Ghislaine Maxwell files for RETRIAL weeks after conviction over juror’s sex abuse trauma

GHISLAINE Maxwell has filed for RETRIAL weeks after she was convicted over a juror’s sex abuse trauma, it has been reported. Attorneys for Maxwell have requested her sex trafficking conviction be overturned due to a juror’s possible failure to disclose that he was sexually abused as a child before the trial.   Maxwell was found guilty of five out of six counts of grooming girls for Epstein’s paedophile ring last month In a court filing on Friday, Maxwell’s attorneys said that the motion for retrial had been filed under seal, but referenced Juror No. 50, Scotty David, Mail Online reports. Attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim wrote in a letter to Judge Alison Nathan: “For the reasons set forth in the Motion, we request that all submissions pertaining to Juror No. 50 remain under seal until the Court rules on the Motion.” It comes after Scotty David, who sat during the three-week trial in New York, said he was “glad” that justice has been served with the British socialite set to face 65-years behind bars. Last month, 60-year-old Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking and grooming girls for paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, with the pair described as “partners in crime”. The jury of six women and six men convicted her on five out of six counts as she was found not guilty of enticing a minor to engage in an illegal sex act after more than 40 hours of deliberation. But Maxwell is now hoping for a retrial after juror David revealed he told the jury about his own abuse as a child during deliberations, potentially affecting the verdict. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY… The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun. Maxwell and Epstein were described as ‘partners in crime’ Jury members were convinced that Maxwell was guilty of serving up girls for former lover Epstein