{"id":1071482,"date":"2021-12-01T07:29:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1071482"},"modified":"2021-12-01T07:29:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:29:20","slug":"ghislaine-maxwell-accuser-breaks-down-in-court-as-she-describes-sexual-abuse-when-she-was-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-accuser-breaks-down-in-court-as-she-describes-sexual-abuse-when-she-was-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghislaine Maxwell Accuser Breaks Down In Court As She Describes Sexual Abuse When She Was 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fghislaine-maxwell-accuser-breaks-down-in-court-as-she-describes-sexual-abuse-when-she-was-14%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1071482&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NEW YORK \u2014 One of Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s accusers broke down in tears in court on Tuesday as she described the sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of both Maxwell and late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein when she was just 14 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The woman, who testified under the pseudonym \u201cJane,\u201d took the stand on the second day of Maxwell\u2019s criminal trial in Manhattan federal court, where the former girlfriend of Epstein faces six counts relating to sex trafficking minors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJane\u201d described one instance in which she was staying the night at Epstein\u2019s ranch near Santa Fe and someone came into her room and told her Epstein was summoning her.<\/p>\n<p>She felt \u201cmy heart sinking in my stomach,\u201d she said, her voice breaking.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution asked why she felt that way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I did not want to go see him,\u201d said \u201cJane,\u201d breaking down in tears.<\/p>\n<p>She collected herself but became emotional again when recalling how she felt she couldn\u2019t tell her emotionally unavailable mother about the sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just kind of seemed like it was hopeless I guess,\u201d she said with her voice quavering. \u201cIt didn\u2019t seem like there was any joy to look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJane\u201d said she was targeted by Epstein and Maxwell while attending a performing arts summer camp in Michigan in the summer of 1994. Her family was struggling financially at the time, she said, and her father had died of leukemia about nine months earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, her mother went with her to visit Epstein\u2019s Palm Beach, Florida residence, but later Epstein invited the underage teen to visit alone, \u201cJane\u201d said. Maxwell would call her house to arrange those meetings, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell herself personally participated in sexually abusing her, \u201cJane\u201d testified. In one instance, Maxwell and Epstein abused her at the same time in Epstein\u2019s bedroom. They moved \u201cJane\u201d over to the bed, took their clothes off, and instructed her to take her top off. The pair began to \u201cfondle each other\u201d while \u201ccasually giggling,\u201d and Epstein masturbated, \u201cJane\u201d said.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell and Epstein both instructed \u201cJane\u201d on how Epstein liked to be pleasured, which included \u201ctwisting his nipples hard\u201d as he climaxed, \u201cJane\u201d said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJane\u201d also alleged that Epstein touched her breasts and vagina and used a vibrator on her even when she told him it was hurting her. She touched Epstein \u201ceverywhere,\u201d she said. Maxwell and Epstein also held group \u201corgies\u201d with \u201cJane\u201d and other people that involved \u201cfull-on intercourse.\u201d Meanwhile, Maxwell and Epstein acted \u201cvery casual\u201d about these activities and \u201clike it was very normal,\u201d said \u201cJane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had never seen anything like this,\u201d she said, adding that it \u201cdid not feel normal\u201d and \u201cconfused\u201d her.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell befriended her, \u201cJane\u201d said, taking her shopping and asking her about her life and whether she had a boyfriend. At one point, \u201cJane\u201d remembered, Maxwell told her about having a boyfriend, \u201cRemember when you do that once you f*** them you can always f*** them again because they\u2019re grandfathered in.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJane\u201d said she traveled with Epstein and Maxwell about 10 times to his residences in Palm Beach, Santa Fe, and New York City, sometimes on Epstein\u2019s private plane. Maxwell was often the one who would arrange her travel.<\/p>\n<p>She spoke about the long-term effects of the abuse as well. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you navigate a healthy relationship with a broken compass?\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n<p>During \u201cJane\u2019s\u201d testimony, Maxwell sat mostly still but at several points she glanced back at the gallery and jotted down notes. When their attorneys left the benches to speak with the judge several times, both women sat very still in silence and did not look at each other. Maxwell was wearing what looked like the same outfit as the previous day, a cream-colored sweater and black slacks. Over the course of the day she ran her hand through her hair and whispered to her lawyers at length.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJane\u201d was the state\u2019s second witness after Lawrence Visoski, Epstein\u2019s pilot of nearly 30 years, who testified that he flew the well-connected billionaire back and forth between his various residences, sometimes with high-profile guests like ex-presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump and actor Kevin Spacey.