Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted in Epstein Sex Abuse Case

Associated PressPublished: December 30, 2021

FILE PHOTO: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 14: An exterior view of the Metropolitan Detention Center on July 14, 2020 in New York City. An arraignment and bail hearing was held for Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend and alleged accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, as a result of charges relating to her dealings with Epstein and other suspected crimes. Maxwell was denied bail by the judge. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of helping lure teenage girls to be sexually abused by the late Jeffrey Epstein.

The verdict announced Wednesday capped a monthlong trial featuring accounts of the sexual exploitation of girls as young as 14.

Jurors deliberated for five full days before finding Maxwell guilty of every count except one. She faces years in prison. It's an end long sought by women who spent years fighting to hold Maxwell accountable for abusing them.

Her lawyers said she's being used as a scapegoat for crimes committed by Epstein, who killed himself in 2019.

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