Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers cannot keep retrial arguments under seal, judge rules

Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers cannot keep retrial arguments under seal, judge rules

Lawyers want new trial after juror Scotty David gave interviews in which he said he had been sexually abused as a child

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers cannot keep sealed their detailed legal arguments about a juror in her trial who might not have disclosed childhood sex abuse during jury selection, a judicial decision issued Friday said.

Judge Alison Nathan wrote: “[The] defendant’s motion to temporarily seal, in their entirety, all documents related to the motion for a new trial, is denied.”

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