BREAKING: The fate of Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who is facing charges related to the alleged abuse and trafficking of underage girls, has been placed in the hands of a jury.
The defense rested its case on Friday and Maxwell did not take the stand in her own defense. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy.who is facing charges related to the alleged abuse and trafficking of underage girls, has been placed in the hands of a 12-person jury.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison Moe said the pair selected their victims carefully, suggesting that it was no accident the four accusers who testified --"Jane,""Kate," Carolyn and Annie -- came from single-parent households. They were isolated, Moe said, and plied with gifts and promises of career assistance in what she called a pattern of grooming and abuse.
But Maxwell's defense attorneys said that"Ghislaine Maxwell is an innocent woman" -- the victim of"straight-up sensationalism" by prosecutors who"pivoted" to Maxwell once EpsteinAttorney Laura Menninger closes for the defense near defense, as Ghislaine Maxwell looks on during her trial for sex trafficking, in a courtroom sketch in New York City, Dec. 20, 2021.
"Ghislaine Maxwell is not Jeffrey Epstein," Menninger said."She's being tried here for being with Jeffrey Epstein. Maybe that was the biggest mistake of her life, but it was not a crime."In contrast, prosecutor Maurene Comey called Maxwell"essential" to Epstein's abuse.
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