Prosecutors alert Maxwell judge of juror’s sex abuse claims

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are urging the judge who presided over the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell to conduct an inquiry into a juror’s reported claims that he was a victim of sexual abuse. The claims were published in several interviews by press outlets with the juror only identified by his first and middle name. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan Wednesday, prosecutors said the claims “merit attention by the Court.” In the interviews, the juror said he “flew through” the prospective juror questionnaire and didn’t recall being asked if he’d been a victim of sex abuse. Maxwell was convicted last week of sex trafficking and conspiracy charges after a four week trial.