Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction
NEW YORK — (AP) — A U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction Friday, despite a juror’s failure to disclose before the trial began that he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. The juror had said he “skimmed way too fast” through the questionnaire and did not intentionally give the wrong answer to a question about sex abuse. In her opinion, Nathan said the juror’s failure to disclose his prior sexual abuse during the jury selection process was highly unfortunate, but not deliberate. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited trial at a federal jail in New York on related sex trafficking charges. Prosecutors said the juror made an “honest mistake” and that it was “crystal clear” that Maxwell received a fair trial.
wftv.comJudge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction
NEW YORK — (AP) — A U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction Friday, despite a juror’s failure to disclose before the trial began that he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted in December of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse several teenage girls. The juror had said he “skimmed way too fast” through the questionnaire and did not intentionally give the wrong answer to a question about sex abuse. In her opinion, Nathan said the juror’s failure to disclose his prior sexual abuse during the jury selection process was highly unfortunate, but not deliberate. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
wftv.comGhislaine Maxwell juror regrets not disclosing sex abuse
Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial FILE - This courtroom sketch shows Judge Alison Nathan reading the guilty verdict against Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday Dec. 29, 2021, in New York. “This is one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made in my life,” the juror identified only as Juror No. Lawyers for Maxwell say the verdict should be thrown out over the juror's failure to disclose before the trial began that he'd been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Maxwell was convicted in late December of sex trafficking and other charges alleging she helped financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls from 1994 to 2004. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited trial at a federal jail in New York on related sex trafficking charges.
wftv.comJudge set to question juror who convicted Ghislaine Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial FILE - This courtroom sketch shows Judge Alison Nathan reading the guilty verdict against Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday Dec. 29, 2021, in New York. )”The juror checked “No.” The juror said in the interviews he flew through the questionnaire and didn’t remember being asked that question, which was No. Prosecutors told the judge late Monday that they expect to offer the juror immunity in return for his testimony. Defense lawyers for Maxwell asked the judge to immediately order a new trial, but she said she could not do so without questioning the juror. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited trial at a federal jail in New York on related sex trafficking charges.
wftv.comJudge set to question juror who convicted Ghislaine Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial FILE - This courtroom sketch shows Judge Alison Nathan reading the guilty verdict against Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday Dec. 29, 2021, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File) (Elizabeth Williams)NEW YORK — (AP) — A U.S. judge was set Tuesday to question one of the jurors who convicted the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. )”The juror checked “No.”The juror said in the interviews he flew through the questionnaire and didn’t remember being asked that question, which was No. Defense lawyers for Maxwell asked the judge to immediately order a new trial, but she said she could not do so without questioning the juror. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 as he awaited trial at a federal jail in New York on related sex trafficking charges.
wftv.comJudge limits inquiry into juror at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Epstein, 66, killed himself in a Manhattan federal jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting a sex trafficking trial. Nathan cited previous cases and rulings by appeals courts to show that the inquiry into the conduct of a juror identified in documents only as "Juror No. “To be clear, the potential impropriety is not that someone with a history of sexual abuse may have served on the jury. The question asked: Have you or a friend or family member ever been the victim of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or sexual assault? She said the purpose of her questions for the juror will be to determine if he has engaged in any misconduct warranting a new trial.
wftv.comBuilding dedicated in honor of first Black student to integrate Seminole County schools
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A Sanford woman, the first African-American to integrate Seminole Junior High School in 1964, now has a building named after her. A building dedication ceremony was held for Ingrid Burton Nathan at Sanford Middle School on Wednesday. As a 14-year-old, Nathan helped integrate Seminole County schools. She came back to Seminole County and taught Spanish for 38 years until she retired in 2009. READ: University of Florida’s first Black student reflects on making history“It paved the way for so many things to happen that might not happen.
wftv.comJudge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell's child sex-trafficking trial says she wants jury to sit every day until they reach a verdict because of rising Omicron cases
"I must require deliberations every day forward until they reach a verdict," US District Judge Alison Nathan told the court on Tuesday.
