Ghislaine Maxwell: Judge upholds sex trafficking conviction
By DW
10 April 2022 |
5:39 am
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted last year of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls for years. The British socialite called for a new trial after it was revealed that a juror failed to disclose their past abuse.
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