JUST IN: Verdict reached in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
A jury in New York has reached a verdict in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of sexual absue and grooming minors for Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell was charged with six federal counts related to Epstetin's alleged sex trafficking ring. four teenage girls
from 1994 to 2004. During that span, Maxwell was romantically involved with and then later worked for Epstein. She faces over 70 years in prison if convicted. Maxwell opted not to testify in her own defense at trial, and has denied the allegations detailed in the indictment and all claims of wrongdoing. at the center of the case. Three of them opted for anonymity, using either pseudonyms or first names only, and were known to the jury as Jane Doe, Kate and Carolyn. The final accuser to testify was Annie Farmer, who, along with her sister Maria Farmer, have been vocal about the sexual abuse they say each experienced at the hands of Epstein and Maxwell.
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