Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell new trial, will question juror on sex abuse claims

A US judge on Thursday will question a juror in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case who failed to disclose having been sexually abused as a child.US District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan also denied Maxwell’s bid for a new trial, at least until after a March 8 hearing when the Manhattan man known as Juror 50 will testify under oath in open court.Nathan said Maxwell had met the “high” legal standard to obtain a post-verdict hearing.Maxwell, 60, was convicted on December 29 of five of…