<\/p>\n<p>Visoski testified that he met \u201cJane\u201d but believed she was at least 20, calling her a \u201cmature woman.\u201d He vehemently denied being aware of any sexual activity on Epstein\u2019s planes or sexual abuse of minors by Epstein or Maxwell. <\/p>\n<p>His former boss gifted him 40 acres of land on which Visoski built a house for himself, he said. Epstein also paid for the high school and college education of his longtime pilot\u2019s two daughters, Visoski testified. Maxwell used to take his daughters horseback riding, the pilot recalled.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2014 One of Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s accusers broke down in tears in court on Tuesday as she described the sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of both Maxwell and late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein when she was just 14 years old.The woman, who testified under the pseudonym \u201cJane,\u201d took the stand on the second day of Maxwell\u2019s criminal trial in Manhattan federal court, where the former girlfriend of Epstein faces six counts relating to sex trafficking minors.\u201cJane\u201d described one instance in which she was staying the night at Epstein\u2019s ranch near Santa Fe and someone came into her room and told her Epstein was summoning her.She felt \u201cmy heart sinking in my stomach,\u201d she said, her voice breaking.The prosecution asked why she felt that way.\u201cBecause I did not want to go see him,\u201d said \u201cJane,\u201d breaking down in tears.She collected herself but became emotional again when recalling how she felt she couldn\u2019t tell her emotionally unavailable mother about the sexual abuse.\u201cIt just kind of seemed like it was hopeless I guess,\u201d she said with her voice quavering. \u201cIt didn\u2019t seem like there was any joy to look forward to.\u201d\u201cJane\u201d said she was targeted by Epstein and Maxwell while attending a performing arts summer camp in Michigan in the summer of 1994. Her family was struggling financially at the time, she said, and her father had died of leukemia about nine months earlier.Initially, her mother went with her to visit Epstein\u2019s Palm Beach, Florida residence, but later Epstein invited the underage teen to visit alone, \u201cJane\u201d said. Maxwell would call her house to arrange those meetings, she said.Maxwell herself personally participated in sexually abusing her, \u201cJane\u201d testified. In one instance, Maxwell and Epstein abused her at the same time in Epstein\u2019s bedroom. They moved \u201cJane\u201d over to the bed, took their clothes off, and instructed her to take her top off. The pair began to \u201cfondle each other\u201d while \u201ccasually giggling,\u201d and Epstein masturbated, \u201cJane\u201d said.Maxwell and Epstein both instructed \u201cJane\u201d on how Epstein liked to be pleasured, which included \u201ctwisting his nipples hard\u201d as he climaxed, \u201cJane\u201d said.\u201cJane\u201d also alleged that Epstein touched her breasts and vagina and used a vibrator on her even when she told him it was hurting her. She touched Epstein \u201ceverywhere,\u201d she said. Maxwell and Epstein also held group \u201corgies\u201d with \u201cJane\u201d and other people that involved \u201cfull-on intercourse.\u201d Meanwhile, Maxwell and Epstein acted \u201cvery casual\u201d about these activities and \u201clike it was very normal,\u201d said \u201cJane.\u201d\u201cI had never seen anything like this,\u201d she said, adding that it \u201cdid not feel normal\u201d and \u201cconfused\u201d her.Maxwell befriended her, \u201cJane\u201d said, taking her shopping and asking her about her life and whether she had a boyfriend. At one point, \u201cJane\u201d remembered, Maxwell told her about having a boyfriend, \u201cRemember when you do that once you f*** them you can always f*** them again because they\u2019re grandfathered in.\u201d \u201cJane\u201d said she traveled with Epstein and Maxwell about 10 times to his residences in Palm Beach, Santa Fe, and New York City, sometimes on Epstein\u2019s private plane. Maxwell was often the one who would arrange her travel.She spoke about the long-term effects of the abuse as well. \u201cHow do you navigate a healthy relationship with a broken compass?\u201d she remarked.During \u201cJane\u2019s\u201d testimony, Maxwell sat mostly still but at several points she glanced back at the gallery and jotted down notes. When their attorneys left the benches to speak with the judge several times, both women sat very still in silence and did not look at each other. Maxwell was wearing what looked like the same outfit as the previous day, a cream-colored sweater and black slacks. Over the course of the day she ran her hand through her hair and whispered to her lawyers at length.\u201cJane\u201d was the state\u2019s second witness after Lawrence Visoski, Epstein\u2019s pilot of nearly 30 years, who testified that he flew the well-connected billionaire back and forth between his various residences, sometimes with high-profile guests like ex-presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump and actor Kevin Spacey.Visoski testified that he met \u201cJane\u201d but believed she was at least 20, calling her a \u201cmature woman.\u201d He vehemently denied being aware of any sexual activity on Epstein\u2019s planes or sexual abuse of minors by Epstein or Maxwell. His former boss gifted him 40 acres of land on which Visoski built a house for himself, he said. Epstein also paid for the high school and college education of his longtime pilot\u2019s two daughters, Visoski testified. Maxwell used to take his daughters horseback riding, the pilot recalled.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1071482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1071482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1071482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1071482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1071482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1071482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1071482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}