Ghislaine Maxwell's case underscores how incorrect and incomplete our ideas are about how sexual abuse happens and who commits it.
found females offended against a victim of the same sex in nearly half of their crimes and offend with male accomplices, as was the alleged case with Maxwell and Epstein, in 30% of their sexual crimes.In court filings ahead of Tuesday's bail hearing, prosecutors reasserted their claim that Maxwell represented a serious flight risk, citing her vast financial resources and citizenship in multiple countries.
"No one is thinking of a British socialite when they're thinking about who's a predator of sexual abuse and violence," Palumbo said. "Having developed a rapport with a victim, Maxwell would try to normalize sexual abuse ... by, among other things, discussing sexual topics, undressing in front of the victim, being present when a minor victim was undressed and being present for sex acts involving the minor victim and Epstein," prosecutors allege.
If Maxwell was the one recruiting girls, experts say it was a powerful strategy. A child is much less likely to see a woman as having abusive intentions.
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