Judge Alison J. Nathan said she was worried that the pandemic could cause a mistrial in the Ghislaine Maxwell case if jurors or participants had to quarantine. Source: New York Times
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No Verdict Yet, So Ghislaine Maxwell Jury Is Given a Holiday Break
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
Jurors in Ms. Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial have given no indication of their progress toward a verdict. Deliberations are to resume on Monday. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Fate in Hands of Jury as Deliberations Begin
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2021
Prosecutors painted Maxwell as deeply complicit in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse in closing arguments, while Ms. Maxwell’s defense challenged the credibility of her accusers. Source: New York Times
Defense Rests in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2021
Ms. Maxwell chose not to testify, and her lawyers called a handful of witnesses whose testimony sought to poke holes in the accounts of her accusers. Source: New York Times
Officer Is Charged With Protecting Prostitution Ring in Exchange for Sex
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
Prosecutors say Wayne Peiffer, a police officer in Brewster, N.Y., had women from sex-trafficking and prostitution rings brought to him at the police station. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Unusual Request: Allow Anonymous Defense Witnesses
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Three of Ms. Maxwell’s accusers testified anonymously. Now her lawyers are asking that three defense witnesses also be able to conceal their identities. Source: New York Times
Four Takeaways From the 8th Day of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2021
A former pilot and a former assistant at Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach home testified, as prosecutors sought to bolster the accounts of Ms. Maxwell’s accusers. Source: New York Times
Third Accuser Says Epstein and Maxwell Preyed on Her as a Troubled Teen
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2021
The accuser, who testified under her first name, Carolyn, described being preyed upon as an especially vulnerable child. Source: New York Times
A Meeting With Maxwell Led to Years of Sex With Epstein, Accuser Says
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
A woman identified only as “Kate” told jurors at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial that Ms. Maxwell leveraged their friendship to encourage her to have sex with Jeffrey Epstein. Source: New York Times
4 Takeaways from Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex-Trafficking Trial
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
A second woman testified that Ghislaine Maxwell had recruited her as a teenager to give sexual massages to Jeffrey Epstein. The defense questioned the witness’s motives. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell-Jeffrey Epstein Bond Is Key to Her Trial
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
The first week of testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial revealed the key question at the center of the case. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Brought Strict Rules to Epstein Home, Ex-Employee Says
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
“Never look at his eyes,” Ms. Maxwell told workers at Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida estate, according to testimony at her sex-trafficking trial. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Accuser, 'Jane,' Shares Testimony
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
During the second day of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial, a woman accused Ms. Maxwell of befriending her when she was a girl, only to join in the sexual abuse that followed. Source: New York Times
As Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Begins, Epstein’s Shadow Looms Large
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2021
Ms. Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in Manhattan, which starts on Monday, is widely seen as a proxy for the courtroom reckoning that her longtime partner never received. Source: New York Times
What New Documents Reveal About Jeffrey Epstein's Final Days
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2021
Newly released records show the disgraced financier living a mundane existence in jail before his suicide, while also spinning deceptions until the very end. Source: New York Times