Ghislaine Maxwell, a former confidante of Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested on charges she conspired with Epstein to sexually abuse minors.
Maxwell is also accused of enticing “minor victims to travel to Epstein’s residences in different states, which Maxwell knew and intended would result in their grooming for and subjection to sexual abuse.” The indictment also alleges that in 2016, Maxwell “provided false and perjurious statements, under oath, regarding, among other subjects, her role in facilitating the abuse of minor victims by Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein was a registered sex offender who was on exceedingly friendly terms with members of royal families worldwide, past presidents,, dignitaries, and other high-ranking global officials. He was arrested last summer on new federal charges of exploiting dozens of underage girls in New York and Florida in the early 2000s.
He attempted suicide in custody in late July, and then died after another suicide attempt in last August. Two of the guards tasked with monitoring Epstein now face federal charges for not properly supervising him before his death. The day before his suicide, however, a federal appeals court released the transcript of a 2016 deposition in which Epstein repeatedly refused to admit whether Maxwell had sought out and obtained young girls for him.
Indictment: "[Ghislaine] Maxwell assisted, facilitated and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of minor girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims…
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