Ghislaine Maxwell

2022 - 4 - 30

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Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to overturn sex trafficking conviction ... (Sky News)

The 60-year-old British socialite - who was convicted of recruiting girls for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse - still faces a possible 55-year prison term when she ...

Read more: How girls were lured to be abused by Jeffrey Epstein Who's who in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal? Ghislaine Maxwell has lost a bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction, paving the way for her to be sentenced to decades in prison. The 60-year-old British socialite - who was convicted of recruiting girls for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse - still faces a possible 55-year prison term when she is sentenced in June after losing her latest legal challenge.

A judge again upholds Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction (NPR)

Earlier this month, the judge refused to toss out her conviction after a juror disclosed during deliberations that he had been sexually abused as a child.

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Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction upheld by judge (Newstalk)

A New York judge has upheld the conviction of disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell for sex trafficking. In December a jury found Maxwell guilty of ...

Now she faces a maximum sentence of 50 years and could well die behind bars. In December a jury found Maxwell guilty of five counts relating to the procurement of underage girls for her ex-boyfriend - the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. A New York judge has upheld the conviction of disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell for sex trafficking.

Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to overturn sex trafficking conviction (News24)

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday lost a bid to overturn her December 2021 conviction on sex trafficking charges, paving the way for her to be ...

"Rather, it underscores that the jury unanimously found - three times over -that the Defendant is guilty of conspiring with Epstein to entice, transport, and traffic underage girls for sexual abuse." But Nathan concluded that the juror was not biased against Maxwell and served as a fair and impartial juror. Maxwell, 60, who was convicted of helping recruit and sexually abuse girls for deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, is scheduled to be sentenced in June.

Judge Denies Ghislaine Maxwell's Attempts To Overturn Sex ... (UNILAD)

The former girlfriend of the late Jeffrey Epstein has failed in her attempt to have her sex trafficking conviction overturned.

Whether this will affect the length of Maxwell's sentence is unclear as each conspiracy charge carries a maximum prison sentence of five years. Maxwell's motion to overturn her conviction and push for a retrial came after the announcement from one of the jurors who delivered the guilty verdict that he had been the victim of sexual abuse and used his experiences to help inform the jury's deliberations. Maxwell was convicted on five charges in December 2021 and faces up to 55 years in prison for her part in the trafficking of minors who were sexually abused by Epstein.

Maxwell loses bid to toss sex trafficking conviction, as sentencing ... (Hong Kong Standard)

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday lost a bid to overturn her December 2021 conviction on sex trafficking charges, paving the way...

But Nathan concluded that the juror was not biased against Maxwell and served as a fair and impartial juror. "Rather, it underscores that the jury unanimously found - three times over -that the Defendant is guilty of conspiring with Epstein to entice, transport, and traffic underage girls for sexual abuse." U.S. Circuit Judge Alison Nathan ruled on Friday that three counts of the guilty verdict were supported by testimony and evidence presented at Maxwell's trial in Manhattan federal court.