Summary
The Supreme Court decided not to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal against her conviction related to sex trafficking with Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell's lawyers argued she shouldn't have been prosecuted due to a 2007 agreement meant to protect co-conspirators. The court refused to take the case without explaining why.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal on the first day of their new term.
- Maxwell, Epstein's former girlfriend, is serving a 20-year prison term.
- Her lawyers argued that a 2007 agreement should have protected her from prosecution.
- Maxwell was convicted in Manhattan for her role in sex trafficking.
- The jury found her guilty of charges, including sex trafficking a teenage girl.
- The court declined to explain why they turned down the appeal.
- Maxwell was moved to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas for reasons not fully explained.
- Epstein was arrested in 2019 and died in jail a month later, which investigators ruled a suicide.
