Article 5WTQV Ghislaine Maxwell juror’s grilling by judge could cast verdict into disarray

Ghislaine Maxwell juror’s grilling by judge could cast verdict into disarray

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Victoria Bekiempis in New York
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Scott David faces questioning under oath on Tuesday about his answers to a jury selection question about sexual abuse

When Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted last December of procuring minor teenagers for the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, their victims expressed joy and relief that long-delayed justice had finally been served.

Less than one week later, however, a juror's comments revealed that he apparently did not disclose childhood sexual abuse during jury selection - sparking a chain of events that could now potentially undermine the trial's outcome.

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