US judge rules Ghislaine Maxwell must air bid for new trial out in open

Ghislaine Maxwell (Chris Ison/PA)

A federal judge in the US has ruled that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in December of conspiring to recruit and groom teenage girls to be abused by Jeffrey Epstein, must air her bid for a new trial out in the open.

US District Judge Alison J Nathan on Friday denied Maxwell’s request to keep her motions for a new trial temporarily under seal, saying doing so was not in the public interest.