Lawyers Ghislaine Maxwell deploy ‘memory expert’ | gossip

entertainment">In recent weeks, four women testified in court that they were recruited by Maxwell and then abused by Epstein, who killed himself in jail after his arrest. The sexual abuse is said to have taken place between 1994 and 2004, when the women were minors. According to the witnesses, Maxwell also participated in the abuse.

entertainment">Maxwell’s lawyers now turn to debunking the allegations. According to court documents, they may want to call about 35 witnesses, although it is still a secret who exactly is involved. Elizabeth Loftus, the psychologist involved, has previously testified as an expert in hundreds of lawsuits, including those of OJ Simpson and Harvey Weinstein. The latter is serving a year in prison for rape and sexual abuse.

‘Remembering things differently’

entertainment">“I’m here as a professor and scientist to talk about the nature of human memory, how it works, and how people can develop memories of things that didn’t happen,” Loftus said in court.

entertainment">The psychologist also stated that he wanted to explain how people ‘remember things differently than they actually were’. Maxwell’s legal team may want to use Loftus to prove that the victims’ testimonies are a quarter of a century old and therefore potentially inaccurate.

entertainment">Maxwell’s lawyers also want to question the lawyers of her accusers during the New York trial. Maxwell’s lawyers would like to clarify “how the collaboration came about between Mrs. Maxwell’s accusers and the prosecutors.”

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