Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty On 5 Of 6 Sex Trafficking Counts
The gal pal of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who was murdered in prison two years ago, has been found guilty of sex trafficking a minor after luring teenage girls into sexually abusive relationships with Epstein:
NEW YORK (AP) — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
The verdict capped a monthlong trial featuring sordid accounts of the sexual exploitation of girls as young as 14, told by four women who described being abused as teens in the 1990s and early 2000s at Epstein’s palatial homes in Florida, New York and New Mexico.
Jurors deliberated for five full days before finding Maxwell guilty of five of six counts. As the verdict was read, Maxwell appeared to show little reaction behind a black mask. She stood with her hands folded as the jury filed out, and glanced at her siblings as she herself was led from the courtroom, but was otherwise stoic.
The jury did not convict Maxwell on one of the counts (enticement of a minor), but regardless, Maxwell now faces up to 40 years in prison.
[AP: Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case]
