Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's effort to overturn sex-trafficking conviction
Summary
A federal judge denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to overturn her 2021 conviction for sex trafficking and her 20-year prison sentence. The judge found that Maxwell did not prove her rights were violated and said new evidence actually supports the original verdict.Key Facts
- Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking charges related to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minor girls.
- She received a 20-year prison sentence and is serving time in a low-security prison in Texas.
- A judge ruled against her recent petition to vacate the conviction, calling the claims without merit.
- The judge said new evidence released from the Epstein investigation supports Maxwell’s conviction.
- Maxwell previously tried and failed to overturn her conviction based on a 2007 nonprosecution deal Epstein had with prosecutors.
- The Supreme Court rejected Maxwell’s appeal last fall.
- Maxwell refused to answer questions from a congressional committee this year, citing her right against self-incrimination.
- No new criminal charges have come from the review of Epstein’s case or related investigations.
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