Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial expected to go before jury

Maxwell charged with six counts related to her alleged involvement in financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teen girls

Ghislaine Maxwell’s much-awaited sex trafficking trial in Manhattan is finally expected to go before a jury on Monday, as opening statements follow finalization of the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates.

Maxwell, 59, has pleaded not guilty on six counts related to her alleged involvement in the late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teen girls, some as young as 14.

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Source: The Guardian