news.yahoo.comScenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial
Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, defense attorney Jeffrey Pagliuca, left, confers with Ghislaine Maxwell after making an argument to Judge Nathan regarding the removal of a juror due to holiday travel plans that would disrupt the trial schedule during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in New York. Her lawyers say she's a scapegoat for Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial behind bars. It was a pattern prosecutors hope to prove was repeated over and over with other girls and young women. I didn’t want anybody to know any of this about me.”DEAF, DUMB AND BLINDProsecutors say Maxwell created "a culture of silence" to shroud her and Epstein's crimes. Maxwell’s lawyers are seeking to portray their accounts of abuse as unreliable, suggesting they have faulty memories and are being manipulated by lawyers encouraging them to play up Maxwell’s role in civil claims after Epstein died.
wftv.comScenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial
The first week of the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell saw the first of her four main accusers taking the witness stand to give emotional testimony accusing the British socialite of coaxing her into sexual encounters with financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Judge vets potential jurors for Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Jeffrey Epstein Maxwell Trial In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell looks over her shoulder to the courtroom audience prior to the start of jury selection in her trial, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in New York. Judge Alison J. Nathan’s questions in Manhattan federal court were aimed at seeing if potential jurors can stay impartial in the sordid case against Maxwell. “I'm Judge Nathan. Wearing a black mask that matched her robe, Nathan reminded prospective jurors that Maxwell must be considered innocent until a verdict at her trial. Some prospective jurors said they had heard of Epstein but not Maxwell while others said they had heard of both.
wftv.comWoman and ex-boyfriend killed in murder-suicide at Lake County RV resort, deputies say
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Lake County deputies released the names on Monday of the two people found dead inside an RV resort after a murder-suicide. Investigators said Keven McCarthy, 50, and Michelle Nathan, 56, were both found shot to death outdoors in the RV resort in Sorrento on Wekiva River Road. They also said was found Nathan about 50 feet away with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Witnesses told investigators that McCarthy was last seen earlier that morning sitting around a campfire with Nathan’s daughter and a friend of hers, deputies said. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day in English and Spanish at 1-800-273-8255.
Chicken soup: The story of "Jewish penicillin"
Some say the best cure is one of the oldest, and the tastiest: Chicken soup, which some consider "Jewish penicillin." "When I was making soup the other day, there was something about the aroma of chicken soup – it just felt good," she replied. Nathan (who some call the Jewish Julia Child) says chicken soup has been on the menu for centuries. "The first recorded mention of chicken soup was somebody named Dioscorides, who was an Army surgeon general in Rome," she said. "But then later, Maimonides, who was a Jewish philosopher-scientist, said that chicken soup was a panacea for so many different things: asthma, weight gain (like bone soup is today), leprosy."
cbsnews.com‘I did it without question,’ says first Black student to integrate Seminole County Public Schools
SANFORD, Fla. – Ingrid Burton Nathan was the first Black student to integrate Seminole County Schools. In 1964, she entered Sanford Junior High School, and she was among the first Black students to attend Seminole High School. Growing up during segregation, Nathan remembers being excited to make history as the first Black student to integrate Seminole County Schools. There were bright spots, too, in her trailblazing story of integration in Seminole County Schools. She says her greatest accomplishment, the thing she is most proud of, is sponsoring the gospel choir at Lake Mary High School.
As the virus resurges, mental health woes batter France
Lockdowns that France has used to fight the coronavirus have come at considerable cost to mental health. Behind her, the psychiatric emergency ward's heavy double doors — openable only with a staff member's key — thud shut. She is unnerved that she is starting to obsess about knives, fearful that her mental health might be collapsing. But the costs to mental health have been considerable. The pandemic has also had other mental health repercussions that are less evident but no less devastating.
Fourth of July tradition: Nathan's famous hot dog eating competition
Fourth of July tradition: Nathan's famous hot dog eating competition The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest is a Fourth of July tradition going back 99 years. Joey Chestnut finished 61 franks winning the competition for the 8th year in a row. The women's race was won by rookie Miki Sudo from Las Vegas. She polished off 34 dogs and upset the two-time champ. Ko Im reports.
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