The defense always insisted Maxwell was also a victim. And Epstein was the guilty one. “The charges against Ghislaine Maxwell are for things that Jeffrey Epstein did,” Maxwell attorney Bobbi Sternheim, told the jury. “But she is not Jeffrey Epstein and she is not like Jeffrey Epstein.”
There is still pending civil litigation involving Epstein’s estate. Several lawsuits have been filed. This includes one filed by Virginia Giuffre. She was not called as a witness in the criminal case. She claims she was forced to have sexual encounters with Prince Andrew. And she was a 17-year-old at the time. The British Prince is denying her charges.
Other rich and famous men like Bill Gates have been linked to Epstein.
No sentencing date is set. Maxwell plans to appeal her sex trafficking conviction. And she still faces a trial on two perjury counts for allegedly lying in a deposition for the Giuffre civil lawsuit.
