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If you like reading legalese, here are the Jeffrey Epstein court documents

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Important Takeaways:

  • Epstein Document 943 pages
  • The defamation lawsuit was lodged in 2015 by Virginia Giuffre, who accused British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of facilitating her abuse by Epstein. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on conspiracy and trafficking charges related to her close relationship with Epstein and her decade-long involvement in the abuse of underage girls. Among the released court documents, 184 unidentified individuals or “J.Doe” are listed, some appearing twice. The disclosure of minors’ or sexual assault victims’ names was notably prohibited by the judge.
  • A few Names included: Britain’s Prince Andrew, former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson
  • The documents also highlighted former president Bill Clinton, whom Epstein had reportedly described as a good friend.
  • The documents contain verification that Donald Trump never visited Epstein’s homes or island
  • The Document also alleges Giuffre was directed to have sex with former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, the late fashion and modeling director Jean-Luc Brunel, billionaire hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin
  • Other Prominate names from Al Gore, Kevin Spacey, David Copperfield, and many more

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Judge declares Maxwell gets 20 years

Romans 1:21-22,24 “Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him or give thanks to Him as God, but became futile in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools.  24 Therefore God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves.

Important Takeaways:

  • Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in Epstein sex abuse case
  • U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan said: “A sentence of 240 months is sufficient and no graver than necessary.”
  • “I find that the defendant’s criminal activity was extensive,” Nathan said.
  • In December, Maxwell was convicted by a jury of five charges, including sex trafficking, transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts and two conspiracy charges.
  • Federal prosecutors were seeking a sentence of 30 to 55 years in prison.
  • Her attorneys had asked the judge for a sentence of four to five years.

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Ghislaine Maxwell denies charges she aided Jeffrey Epstein, says she deserves bail

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, on Friday forcefully denied charges she lured underage girls so he could sexually abuse them, and said she deserves bail.

Maxwell’s request was filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan eight days after her arrest in New Hampshire, where authorities said she had been hiding at a sprawling property she bought while shielding her identity.

Maxwell, 58, was moved on Monday to the Metropolitan Detention Center, a jail in Brooklyn, New York.

Prosecutors have said she poses an “extreme risk of flight” and should remain detained until trial.

Maxwell faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted. Her arraignment before U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan is scheduled for July 14.

In Friday’s filing, Maxwell said her detention put her at “serious risk” of contracting the COVID-19 disease.

She also said she is not a flight risk, citing her lack of a prior criminal record and her having remained in the United States after Epstein’s arrest last July.

Maxwell “vigorously denies the charges, intends to fight them, and is entitled to the presumption of innocence,” the filing said.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Dan Grebler)

Prosecutors seek Friday court appearance for Jeffrey Epstein friend Ghislaine Maxwell

By Mark Hosenball and Kanishka Singh

(Reuters) – Prosecutors have asked a judge to schedule a Friday court appearance in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them.

The FBI arrest of the British socialite was the latest twist in the mystery of Epstein, who went from a high school math teacher to a high-flying lifestyle of private Caribbean islands and powerful connections that his victims say allowed him to abuse minors with impunity.

Maxwell, 58, was arrested in Bradford, New Hampshire, where she had been laying low since December, the FBI said last week.

In a letter on Sunday to Judge Alison Nathan at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, acting United States Attorney Audrey Strauss said Maxwell’s defense lawyer, Christian Everdell, has requested a Friday, July 10, bail hearing.

Maxwell is charged with four criminal counts related to procuring and transporting minors for illegal sex acts and two of perjury, according to the indictment by federal prosecutors in New York.

Epstein was awaiting trial on federal charges of trafficking minors between 2002 and 2005 when he was found hanged in an apparent suicide while in a New York City jail in August. He was 66.

Previously, he pleaded guilty in Florida to state charges of solicitation of prostitution from a minor in a 2008 deal with prosecutors that was widely criticized as too lenient.

Maxwell, the daughter of late British media magnate Robert Maxwell, has kept a low profile since Epstein’s death.

She was an Epstein ex-girlfriend who became a longtime member of his inner circle. In a 2003 Vanity Fair article, Epstein was quoted as saying Maxwell was his best friend.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru and Mark Hosenball in Washington; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)

Ghislaine Maxwell arrested, accused of helping Jeffrey Epstein lure girls into sex abuse

By Karen Freifeld, Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch

(Reuters) – Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested in New Hampshire on Thursday on U.S. charges of helping to lure underage girls who were then sexually abused by Epstein.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Maxwell about 8:30 a.m. ET (1230 GMT) in Bradford, New Hampshire, about 25 miles west of Concord, an agency spokeswoman said on Thursday.

She was expected to appear in federal court in New Hampshire on Thursday to discuss her bail or continued detention, according to a law enforcement official.

Epstein was awaiting trial on charges of trafficking minors when he was found hanged in an apparent suicide while in a New York City jail in August.

The indictment charged Maxwell, 58, with conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts and conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

She was also charged with two counts of perjury, according to the indictment by the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss.

A lawyer who represented Maxwell in civil litigation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The indictment accuses Maxwell of luring the girls by asking them about their lives, schools and families and taking them shopping or to movies.

After winning the girls’ trust, the indictment alleges she would try to “normalize sexual abuse” by discussing sexual topics or by undressing in front of the victims or being present when a victim was undressed.

The indictment alleges that Maxwell was well-aware of Epstein’s preference for minor girls and that he intended to sexually abuse them. Epstein’s alleged abuse included touching their genitals, placing sex toys on their genitals and having the girls touch Epstein while he masturbated.

Maxwell also encouraged the young girls to massage Epstein, and in some cases, the victims were partially or fully nude during the massages.

Maxwell, the daughter of late British media magnate Robert Maxwell, has kept a low profile since the death of Epstein, a financier who was accused of raping and trafficking underage girls over nearly two decades. Some of Epstein’s alleged victims have said Maxwell lured them into his circle, where they were sexually abused by him and powerful friends.

Maxwell was an ex-girlfriend of Epstein who became a longtime member of his inner circle. In a 2003 Vanity Fair article, Epstein was quoted as saying Maxwell was his “best friend.”

(Reporting by Gabriella Borter and Karen Freifeld in New York and Mark Hosenball and Sarah Lynch in Washington; Editing by Scott Malone and Howard Goller)