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| Ghislaine Maxwell: the charges against her for role in Epstein's abuse | Ghislaine Maxwell: the charges against her for role in Epstein's abuse |
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| British friend of billionaire faces six counts relating to sex crimes, conspiracy and perjury | |
| Ghislaine Maxwell is charged over her role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein, the indictment reads. | Ghislaine Maxwell is charged over her role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein, the indictment reads. |
| She faces six counts: conspiracy to entice minors, and enticement of a minor, to travel to engage in illegal sex acts; conspiracy to transport minors, and transportation of a minor, with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and two of perjury. | She faces six counts: conspiracy to entice minors, and enticement of a minor, to travel to engage in illegal sex acts; conspiracy to transport minors, and transportation of a minor, with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and two of perjury. |
| In particular, between about 1994, up to about 1997, it is alleged … | |
| The indictment claims: | The indictment claims: |
| The indictment claims she and Epstein … | |
| Having developed a rapport, it states, Maxwell would “try to normalise sexual abuse” by, among other things, “discussing sexual topics, undressing in front of the victims, being present when a minor victim was undressed, and/or being present for sex acts involving the minor victims and Epstein”. | |
| This helped put victims at their ease, because an adult woman was present, the indictment reads. In some cases she would massage Epstein in front of them, in others she encouraged them to provide massages to him “including sexualised massages during which a minor victim would be fully or partially nude. Many of those massages resulted in Epstein sexually abusing the minor victims.” | |
| She encouraged them to accept Epstein’s help for “travel and/or educational opportunities”. As a result they felt “indebted”, it states. | She encouraged them to accept Epstein’s help for “travel and/or educational opportunities”. As a result they felt “indebted”, it states. |
| It adds: “In some instances Maxwell was present for and participated in the abuse of minor victims” including massages “which developed into sexual encounters”. | It adds: “In some instances Maxwell was present for and participated in the abuse of minor victims” including massages “which developed into sexual encounters”. |
| She “facilitated” his access to the victims, “knowing that he had a sexual preference for underage girls”, it states. | She “facilitated” his access to the victims, “knowing that he had a sexual preference for underage girls”, it states. |
| “Victims were groomed and/or abuse at multiple locations,” it claims. | |
| These included his Upper East Side Manhattan mansion, his Palm Beach residence in Florida, his ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Maxwell’s “personal residence in London”. | These included his Upper East Side Manhattan mansion, his Palm Beach residence in Florida, his ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Maxwell’s “personal residence in London”. |
| Among victims “induced or enticed” by Maxwell are three identified as minor victim 1, minor victim 2 and minor victim 3. | Among victims “induced or enticed” by Maxwell are three identified as minor victim 1, minor victim 2 and minor victim 3. |
| The indictment further adds that “in or around 2016, in the context of civil litigation”, Maxwell “repeatedly provided false and perjurious statements under oath, regarding, among other subjects, her role in facilitating the abuse of minor victims by Jeffrey Epstein”. | The indictment further adds that “in or around 2016, in the context of civil litigation”, Maxwell “repeatedly provided false and perjurious statements under oath, regarding, among other subjects, her role in facilitating the abuse of minor victims by Jeffrey Epstein”. |