Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein accomplice sentenced to 20 years in jail entertainment

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Von: Herbert Bauernebel (currently in New York)

It is the finale of a spectacular and harrowing trial: Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell (60) has been jailed for 20 years for her proven crimes.

Federal judge Alison Nathan (50) decided on Tuesday in court in New York. In doing so, she follows the pleas of the defense for a lenient verdict. Maxwell faced up to 55 years in prison, and the sentence was eagerly awaited.

The court drawing shows Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell and her attorney Christian Everdell listening to the verdict in New York

Photo: Elizabeth Williams / dpa

It was not only about their fate – but not least about justice for their victims.

Already on December 29, 2021 Maxwell was found guilty of five counts.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein on board his private Boeing 727, dubbed the

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein on board his private Boeing 727, dubbed the “Lolita Express” because of the many young women it carried

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The former girlfriend of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein († 66) has been in custody for two years after being caught by the FBI.

The Brit was accused of feeding Epstein underage girls between 1994 and 2004. Maxwell is said to have been partially involved in the abuse of the girls.

Behind the doors of this courthouse, the fate of Ghislaine Maxwell is about to be decided

It was behind the doors of this courthouse that the fate of Ghislaine Maxwell was decided

Photo: ED JONES/AFP

The last day of the trial was also shocking: at the “hearing” before the sentence was announced, statements by the victims, who were often underage at the time of the crime, were presented again.

The women explained how Maxwell approached them and wormed their trust.

Victim photos show the Maxwell horror

The files on the final day of the trial included dramatic photos showing Maxwell victim Sarah Ransome in the hospital bed after one of two suicide attempts. She had to be ventilated.

This shocking photo shows Sarah Ransome, victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's machinations.  It has now been published in the course of new documents

This shocking photo shows Sarah Ransome, victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s machinations. It was published in the wake of new documents

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Ransome noted in her statement that she was a “sex toy” of Epstein for seven months. She testified that she once even got off Epstein’s private Caribbean island (notorious as “pedophile island”) want to escape – swimming.

She survived the horror: Sarah Ransome this Tuesday in front of the courthouse.  She again testifies against Maxwell before the sentence is announced

She survived the horror: Sarah Ransome this Tuesday in front of the courthouse. She again testified against Maxwell before the sentence was announced

Foto: John Minchillo/AP

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