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15a limitations that would otherwise preclude prosecution of these offenses will apply—plainly requires that it prevent the application of any statute of limitations that would otherwise apply to past conduct. The statutory text makes clear that Congress intended to extend the time to bring charges of sexual abuse for pre-enactment conduct as the prior statute of limitations was inadequate. This is enough to conclude that the PROTECT Act’s amendment to § 3283 applies to Maxwell’s conduct as charged in the Indictment. 3. The District Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Denying Maxwell’s Motion for a New Trial Maxwell contends that she was deprived of her constitutional right to a fair and impartial jury because Juror 50 failed to accurately respond to several questions related to his history of sexual abuse as part of the jury questionnaire during jury selection. Following a special evidentiary hearing, the District Court denied Maxwell’s motion for a new trial. We review a District Court’s denial of a motion for a new trial for abuse of discretion.?” We have been extremely reluctant to “haul jurors in after they have 27 See Rivas v. Brattesani, 94 F.3d 802, 807 (2d Cir. 1996). “[Wle are mindful that a judge has not abused her discretion simply because she has made a different decision than we would have made in the first instance." United States v. Ferguson, 246 F.3d 129, 183 (2d Cir. 2001). We have repeatedly explained that the term of art “abuse of discretion” includes errors of law, a clearly erroneous assessment of the evidence, or “a decision that cannot be located within the range of permissible decisions.” In re Sims, 534 F.3d 117, 132 (2d Cir. 2008) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). DOJ-OGR-00000078