Federal judge rejects DOJ's request to unseal grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell's case

A federal judge on Monday rejected the Department of Justice's request to unseal grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case.

The DOJ had requested the release of grand jury testimony and exhibits from cases involving deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in New York, CNN reported. Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking, was Epstein's associate.