Dec 29 Jury finds Ghislaine Maxwell guilty in Epstein sex abuse case By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of helping lure teenage girls to be sexually abused by the late Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Dec 28 With COVID threat surging, judge prods Maxwell jury to work overtime By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The jury weighing the fate Ghislaine Maxwell's fate has told a judge it is "making progress" in reaching a verdict after four full days of deliberations. Continue reading
Dec 27 Ghislaine Maxwell jury continues to deliberate, signals no verdict in trial yet By Associated Press A jury has signaled that it's settled into deliberations at the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell with a request for a white board and different colored sticky notes. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 7:05 What we’ve learned from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial By John Yang, Courtney Norris Closing arguments were made Monday in the federal sex-trafficking and conspiracy trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. Maxwell faces six counts for allegedly aiding and abetting Epstein’s abuse of underage teens. She is accused… Continue watching
Dec 20 Jury to decide in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial By Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Associated Press The fate of Ghislaine Maxwell is now squarely in the hands of a jury. The jury received the case in Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial just before 5 p.m. Monday, after prosecutors and Maxwell's defense attorneys delivered closing arguments. Continue reading
Dec 17 Ghislaine Maxwell won’t testify at her sex trafficking trial By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Maxwell's defense called another of Jeffrey Epstein's one-time paramours to the stand earlier Friday, who told the jury that she trusted Epstein with her young daughters and denied taking part in a group sexual encounter with a key accuser. Continue reading
Dec 16 Ex-Epstein worker says she ‘never’ saw misconduct by Maxwell By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A former office for financier Jeffrey Epstein has testified at Maxwell's sex abuse trial she didn't witness misconduct by Maxwell during the six years she worked with her. Continue reading
Nov 30 First accuser takes stand at trial of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell By Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Associated Press A woman testified on Tuesday that she had repeated sexual contact with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein when she 14 and that Ghislaine Maxwell was there when it happened. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Iran presses for end to U.S. sanctions at nuclear talks In our news wrap Monday, Iran pressed for an end to U.S. sanctions as talks resumed on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. A federal judge in St. Louis blocked a federal COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers in 10… Continue watching
Nov 29 Two years after suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell to begin By Associated Press Two years after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide behind bars, a jury has been picked in New York City to determine whether Ghislaine Maxwell was his puppet or accomplice. Continue reading