Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls

Ghislaine Maxwell, a British former socialite, has been convicted of trafficking under-age girls for sexual abuse by the late US financier, Jeffrey Epstein. A jury in New York found the 60 year old guilty on 5 out of 6 charges connected with facilitating the abuse.

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(Photo: Maxwell argued she was unaware of Epstein's abuse. Credit: US State Department of Justice)