This week, Ghislaine Maxwell will launch an appeal to overturn her 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking. Maxwell will claim that one of the jurors who convicted her broke the law by calling his psychiatrist during the trial.
The appeal, which must be filed before the deadline on Tuesday, will focus on whether Juror 50 violated the judge’s orders not to discuss the case.
Maxwell’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, will argue that the juror’s phone call constituted a violation of the judge’s order not to discuss the case with anyone, and therefore, the juror broke the rules and violated the jurors’ oath, which gives strong grounds for appeal.
Juror 50, who identified himself as Scotty David, admitted that he had called his psychiatrist during deliberations because he was so upset. In addition to this, Juror 50 failed to disclose that he had been a victim of sexual abuse, a fact he later said helped him “influence” other jurors during deliberations. Maxwell’s lawyers have also identified at least two other jurors who failed to disclose that they had been victims of sexual assault.
Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted in December 2021 on five counts related to her role as Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged “madam.” Epstein, a convicted pedophile, killed himself in jail in 2019 while being held on child sex charges.
Maxwell’s appeal is expected, now that her divorce papers have been filed with a US judge, which will give her access to some of her fortune. While on the run, she transferred her money and property portfolio to her husband, Scott Borgerson.
However, after their marriage broke down, Mr. Borgerson refused to pay for her legal bills. It is believed that she will receive £25 million from her divorce settlement, which she is expected to use to appeal her conviction.
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