On the fifth full day of deliberations, jurors convicted Ms. Maxwell of five of the six counts against her. She faces the possibility of decades in prison. Source: New York Times
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Ghislaine Maxwell Jury’s Hours Extended Over Risks of Virus and Mistrial
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2021
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
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
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
Prosecution Rests at Ghislaine Maxwell Trial After 4th Accuser Testifies
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
Annie Farmer was 16 when, she said, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell engaged in behavior that upset her. Source: New York Times
What Is Hindsight Bias And Why Does it Matter in Maxwell Trial?
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell may call an expert on hindsight bias, a phenomenon in which people claim, after the fact, to have known what was going to happen in a given situation. Source: New York Times
Jeffrey Epstein's Black Book Was Shown to Maxwell Trial Jurors
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
The so-called “little black book” has been the subject of intense speculation. 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