Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison
Source: AP
NEW YORK (AP) Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.
The stiff sentence was the punctuation mark on a trial that explored the sordid rituals of a predator power couple who courted the rich and famous as they lured vulnerable girls as young as 14, and then exploited them.
Prosecutors said Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial, sexually abused children hundreds of times over more than a decade, and couldnt have done so without the help of Maxwell, his longtime companion and onetime girlfriend who they said also sometimes participated in the abuse. In December, a jury convicted Maxwell of sex trafficking, transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts and two conspiracy charges.
U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan, who also imposed a $750,000 fine, said a very significant sentence is necessary and that she wanted to send an unmistakable message that these kinds of crimes would be punished. Prosecutors had asked the judge to give her 30 to 55 years in prison, while Maxwells defense sought a lenient sentence of just five years.
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Those crimes occurred even as the couple hobnobbed with some of the worlds most famous and wealthy people, including former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump and Englands Prince Andrew. Epstein killed himself in jail while awaiting trial. Maxwell denied being Epsteins accomplice.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. APs earlier story follows below.
NEW YORK (AP) Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was brought into a New York courtroom Tuesday in a prison uniform and with her ankles shackled to await her sentence for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.
U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan ruled that the federal sentencing guideline she will rely upon in sentencing the 60-year-old Maxwell is a range between 15 1/2 and 19 1/2 years in prison, roughly half of the 30- to 55-year term sought by federal prosecutors. Defense attorneys want a five-year term.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,712 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,875 posts)Have been watching this too -
Jarqui
(10,131 posts)"Defense attorneys want a five-year term."
what a joke that desire is
I think she got off light considering what she did
Faux pas
(14,703 posts)RussBLib
(9,052 posts)... that was supposed to be released. Did it ever exist? Did the rich and powerful get it suppressed?
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)usaf-vet
(6,232 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,883 posts)a week deduction for every name. Maybe a month, if they are a U.S. Senator
riversedge
(70,413 posts)Larissa
(790 posts)And discover what smart pets rats can be.
JudyM
(29,294 posts)She facilitated the whole operation! Prosecutors wanted 30.
Did she come clean on the clients?
dchill
(38,591 posts)Capital crimes should get life sentences.
2naSalit
(86,890 posts)Response to 2naSalit (Reply #9)
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BradAllison
(1,879 posts)chowder66
(9,098 posts)and probably give her a few young girls for shits and giggles.
ultralite001
(895 posts)That is all...
leftyladyfrommo
(18,874 posts)went to jail?
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)she'd be 81 years old when she got out. If she lives that long without the luxuries she's accustomed to. Hopefully she'll die in prison.
myohmy2
(3,199 posts)...is not so bad, it could be worse
...don't do anything brash
...see ya in 20...
LudwigPastorius
(9,233 posts)No parole...
She should only die in there.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,789 posts)This lady should spend the rest of her life behind bars