{"id":1102627,"date":"2021-12-09T12:59:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T17:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1102627"},"modified":"2021-12-09T12:59:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T17:59:19","slug":"ghislaine-maxwell-trial-postponed-until-friday-after-lawyer-reports-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-postponed-until-friday-after-lawyer-reports-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Postponed Until Friday After Lawyer Reports Illness"},"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\">20<\/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-trial-postponed-until-friday-after-lawyer-reports-illness%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=1102627&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>The Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial was delayed on Thursday as a lawyer reported an illness, leading the jurors to be sent home on what was expected to be the final day before the prosecution rested its case, according to David Marcus, who is covering the trial for The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan stated the illness was not expected to have any connection with COVID-19. The trial\u2019s anticipated ninth day is now scheduled to resume on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure the attorney is taken care of rather than pause and delay,\u201d she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-12-09\/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-suspended-due-to-lawyer-s-illness?utm_content=business&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>. \u201cI expect to resume tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-ghislaine-maxwell-trial-to-rest-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> the court was delayed on Wednesday due to a juror who reportedly had a \u201csubstantial train issue,\u201d according to the judge. The prosecution decided against calling a number of witnesses, according to Marcus.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday marked the eighth day of the high-profile case that some legal experts predicted could last for weeks. The reason for the prosecution\u2019s decision to rest its case on Thursday was not revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday included testimony from a third accuser referred to as Carolyn who described being greeted by Maxwell at Epstein\u2019s Palm Beach home and being paid $300 for giving Epstein a massage.<\/p>\n<p>The accuser testified that she visited Epstein\u2019s home more than 100 times between the ages of 14 to 18.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/accuser-testifies-ghislaine-maxwell-set-appointment-times-for-14-year-old-to-visit-epstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday:<\/p>\n<p><em>Carolyn, in her 30s and wearing a pink and black striped white sweater, was visibly uncomfortable from the moment she walked in the courtroom. With a quiet and shy tone, she told the jury that she had first met Epstein when she was a 14-year-old from a poor and broken family in West Palm Beach.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She said that a friend, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who was 18 at the time, invited her to come to Epstein\u2019s estate to get some quick cash. Though not entirely sure what she would be doing there, Carolyn testified that \u201cI went to Mr. Epstein\u2019s house and made money that way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She quickly made clear exactly what she claims she was paid for. She said the first time Roberts brought her to the house they both went upstairs to the massage room. There she said, \u201cVirginia had taken off her clothes and asked if I was comfortable doing that? I said I wanted to keep on my bra and underwear.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Carolyn testified that the two girls massaged Epstein and then Roberts climbed atop Epstein. She recounted that \u201cI was sitting on the couch in front of them\u201d as they had sex. For this, the then middle schooler said she was paid $300 in hundred-dollar bills placed on the sink.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Soon, Carolyn claims, she was going on her own, more than 100 times between the ages of 14 and 18, saying that \u201cMaxwell would call and set appointment times,\u201d during the first year of her alleged abuse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial was delayed on Thursday as a lawyer reported an illness, leading the jurors to be sent home on what was expected to be the final day before the prosecution rested its case, according to David Marcus, who is covering the trial for The Daily Wire.U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan stated the illness was not expected to have any connection with COVID-19. The trial\u2019s anticipated ninth day is now scheduled to resume on Friday.\u201cWe want to make sure the attorney is taken care of rather than pause and delay,\u201d she said, according to Bloomberg. \u201cI expect to resume tomorrow.\u201dThe Daily Wire reported the court was delayed on Wednesday due to a juror who reportedly had a \u201csubstantial train issue,\u201d according to the judge. The prosecution decided against calling a number of witnesses, according to Marcus.Wednesday marked the eighth day of the high-profile case that some legal experts predicted could last for weeks. The reason for the prosecution\u2019s decision to rest its case on Thursday was not revealed.Tuesday included testimony from a third accuser referred to as Carolyn who described being greeted by Maxwell at Epstein\u2019s Palm Beach home and being paid $300 for giving Epstein a massage.The accuser testified that she visited Epstein\u2019s home more than 100 times between the ages of 14 to 18.The Daily Wire\u00a0reported on Tuesday:Carolyn, in her 30s and wearing a pink and black striped white sweater, was visibly uncomfortable from the moment she walked in the courtroom. With a quiet and shy tone, she told the jury that she had first met Epstein when she was a 14-year-old from a poor and broken family in West Palm Beach.She said that a friend, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who was 18 at the time, invited her to come to Epstein\u2019s estate to get some quick cash. Though not entirely sure what she would be doing there, Carolyn testified that \u201cI went to Mr. Epstein\u2019s house and made money that way.\u201dShe quickly made clear exactly what she claims she was paid for. She said the first time Roberts brought her to the house they both went upstairs to the massage room. There she said, \u201cVirginia had taken off her clothes and asked if I was comfortable doing that? I said I wanted to keep on my bra and underwear.\u201dCarolyn testified that the two girls massaged Epstein and then Roberts climbed atop Epstein. She recounted that \u201cI was sitting on the couch in front of them\u201d as they had sex. For this, the then middle schooler said she was paid $300 in hundred-dollar bills placed on the sink.Soon, Carolyn claims, she was going on her own, more than 100 times between the ages of 14 and 18, saying that \u201cMaxwell would call and set appointment times,\u201d during the first year of her alleged abuse.Related: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\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"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-1102627","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\/1102627","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\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102627\/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=1102627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}