Judge in Ghislaine Maxwell trial won't allow defense witnesses to testify anonymously

Ghislaine Maxwell's defense on Thursday will begin to call its own witnesses in her federal trial, but three potential witnesses who wished to testify anonymously will not be allowed to do so.

Earlier this week, a defense attorney told the court that three defense witnesses requested to testify anonymously or under a pseudonym because they "might get a lot of unwanted attention." Judge Alison Nathan rejected that request on Thursday morning. She said an order expanding on that ruling will be posted to the docket later in the day.

Nathan also ruled the defense cannot seek testimony from attorneys for two of the women who testified that they were sexually abused while underage. However, the defense will be allowed to call to the stand Robert Glassman, an attorney for a third accuser who testified under the name "Jane," to testify on a narrow issue related to his client's knowledge of how her cooperation would impact her payout with the Epstein Victim Compensation Fund.