The jury in the British socialite’s sex trafficking trial ended an abbreviated first week of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
If she were to be called,the Duchess of Sussex would be required by law to co-operate as she is an American citizen and the case has been brought in the US.
The jury in federal court in Manhattan began deliberations on sex abuse charge late on Monday afternoon after three weeks of emotional testimony from the four accusers.
Assistant US Attorney Maurene Comey said the British socialite believed her four trial accusers were beneath her:“In her eyes,they were just trash.”
The ruling for the prosecution came in a rare weekend hearing convened to discuss the judge’s instructions to the jurors on Monday.
Closing arguments are now set for Tuesday AEDT in the trial,in which Maxwell is accused of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse four teenage girls.
Cimberly Espinosa testified at the sex abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell that she worked on a daily basis with Maxwell for six years and had only admiration for her.
Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys will likely focus on portraying her accusers as untrustworthy at her sex abuse trial.
The Duke’s latest 11-page legal memorandum describes Virginia Giuffre’s civil claim against him as “ambiguous at best and unintelligible at worst”.
US prosecutors have presented a succession of women making powerful accusations against Ghislaine Maxwell,but one large elephant remains in the room.
The defence has tried hard to portray the accusers’ testimony as tainted by faulty memories,drug abuse and the millions of dollars they’ve received from Epstein’s estate.