Ghislaine Maxwell family ‘shocked’ by denial of new trial

Ghislaine Maxwell family ‘shocked’ by denial of new trial

Isabel Maxwell, sister of Ghislaine Maxwell, arrives at the federal courthouse, in New York, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Juror No. 50 in the case told a judge Tuesday that failing to disclose his child abuse history during jury selection at the trial of the British socialite was one of the "biggest mistakes" of his life, as a judge and lawyers try to decide whether the revelations will spoil Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NEW YORK (AP) — 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. In a statement Tuesday, the “Maxwell Family” said it remains optimistic about an appeal before a panel of three Manhattan appeals judges. The statement came four days after U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan issued a written opinion in which she concluded that she cannot order a retrial in the sex trafficking case after determining the juror did not deliberately give wrong answers on a juror questionnaire.

Photo: Isabel Maxwell, sister of Ghislaine Maxwell, arrives at the federal courthouse, in New York, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)