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Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in sex trafficking case tied to Jeffrey Epstein

By Associated Press

Dec. 29, 2021

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Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, during a news conference in New York on July 2, 2020. On Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, Maxwell was convicted of helping American financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center, sits in the courtroom during a discussion about a note from the jury, during her sex trafficking trial, Wednesday, Dec. 29, in New York.
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Isabel Maxwell arrives at the federal courthouse where Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial for sex trafficking, Wednesday, Dec. 29, in New York. Ghislaine Maxwell is charged with recruiting teenage girls to be sexually assaulted by financier Jeffrey Epstein. Her lawyers say she was made a scapegoat after Epstein killed himself.
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Laura Menninger, left, and Jeffery Pagliuca, right, defense attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell, arrive at the federal courthouse where Maxwell is on trial for sex trafficking, Wednesday, Dec. 29, in New York. Maxwell is charged with recruiting teenage girls to be sexually assaulted by financier Jeffrey Epstein. Her lawyers say she was made a scapegoat after Epstein killed himself.
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In this courtroom sketch, Judge Alison Nathan, far left, speaks to the jury, right, about the new deliberations schedule and the courts concern regarding the recent COVID-19 outbreak during the Ghislaine Maxwell sexual abuse trial, Tuesday, Dec. 28, in New York.
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A courtroom is used as a jury deliberation room to allow for proper social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic at a Manhattan federal courthouse, March 12, in New York. Judge Alison J. Nathan, the judge presiding over the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, cited an "astronomical spike" in the number of coronavirus cases in New York City as she explained Tuesday, Dec. 28, why she was urging jurors to work longer hours.
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An expanded jury box, with socially-distanced seating and individual screens for each juror, are seen in a courtroom at a Manhattan federal courthouse, March 12, in New York. Judge Alison J. Nathan, the judge presiding over the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, cited an "astronomical spike" in the number of coronavirus cases in New York City as she explained Tuesday, Dec. 28, why she was urging jurors to work longer hours.
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In this courtroom sketch, Judge Alison Nathan, seated at top center, cites a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in New York City in urging jurors to work longer hours, in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 28. Ghislaine Maxwell's siblings are seated in foreground, left to right, Christine Maxwell, Isabel Maxwell, Kevin Maxwell.
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A general view shows the federal courthouse where Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial for sex trafficking, Tuesday, Dec. 28, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, seated, left, watches her defense attorneys Christian Everdell and Laura Menninger, right, argue regarding a jury note that asked for clarity about a charge during her sex trafficking trial, Monday, Dec. 27, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, left, pulls down her mask to talk to one of her lawyers, Jeffrey Pagliuca, during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Monday, Dec. 27, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center, hugs her defense attorney, Laura Menninger, immediately after walking out of lock-up after a four day break during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Monday, Dec. 27, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, left, wears a court-ordered N95 face mask while her defense team, right, confers during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Monday, Dec. 27, in New York.
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Christian Everdell, defense attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell, arrives at the federal courthouse where Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial for sex trafficking, Monday, Dec. 27, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center right, speaks to her attorney Bobbi Sternheim, before being escorted to a jail cell by the U.S. Marshals, during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Wednesday, Dec. 22, in New York.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, left, speaks to her defense attorney Jeffrey Pagliuca after the reading of the jury's second note during Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, FBI case agent Amanda Young testifies on witness stand during Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Friday, Dec. 17, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Customs and Border Protection Officer Michael Azmaran testifies about flight records of the anonymous victims who testified during Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Thursday, Dec. 16, in New York.
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This courtroom sketch shows Defense attorney Laura Menninger, far left, as she cross examines Epstein and Maxwell accuser Annie Farmer as she holds a boot that Jeffery Epstein bought for her during the Ghislaine Maxwell sex abuse trial in New York, Friday Dec. 10.
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This courtroom sketch shows Tracy Chapell, a Federal Express employee, testifying on the witness stand during the Ghislaine Maxwell sex abuse trial, Thursday Dec. 9, in New York.
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This courtroom sketch shows Jeffrey Epstein's pilot David Rodgers on the witness stand with flight records displayed on screen during Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial, Wednesday Dec. 8, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell center, confers with her defense attorney Jeffrey Pagliuca, right, before testimony begins in her sex-abuse trial, in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 8 Testimony continues in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.
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In this courtroom sketch Ghislaine Maxwell, seated second from right, draws a courtroom artist, standing far left, during a courtroom break in her sex-abuse trial, Tuesday Dec. 7, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Tuesday, Dec. 7, in New York, FBI analyst Kimberly Meder testifies during proceedings in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial, about files of photos found in Jeffrey Epstein's New York City townhouse,. A photo on the screen at right shows Maxwell, left, massaging Jeffery Epstein's foot.
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In this sketch, Patrick McHugh, of JP Morgan, testifies during Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial, Monday, Dec. 6, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell is seated at the defense table while watching testimony of witnesses during her trial, Tuesday, Nov. 30, in New York.
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In this courtroom sketch, assistant U.S. Attorney Lara E. Pomerantz gives her opening statement while pointing to Ghislaine Maxwell, seated far left, Monday, Nov. 29, in New York. Two years after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide behind bars, a jury is set to be picked to determine whether his longtime companion, Maxwell, was his puppet or accomplice.
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell sits at the defense table during final stages of jury selection, Monday, Nov. 29, in New York. Two years after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide behind bars, a jury is set to be picked Monday in New York City to determine a central question in the long-running sex trafficking case: Was his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's puppet or accomplice?
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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, center, is hugged by attorney Jeffrey Pagliuca as other members of her defense team look on, as she enters court for the voire dire portion of jury selection, Tuesday, Nov. 16, in New York.
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In this Nov. 7, 1991, file photo Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of late British publisher Robert Maxwell, reads a statement in Spanish in which she expressed her family's gratitude to the Spanish authorities, aboard the "Lady Ghislaine" in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Ghislaine is one of the most prominent figures left from the orbit of Jeffrey Epstein after his suicide in jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

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