Ghislaine Maxwell will launch her appeal to overturn her 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking, alleging that one of the jurors who convicted her broke the law by calling her psychiatrist.
- Ghislaine Maxwell to launch her appeal to overturn her 20-year sentence
- He will allege that one of the jurors in his trial violated the law by calling his psychiatrist
Ghislaine Maxwell will launch her appeal this week to overturn her 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking, alleging that one of the jurors who convicted her broke the law by calling her psychiatrist during the trial.
The 20,000-word appeal must be filed with the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York by a Tuesday deadline.
The MoS has learned that the appeal, brought by Maxwell’s pit bull lawyer Arthur Aidala, who represented disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, will focus on whether the 50th Juror violated the judge’s orders not to discuss the case. case.
A source said: “The jury admitted that he called his psychiatrist during deliberations because he was very upset. This is a clear violation of the judge’s order not to discuss the case with anyone.
‘Never mind that he was calling a medical professional. She clearly broke the rules and violated the jurors’ oath, which gives strong grounds for appeal.
Ghislaine Maxwell (pictured with Jeffrey Epstein) will launch her appeal this week to vacate her 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking by claiming one of the jurors who convicted her broke the law by calling her psychiatrist during trial .
Maxwell’s attorneys identified at least two other jurors who also did not disclose that they had been victims of sexual assault.
Juror 50, who gave his name as Scotty David, also did not disclose that he had been sexually assaulted, a fact he later said helped him “influence” other jurors during deliberations.
Maxwell’s attorneys identified at least two other jurors who also did not disclose that they had been victims of sexual assault.
“Her lawyers will argue that Ms. Maxwell was not tried by 12 fair and impartial juries,” the source added.
The British socialite was convicted in December 2021 on five charges related to her role as the alleged ‘madam’ of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The disgraced financier committed suicide in jail in 2019 while in custody on child sex charges.