Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of recruiting underage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein

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Reaction as Ghislaine Maxwell is found guilty on five out of six counts in her sex trafficking trial; US attorney says ‘justice has been done’; Maxwell faces years behind bars.

The 60-year-old British socialite and ex-girlfriend of late billionaire financier Epstein is now facing the prospect of years in prison.

She was accused of recruiting and grooming four teenagers for Epstein to molest in massage rooms between 1994 and 2004 at his various properties.

Maxwell, who was described as “dangerous” and Epstein’s “partner in crime” by the prosecution during her three-week trial, was convicted on five of the six counts she was charged with.

Sky News

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