Ghislaine Maxwell to file her appeal to have her 20-year prison sentence for child trafficking overturned by claiming that one of the jurors who convicted her broke the law by calling his psychiatrist
- Ghislaine Maxwell will appeal to have her 20-year sentence overturned
- She will claim that one of the jurors of her trial broke the law by calling his psychiatrist
Ghislaine Maxwell will launch her appeal this week to have her 20-year prison sentence for child trafficking overturned by alleging that one of the jurors who convicted her broke the law by calling his psychiatrist during the trial.
The 20,000-word appeal must be filed with the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York before the deadline on Tuesday.
The MoS has learned that the appeal – filed by Maxwell’s ‘pit bull’ attorney Arthur Aidala, who represented the disgraced movie magnate Harvey Weinstein – will focus on whether Juror 50 violated the judge’s orders not to discuss the case.
A source said: “The juror admitted that during deliberations he called his psychiatrist because he was so upset. This is clearly in violation of the judge’s order not to discuss the matter with anyone.
“It doesn’t matter that he called a medical professional. He clearly broke the rules and violated the jurors’ oath, which is a good reason to appeal.”
Ghislaine Maxwell (pictured with Jeffrey Epstein) will launch her appeal this week to have her 20-year prison sentence for child trafficking overturned by claiming that one of the jurors who convicted her broke the law by calling his psychiatrist during the trial
Maxwell’s attorneys have identified at least two other jurors who also failed to disclose that they were victims of sexual assault
Juror 50, who identified himself as Scotty David, also failed to disclose that he was a victim of sexual assault, a fact he later said helped him “influence” other jurors during deliberations.
Maxwell’s attorneys have identified at least two other jurors who also failed to disclose that they were victims of sexual assault.
“Her lawyers will argue that Ms. Maxwell was not tried by 12 fair and impartial jurors,” the source added.
The British socialite was convicted in December 2021 on five counts related to her role as the alleged ‘ma’am’ of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The disgraced financier committed suicide in prison in 2019 while being held on child sex charges.