The district attorney described the woman who said former Gov. Andrew Cuomo had groped her as “credible,” but added that proving her allegation would be difficult. Source: New York Times
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Woman Suing Prince Andrew for Abuse Settled With Epstein for $500,000
By Gotham Rex on January 3, 2022
The prince’s lawyers are expected to argue that Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s suit should be dismissed because of the earlier settlement’s terms. Source: New York Times
Woman Suing Prince Andrew for Abuse Settled With Jeffrey Epstein for $500,000
By Gotham Rex on January 3, 2022
The prince’s lawyers are expected to argue that Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s suit should be dismissed because of the earlier settlement’s terms. Source: New York Times
Maxwell Prosecutors Won Their Case but Shed Little New Light on Epstein
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2021
Ms. Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial was expected to be a potential courthouse blockbuster. Those hoping for that were almost surely disappointed. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell Is Found Guilty of Aiding in Epstein’s Sex Abuse
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2021
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
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
Second N.Y. Prosecutor Declines to Seek Criminal Charges Against Cuomo
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2021
Allegations that two women made against the former governor were credible, the Westchester County district attorney said, but she said that his conduct was not criminal. Source: New York Times
Prosecutor Won’t Charge Cuomo Over Trooper’s Sexual Harassment Claim
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
The acting Nassau County district attorney said the allegations were “credible” and “deeply troubling” but not criminal under New York law. 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
Anthony Broadwater Was Convicted of Raping Alice Sebold. Then the Case Unraveled.
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Anthony Broadwater was exonerated in the 1981 rape of Ms. Sebold, now a best-selling author. When his lawyers saw the trial transcript, they could only wonder what took so long. 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
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