Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyers Demand New Trial After Juror Reveals Prior Sexual Abuse

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers demanded a new sex crimes trial Wednesday after a juror said he had helped convict the British socialite by telling fellow jury members about his experience of sexual abuse.

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers demanded a new sex crimes trial Wednesday after a juror said he had helped convict the British socialite by telling fellow jury members about his experience of sexual abuse.

Maxwell's attorneys told New York judge Alison Nathan that the comments by Scotty David, identified by his first and middle names, "presents incontrovertible grounds for a new trial."

The juror, one of 12 who found Maxwell guilty last week of trafficking minors for late financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, has given several interviews about deliberations since the December 29 verdict.

In them, the 35-year-old said he had helped sway panelists who were doubting the accounts of the two main accusers, "Jane" and "Carolyn."