{"id":1530889,"date":"2022-06-28T15:04:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1530889"},"modified":"2022-06-28T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:04:20","slug":"jeffrey-epsteins-ex-girlfriend-ghislaine-maxwell-sentenced-to-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffrey-epsteins-ex-girlfriend-ghislaine-maxwell-sentenced-to-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s Ex-Girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fjeffrey-epsteins-ex-girlfriend-ghislaine-maxwell-sentenced-to-prison%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=1530889&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>Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/maxwells-epstein-friendship-may-have-been-a-mistake-but-it-was-not-a-crime-her-defense-says-in-closing-arguments\">former girlfriend<\/a> and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/maxwell-caused-deep-and-lasting-harm-to-young-girls-prosecution-says-in-closing-arguments\">Maxwell<\/a>\u00a0was sentenced to prison on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan sentenced Maxwell to 20 years in prison and imposed a $750,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA sentence of 240 months is sufficient and no graver than necessary,\u201d the judge stated, saying that Maxwell\u2019s\u00a0criminal activity was \u201cextensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors had hoped for a sentence of at least 30 years, while Maxwell\u2019s defense had hoped for just four or five years in prison for their client. If her sentence is shortened for good behavior, Maxwell could be released from prison in her late 70s.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell was found guilty by a jury in December on five of six <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/united-states-v-maxwell-257\">counts<\/a>, including sex trafficking of an individual under 18 and transportation of an individual under 17 with intent to engage in \u201cillegal sexual activity,\u201d along with three conspiracy charges. She pled not guilty to all counts.<\/p>\n<p>The former international socialite was a close confidant of Epstein for decades and managed his Florida estate. The two were frequently seen cavorting with billionaires, presidents, and members of the British royal family before they were disgraced. Maxwell remained the well-connected investment manager\u2019s companion for decades even after their nebulous romantic relationship appeared to fizzle in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein was found dead at 66 in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 before the well-connected and wealthy financier could go on trial for his alleged decades of grooming and sexual abuse, including rape, of young girls in the 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>The lurid details of his alleged sex ring include accusations that he procured underage girls for prominent men on his private island in the Virgin Islands, Little St. James.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell was arrested on July 2, 2020, when federal investigators discovered her hiding out in a New Hampshire mansion after virtually disappearing following Epstein\u2019s death. She was held in a Brooklyn jail without bail because the judge deemed her a flight risk.<\/p>\n<p>Between 1994 and 1997, Maxwell, \u201cassisted, facilitated, and contributed\u201d to Epstein\u2019s abuse of minor girls even though she and Epstein both knew their victims, one of whom\u00a0was just 14, were underage, according to the indictment against her.<\/p>\n<p>Her trial in Manhattan federal court began in November.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution in\u00a0Maxwell\u2019s trial painted a picture of a pair of fully-grown adults, Maxwell and Epstein, who were \u201cpartners in crime\u201d and had a \u201cplaybook\u201d for targeting minors and sexually abusing them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhislaine Maxwell was dangerous. She was a grown woman who preyed on vulnerable kids,\u201d Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison Moe said in closing arguments.<\/p>\n<p>The defense attempted to cast doubt on the credibility of Maxwell\u2019s accusers, saying the women have \u201ccontaminated\u201d memories. The defense also tried to assign selfish motives to nearly all the government\u2019s witnesses, saying the women are motivated by money in going after Maxwell decades after the alleged abuse occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the trial, the jury heard from four of Maxwell\u2019s accusers, several former Epstein employees, a psychologist specializing in sexual abuse, and a memory expert that Maxwell\u2019s defense called, among others.<\/p>\n<p>One of Maxwell\u2019s accusers, a woman testifying under the pseudonym \u201cJane,\u201d testified that Epstein and Maxwell abused her together when she was just 14 years old. Maxwell took her on shopping trips, asked her about her life, and discussed sexual topics with her, \u201cJane\u201d said.<\/p>\n<p>Three other women who say they were groomed or abused by Maxwell also testified. One woman, Annie Farmer, who testified under her full name, said Maxwell massaged her naked breasts when she was 16.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of other women have also accused Epstein of grooming and sexual abusing them when they were minors.<\/p>\n<p>Another prominent accuser, Virginia Giuffre, accused Maxwell of grooming her for Epstein\u2019s abuse when she was a 16-year-old spa attendant at Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach (Trump reportedly later <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/510604-book-claims-trump-barred-epstein-from-mar-a-lago-after-financier-hit\">banned<\/a> Epstein from Mar-a-Lago in 2007 for harassing another member\u2019s teenage daughter). Giuffre said the sexual abuse she suffered included lessons on Epstein\u2019s oral sex preferences. Maxwell accused her of \u201cobvious lies,\u201d and Giuffre sued Maxwell for defamation.<\/p>\n<p>During a deposition in that case, Maxwell claimed she had never given Epstein or anyone else a massage, a claim prosecutors said was a lie. Prosecutors also said she lied about whether she knew Epstein had sex toys and whether she knew that he engaged in sexual activity with anyone other than herself and two other women.<\/p>\n<p>The sex trafficking trial that ended in December prompted speculation that incriminating information could potentially come to light about some of the high-profile names connected to Epstein, such as Microsoft founder Bill Gates, former presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, Bobby Kennedy Jr., and former Sen. George Mitchell. However, the trial revealed little new information about Epstein\u2019s circle of friends.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Maxwell vehemently maintained her innocence, even blurting out at a pre-trial conference, \u201cI have not committed any crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Maxwell struck a more subdued tone when she addressed the court before her<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s former girlfriend and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell\u00a0was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan sentenced Maxwell to 20 years in prison and imposed a $750,000 fine. \u201cA sentence of 240 months is sufficient and no graver than necessary,\u201d the judge stated, saying that Maxwell\u2019s\u00a0criminal activity was \u201cextensive.\u201d Prosecutors had &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":1531241,"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-1530889","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\/1530889","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=1530889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1530889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1531241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1530889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1530889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1530889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}