Prosecutors have urged a New York court to investigate a juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell case who has since told a newspaper he was a victim of sexual abuse.

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York has written to judge Alison Nathan, saying the “government believes the court should conduct an inquiry”.

The juror, using his first and middle names, Scotty David, gave interviews saying he “flew through” the prospective juror questionnaire and does not recall being asked whether he had been a victim of sexual abuse.

Had he been asked, he “would have answered honestly”, he added.

The US government said it had “reached out” to defence lawyers but not yet had a response.

The official letter notes that while jurors were “free to discuss their jury service with anyone of their choosing”, some of Scotty David’s statements “merit attention by the court”.

If continues: “The government proposes that the court schedule a hearing in approximately one month, along with an appropriate schedule for pre-hearing briefing regarding the applicable law and the scope of the hearing.”

Ghislaine Maxwell juror reveals he was a sexual abuse victim

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Maxwell was found guilty last week of recruiting underage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.

The socialite faces up to 70 years in prison and is expected to appeal.

But she now faces two additional counts of perjury at a second trial that is yet to be scheduled.

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