Maxwell ‘was involved in every detail of Epstein’s life’, federal prosecutors say in opening arguments
Ghislaine Maxwell “preyed on vulnerable young girls, manipulated them and served them up to be sexually abused” by Jeffrey Epstein, federal prosecutors said in their opening arguments in her much-awaited trial. “The defendant was trafficking kids for sex.”
“Maxwell was Epstein’s best friend and right hand,” said prosecutor Lara Pomerantz. “She was involved in every detail of Epstein’s life. The defendant and Epstein were partners in crime.”
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