Epstein case, Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty

Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, ex-girlfriend and friend of ex-financier Jeffrey Epstein, was found guilty of five of six counts against her relating to her role in the sexual abuse of Epstein (who died in prison in 2019) between the 1994 and 2004. The daughter of former publishing magnate Robert Maxwell pleaded not guilty. This is the verdict from the jury according to what CNN reports. Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of five of the six counts relating to her role in the sexual abuse of underage girls by her ex-partner Jeffrey Epstein of conspiracy to induce a minor to travel to engage in illegal sexual acts, which involves a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison; conspiracy to transport a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, which carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison; the transport of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, which entails a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison; conspiracy of sexual trafficking of minors, which entails a maximum penalty under the law of five years in prison; sex trafficking of minors, which involves a maximum of 40 years in prison. “A unanimous jury found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of one of the worst crimes imaginable: encouraging and participating in the sexual abuse of children,” US attorney Damian Williams said in a statement following the verdict according to US media reports. “The road to justice has been too long. But today justice has been done. I want to praise the courage of the girls – now adult women – who stepped out of the shadows and entered the courtroom. Their courage and willingness to face the challenge. their attacker made this case and today’s result possible. ”British Ghislaine Maxwell has been incarcerated in New York since the summer of 2020. The trial in New York began on November 29th. Overall Ghislaine Maxell faces up to 65 years in prison. The verdict from the jury, which is made up of 6 women and 6 men, came after 40 hours and six days of deliberation.Maxwell was found not guilty on the second charge of inducing a minor to travel to perform acts illegal sex.