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First day of trial in the trial against Epstein friend Ghislaine Maxwell
Behind the walls of this federal face in New York City, inaccessible to television cameras, the criminal trial against Ghislaine Maxwell began on Monday. The jury first heard the opening speeches. Maxwell is a former employee and ex-partner of Jeffrey Epstein. On the first day of the trial against his alleged accomplice, prosecutors said Maxwell had approached young girls, manipulated them and brought them to Epstein for sexual abuse. There were also so-called erotic massages, where Maxwell is said to have been present at times. Maxwell’s attorney replied that the allegations related to acts of the late Epstein, not to acts of Maxwell. The memories of the alleged victims were manipulated by lawyers. The lawyers are only interested in knocking out damages for their clients. Specifically, the British Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of recruiting four young girls for Epstein between 1994 and 2004 and preparing them for meeting him. Epstein committed suicide in prison in 2019. His sexual abuse trial was pending at the time. It is assumed that the four women will now also testify in court. Maxwell has dismissed eight sex trafficking charges and other crimes and finds himself not guilty. If convicted, she faces up to 80 years in prison. The process is expected to drag on until January.
Specifically, the Briton is accused of having recruited four young girls for Jeffrey Epstein between 1994 and 2004 and of having prepared them for sexual abuse by Epstein.