Maxwell

2022 - 6 - 28

Ghislaine Maxwell awaits sentence in Epstein sex abuse case (wflx)

Ghislaine Maxwell faces the likelihood of years in prison when she is sentenced for helping the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage ...

He pleaded guilty to sex charges in Florida and served 13 months in jail, much of it in a work-release program as part of a deal criticized as lenient. “She made the choice to sexually exploit numerous underage girls. In the years that followed, many women sued Epstein over alleged abuse. Eleven months after his death, Maxwell was arrested at a New Hampshire estate. Prosecutors said Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial, sexually abused children hundreds of times over more than a decade, and couldn’t have done so without the help of Maxwell, his longtime companion and onetime girlfriend. He was arrested in 2019, but killed himself a month later. Most of the others in the crowded courtroom were members of the media. Afterward, he was required to register as a sex offender. Maxwell, wearing a blue prison uniform and a white mask to conform with coronavirus rules, sat quietly through the first hour of the sentencing hearing as lawyers debated the law. The fourth was Annie Farmer, who identified herself in court by her real name after speaking out publicly. At some point, Maxwell will have a chance to speak, as will five women who say they were sexually abused by Epstein with Maxwell's help. Several women who testified against Maxwell or released statements prior to sentencing also were in court.

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison (Politico)

The sentence was the punctuation mark on a trial that explored the sordid rituals of a predator power couple who courted the rich and famous as they lured ...

Maxwell’s fellow inmate also submitted a letter describing how Maxwell has helped to educate other inmates over the last two years. He pleaded guilty to sex charges in Florida and served 13 months in jail, much of it in a work-release program as part of a deal criticized as lenient. In the years that followed, many women sued Epstein over alleged abuse. Eleven months after his death, Maxwell was arrested at a New Hampshire estate. Prosecutors say the claims about the jail are exaggerated and that Maxwell has been treated better than other prisoners. He was arrested in 2019, but killed himself a month later. Her lawyers also fought to have her conviction tossed on the grounds of juror misconduct. Afterward, he was required to register as a sex offender. The fourth was Farmer, the sole accuser to identify herself in court by her real name, after speaking out publicly. Inside the crowded courtroom, three of Maxwell’s siblings sat in a row behind her. Prosecutors had asked the judge to give her 30 to 55 years in prison, while Maxwell’s defense sought a lenient sentence of just five years. Prosecutors said Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial, sexually abused children hundreds of times over more than a decade, and couldn’t have done so without the help of Maxwell, his longtime companion and onetime girlfriend.

Ghislaine Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years in prison (NPR)

"Today's sentence holds Ghislaine Maxwell accountable for perpetrating heinous crimes against children," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a tweeted ...

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Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Conspiring ... (Department of Justice)

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Today's sentence holds Ghislaine Maxwell accountable for perpetrating heinous crimes against children. This sentence sends ...

In the later phase, from approximately 2001 until at least approximately 2004, MAXWELL and Epstein enticed and recruited, and caused to be enticed and recruited, minor girls to visit Epstein’s Palm Beach Residence to engage in sex acts with Epstein, after which Epstein, MAXWELL, or another employee of Epstein’s would give the victims hundreds of dollars in cash. MAXWELL and Epstein’s victims were groomed or abused at Epstein’s residences in New York, Florida, and New Mexico, as well as MAXWELL’s residence in London, England. The victims were as young as 14 years old when they were groomed and abused by MAXWELL and Epstein, both of whom knew that their victims were in fact minors. MAXWELL also acclimated victims to Epstein’s conduct simply by being present for victim interactions with Epstein, which put victims at ease by providing the assurance and comfort of an adult woman who seemingly approved of Epstein’s behavior. From at least 1994, up to and including in or about 2004, GHISLAINE MAXWELL assisted, facilitated, and participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minor girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims known to MAXWELL and Epstein to be under the age of 18. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GHISLANE MAXWELL was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court by United States Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan to 240 months in prison for her role in a scheme to sexual exploit and abuse multiple minor girls with Jeffrey Epstein over the course of a decade.

Ghislaine Maxwell receives 20-year prison sentence in Jeffrey ... (CBS News)

Maxwell was found guilty last December of conspiring with her ex-boyfriend, financier Jeffrey Epstein, to groom, recruit and sexually abuse minors as part ...

Maxwell pleaded not guilty to all charges originally brought against her, and was acquitted of one count of enticing a minor to travel across state lines to engage in an illegal sex act. And to those of you who spoke here today and those who did not, may this day help you travel from darkness into light," Maxwell said. He should have stood before you years ago, in 2005, in 2009, and again in 2019 — all the many times he was accused, charged, prosecuted — he should have spare victims the years of chasing justice. "I acknowledge their suffering and empathize deeply with all the victims in this case." "It is the greatest regret of my life that I ever met Jeffrey Epstein," Maxwell said. The terrible impact on the lives of so many women is difficult to hear and even more difficult to absorb," she told the court. Maxwell, now 60, was initially indicted in July of 2020 and taken into federal custody, where she was held without bail for 16 months leading up to her trial. "As part of a disturbing agreement with Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell identified, groomed, and abused multiple victims, while she enjoyed a life of extraordinary luxury and privilege. Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls for at least a decade between the 1990s and 2000s. Nathan ruled Monday up to six may share a shortened oral version of those statements in person Tuesday, though all are on the record. "Today's sentence holds Ghislaine Maxwell accountable for perpetrating heinous crimes against children," Williams wrote in a statement. Maxwell was convicted of multiple charges related to sex trafficking and conspiracy.

Sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison (CNBC)

Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December on five federal charges for recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.

"What wasn't expressed was acceptance of responsibility." "It is the greatest regret of my life that I ever met Jeffrey Epstein." But U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said Maxwell was "directly and repeatedly, and over the course of many years, was involved in a horrific scheme." Before she was sentenced, Maxwell told the victims present in the courtroom that she was "sorry for the pain you have experienced." In addition to the prison sentence, Maxwell was sentenced to five years of supervised release once she gets out of prison and ordered to pay a $750,000 fine. Maxwell, 60, a British socialite, was slapped with a sentence that was less with the 30 to 55 years that federal prosecutors had been seeking for her "instrumental role in the horrific sexual abuse of multiple young teenage girls."