The trial of long-time confidante of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, begins on Monday in New York.
the essentials in brief
- Maxwell, charged with sex trafficking, denies all allegations.
The US judiciary accuses the 59-year-old of having recruited minors for Epstein for years, who were then sexually abused by the financial investor. She is said to have partly participated in the abuse herself.
Maxwell, charged with sex trafficking, denies all allegations. If convicted, she faces a prison sentence of up to 80 years. The daughter of the late British media mogul Robert Maxwell was arrested in the US state of New Hampshire in July 2020 and has been in custody since then. Convicted sex offender Epstein was found dead in his New York prison cell in 2019 after being arrested again. According to official information, he committed suicide.
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