MAXWELL TRIAL BLACK BOOK FULL

World & Nation Maxwell and Epstein were ‘partners in crime,’ prosecutor says in trial’s opening statementsĪ prosecutor said Ghislaine Maxwell and the late Jeffrey Epstein were partners in crime in the sexual abuse of teenage girls.

Maxwell made all the arrangements, Carolyn told the jury, even though she knew the girl was only 14 at the time. They said the script would darken when Maxwell coaxed them into giving massages to Epstein that turned sexual, encounters she played off as normal: After one sexual massage, Kate, then 17, said Maxwell asked her if she’d had fun and told her: “You are such a good girl.”Ĭarolyn testified that she was one of several underprivileged teens who lived near Epstein’s Florida home in the early 2000s and took up an offer to give massages in exchange for $100 bills, which prosecutors described as “a pyramid of abuse.” They echoed one another in their descriptions of Maxwell’s behavior: She used charm and gifts to gain their trust, taking an interest in their adolescent challenges and giving them assurances that Epstein could use his wealth and connections to fulfill their dreams. The fourth was Farmer, a psychologist who chose to use her real name after speaking out about her allegations in recent years. Three testified using first names or pseudonyms to protect their privacy: Jane, a television actress Kate, a former model from Britain and Carolyn, now a mom recovering from drug addiction. In a neighborhood of millionaires and billionaires, close to New York’s famous Museum Mile, two initials discreetly adorn the entrance of one of the city’s most opulent mansions: J.E.īut the core of the prosecution was the testimony of four women who said they were victimized by Maxwell and Epstein at tender ages. There were bank records showing he had transferred $30.7 million to Maxwell, his longtime companion - onetime girlfriend and later employee.īusiness The mystery around Jeffrey Epstein’s fortune and how he made it Jurors saw physical evidence, including a folding massage table once used by Epstein and a “black book” that listed contact information for some of the victims under the heading “massages.”

Pilots took the witness stand and dropped the names of luminaries - Britain’s Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump - who flew on Epstein’s private jets. “We firmly believe in our sister’s innocence,” he said in a written statement.ĭuring the trial, prosecutors called 24 witnesses to give jurors a picture of life inside Epstein’s homes - a subject of public fascination and speculation ever since his 2006 arrest in Florida in a child sex case.Ī housekeeper testified he was expected to be “blind, deaf and dumb” about the private lives of Epstein, a financier who cultivated friendships with influential politicians and business tycoons, and Maxwell, who had led a jet-setting lifestyle as the favorite child of a media mogul. One of her victims, Annie Farmer, said she was grateful the jury recognized Maxwell’s “pattern of predatory behavior.” She did not hug her lawyers on the way out, a marked change from previous days during which Maxwell and her team embraced often. She stood with her hands folded as the jury filed out, and glanced at her siblings - who attended each day of the trial - as she was led from the courtroom. Afterward, she could be seen pouring herself water as one of her attorneys patted her back.

With the maximum prison term for each charge ranging from five to 40 years in prison, Maxwell faces the likelihood of years behind bars - an outcome long sought by women who spent years fighting in civil courts to hold Maxwell accountable for her role in recruiting and grooming Epstein’s teenage victims, and sometimes joining in the sexual abuse.Īs the verdict was read, Maxwell was largely stoic behind a black mask.

MAXWELL TRIAL BLACK BOOK FULL

Jurors deliberated for five full days before finding Maxwell guilty of five of six counts. The verdict capped a monthlong trial featuring sordid accounts of the sexual exploitation of girls as young as 14, told by four women who described being abused as teens in the 1990s and early 2000s at the late Epstein’s palatial homes in Florida, New York and New Mexico. The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

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