Prosecutors willing to drop Ghislaine Maxwell perjury charge if no retrial
Source: The Guardian
Prosecutors willing to drop Ghislaine Maxwell perjury charge if no retrial
Prosecutors make offer ahead of sentencing in effort to bring swift closure for the victims as Maxwell’s team push for new trial
Victoria Bekiempis in New York
Tue 11 Jan 2022 03.24 GMT
If Ghislaine Maxwell is not granted a retrial in her Manhattan federal court sex trafficking case, prosecutors are prepared to drop pending perjury counts when she is sentenced, they said in a 10 January letter.
Prosecutors said they were prepared to dismiss the perjury counts in an effort to bring swift closure for the victims and prevent them from being re-traumatized at a possible second trial.
“In the event the defendant’s post-trial motions are denied, the government is prepared to dismiss the severed perjury counts at the time of sentencing, in light of the victims’ significant interests in bringing closure to this matter and avoiding the trauma of testifying again,” they said.
Prosecutors also called for Maxwell’s sentencing to take place “approximately three to four months from today’s date”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/10/ghislaine-maxwell-retrial-perjury-latest
