I’d love an hour with Maxwell to ask her why she hooked up with a paedophile for more than a decade. Was it romance or pragmatism?
Her sex crime convictions mean no Martha Stewart-style ‘minimum security’ comfort,but Maxwell’s family and lawyers have already started work on her appeal.
What do we know about the British socialite convicted of sex trafficking? What were the charges brought against her? What happened in the trial?
Maxwell’s conviction is significant and sends a sobering signal to other enablers that they can and will be held accountable.
Lawyers for Andrew contend Jeffrey Epstein’s secret settlement with Virginia Giuffre exonerates the prince from liability because it covers “royalty”.
As the verdict was read,Maxwell was stoic behind a black mask. She glanced at her siblings as she was led from the courtroom. She did not hug her lawyers.
Maxwell was heard telling a reporter she was willing to talk to the media as jurors ask for “false memory” transcripts.
“We now face a high and escalating risk that jurors and/or trial participants may need to quarantine,” US District Judge Alison Nathan said.
The requests for transcripts and office supplies suggests jurors are carefully scrutinising the witness accounts,but weren’t enough to bring on a verdict yet.
The jury in the British socialite’s sex trafficking trial ended an abbreviated first week of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
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.