Even as a fugitive, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell lived a life of privilege. On July 2, after months of searching, the net finally came down on Maxwell, the former lover – and alleged so-called ‘madam’ – of accused sex trafficker and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. She was found living on a luxury 63-hectare property in the small New Hampshire town of Bradford, in the US, where she was arrested by the FBI at 8.30 am.
One of Epstein’s alleged victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre is “elated” Maxwell – his alleged co-conspirator “is where she belongs”, in jail. “She is the most narcissistic, evil, vain woman I’ve ever known. And she’s finally been knocked off her pedestal,” Giuffre told 60 Minutes. She claims Maxwell sobbed during a recent court hearing.
Maxwell is charged with four counts related to procuring and transporting minors for illegal sex acts and two counts of perjury for statements she made during a deposition in 2016 about her role in Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking operation. “Maxwell enticed minor girls, got them to trust her, then delivered them into the trap that she and Epstein had set for them,” acting Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss said at a press conference, adding Maxwell “helped [Epstein] exploit girls who were as young as 14 years old”.
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