UK Prince Andrew's legal team declines to comment on the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell. The prince faces allegations stemming from his relationship with Epstein.
From CNN's Kara Scannell and Erica Ordenin New Hampshire in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter. Maxwell was taken into custody and is expected to have a court appearance later today, the person said.
She has been charged by New York federal prosecutors with six counts in connection with the ongoing federal investigation into Epstein's accomplices, according to court documents and a person familiar with the matter. Maxwell is charged with enticement and conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, transportation and conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and two counts of perjury, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.
"In particular, from at least in or about 1994, up to an including at least in or about 1997, 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 known to Maxwell and Epstein to be under the age of 18," the indictment says.Maxwell, the long-time friend of Epstein, has been under investigation for facilitating Epstein’s recruitment of young girls and women.
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