
: troubled” that a judge has rejected a new trial despite revelations that a
: juror who helped to convict her failed to disclose he was sexually abused as
: a child
: by LARRY NEUMEISTER and DANIKA KIRKA, Associated Press
: Updated 5 hours ago
: NEW YORK (AP) — The siblings of Ghislaine Maxwell said Tuesday they are “
: profoundly shocked and troubled” that a judge rejected a new trial for the
: British socialite on sex trafficking charges despite revelations that a
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发帖数: 1 | 4 这是赤裸裸的juror撒谎，verdict怎么还能成立
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