Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial begins for child sex trafficking for her lover Jeffrey Epstein

The judgment that sits in the dock to Ghislaine Maxwell for sex trafficking of minors for the financial deceased Jeffrey Epstein begins this Monday in a federal court in Brooklyn, amid great expectation.

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The 59-year-old daughter of Robert Maxwell, who was a British press magnate in life, She faces a lengthy sentence if the jury finds her guilty of capturing minors for the sexual satisfaction of her former lover. and friend of the soul, Epstein, who committed suicide in jail more than two years ago.

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Maxwell was arrested in July 2020 after the death of Epstein, as a result of the decision of the American justice to persecute the accomplices of the multimillionaire manager and friend of celebrities among which is the British prince Andrés, also splattered by the scandal of child abuse.

Since then, the “socialite” has been detained in the Brooklyn Metropolitan Jail, where she has repeatedly complained about the unsanitary and inhumane conditions in which she lives.

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The complainants, whose names are being kept anonymous, accuse Maxwell of crimes that occurred between 1994 and 2004. Two were 14 and 15 years old at the time they say they were abused.

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The prosecution assures that Maxwell sometimes participated in the alleged abuses both in his London home and in the homes he owned Epstein in Manhattan, Palm Beach and New Mexico.

In this file photo taken on September 20, 2013, Ghislaine Maxwell attends the WIE Annual Symposium in New York. Maxwell. (AFP / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Laura Cavanaugh). (LAURA CAVANAUGH /)

The billionaire died at age 66 in a Manhattan jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial. for the allegations of sex trafficking of minors, in what the authorities of New York considered a suicide.

The jury of 12 members and six replacements that will decide the future of Maxwell will be officially constituted this Monday with the start of the trial, which is expected to last until mid-January.

Six counts

Maxwell She has pleaded not guilty to the six charges against her, including trafficking in minors, and if her guilt is confirmed in all of them she could be sentenced to 80 years in prison.

Born in France, Maxwell has also been doubly charged with perjury, which will be tried in another trial scheduled for late 2022.

The perjury charges are related to a 2016 testimony she gave in a defamation case that she started against her. Virginia Giuffre, alleged victim and one of Epstein’s main detractors.

Giuffre alleges that Epstein used to lend it to have sex with powerful friends, such as Prince Andrew, whom he has denounced in New York. She alleges that the royal family member had sex with her more than 20 years ago, when she was 17.

In this file photo taken on November 10, 1991, Ghislaine Maxwell (center) attends her father’s funeral service. (Sven NACKSTRAND / AFP). (SVEN NACKSTRAND /)

Andrés, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, has not been criminally charged and has refuted these allegations.

Giuffre, now 38, is not part of the current indictment against Maxwell.

Agreement

The four plaintiffs, who will appear at trial as minor victims 1, 2, 3 and 4, are expected to accuse Maxwell of operating a network to attract young girls who were taken to other states to provide sexual services to Epstein for their recipients. hundreds of dollars.

This trial against Maxwell follows highly publicized ones such as that of film producer Harvey Weinstein and singer R. Kelly.

Jeffrey Epstein, accused of child sex trafficking, hanged himself in his cell. (Photo: File / AP).

Epstein was convicted in Florida in 2008 of paying young people for massages, but he spent just 13 months in jail after a secret agreement with the then state attorney.

His suicide deprived dozens of whistleblowers from seeing him sitting in the dock and sparked countless conspiracy theories, including that he was murdered to protect powerful friends.

Maxwell, who has been denied bail six times since his arrest, is unlikely to testify at trial.

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