Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

[IceWizard]

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Southern District of New York



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
For Conspiring With Jeffrey Epstein To Sexually Abuse Minors



Tuesday, June 28, 2022


Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Conspiring
With Jeffrey Epstein To Sexually Abuse Minors
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District
of New York, announced that GHISLANE MAXWELL was sentenced today
in Manhattan federal court by United States Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan
to 240 months in prison for her role in a scheme to sexual exploit and
abuse multiple minor girls with Jeffrey Epstein over the course of a decade. 
MAXWELL was previously found guilty on December 29, 2021, following
a one-month jury trial, of conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage
in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport minors to participate in illegal
sex acts, transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts, sex trafficking
conspiracy, and sex trafficking of a minor.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said:  “Today’s sentence holds Ghislaine Maxwell
accountable for perpetrating heinous crimes against children.  This sentence
sends a strong message that no one is above the law and it is never too late
for justice.  We again express our gratitude to Epstein and Maxwell’s victims
for their courage in coming forward, in testifying at trial, and in sharing their
stories as part of today’s sentencing.”

According to the allegations in the Indictment, court documents,
and evidence presented at trial:

From at least 1994, up to and including in or about 2004, GHISLAINE MAXWELL
assisted, facilitated, and participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minor girls by,
among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse
victims known to MAXWELL and Epstein to be under the age of 18.  The victims
were as young as 14 years old when they were groomed and abused by MAXWELL
and Epstein, both of whom knew that their victims were in fact minors.  As a part
and in furtherance of their scheme to abuse minor victims, MAXWELL and Epstein
enticed and caused minor victims to travel to Epstein’s residences in different states,
which MAXWELL knew and intended would result in their grooming for and
subjection to sexual abuse.

MAXWELL enticed and groomed minor girls to be abused in multiple ways. 
For example, MAXWELL attempted to befriend certain victims by asking them
about their lives, their schools, and their families, and taking them to the movies
or on shopping trips.  MAXWELL also acclimated victims to Epstein’s conduct
simply by being present for victim interactions with Epstein, which put victims
at ease by providing the assurance and comfort of an adult woman who seemingly
approved of Epstein’s behavior.  Additionally, Epstein offered to help some victims
by paying for travel and/or educational opportunities, and MAXWELL encouraged
certain victims to accept Epstein’s assistance.  As a result, victims were made to
feel indebted and believed that MAXWELL and Epstein were trying to help them. 
MAXWELL also normalized and facilitated sexual abuse for a victim by discussing
sexual topics, undressing in front of the victim, being present when the victim
was undressed, and encouraging the victim to massage Epstein.

As MAXWELL and Epstein intended, these grooming behaviors left minor victims
vulnerable and susceptible to sexual abuse by Epstein.  MAXWELL was then present
for certain sexual encounters between minor victims and Epstein, such as interactions
where a minor victim was undressed, and ultimately was present for sex acts
perpetrated by Epstein on minor victims.  That abuse included sexualized massages
during which a minor victim was fully or partially nude, as well as group sexualized
massages of Epstein involving a minor victim where MAXWELL was present. 
In some instances, MAXWELL participated in the sexual abuse of minor victims.

Ultimately minor victims were subjected to sexual abuse that included, among
other things, the touching of a victim’s breasts or genitals, placing a sex toy such
as a vibrator on a victim’s genitals, directing a victim to touch Epstein while he
masturbated, and directing a victim to touch Epstein’s genitals.  MAXWELL and
Epstein’s victims were groomed or abused at Epstein’s residences in New York, Florida,
and New Mexico, as well as MAXWELL’s residence in London, England.

In the earlier phase of the conspiracy, from at least approximately 1994 through
approximately 2001, MAXWELL and Epstein identified vulnerable girls, typically
from single-mother households and difficult financial circumstances.  This earlier
phase required the defendant and Epstein to identify one girl at a time to target
for grooming and abuse.  In the later phase, from approximately 2001 until at
least approximately 2004, MAXWELL and Epstein enticed and recruited, and
caused to be enticed and recruited, minor girls to visit Epstein’s Palm Beach Residence
to engage in sex acts with Epstein, after which Epstein, MAXWELL, or another
employee of Epstein’s would give the victims hundreds of dollars in cash. MAXWELL
and Epstein encouraged one or more of those victims to travel with Epstein with
the intention that the victim engage in sex acts with Epstein.  Moreover, and in
order to maintain and increase his supply of victims, MAXWELL and Epstein also
paid certain victims to recruit additional girls to be similarly abused by Epstein. 
In this way, MAXWELL and Epstein created a network of underage victims for
Epstein to sexually exploit.



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In addition to the prison sentence, MAXWELL, 60,
was sentenced to five years of supervised release
and ordered to pay a $750,00 fine.

Mr. Williams praised the outstanding work of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

This case is being handled by the Office’s Public Corruption Unit. 
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maurene Comey, Alison Moe, Lara Pomerantz,
and Andrew Rohrbach are in charge of the prosecution.





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My question is...
Who all was involved that she trafficked these girls to...

[connie8472]

Any word on weather she gave up names and are they going after the whole lot of them.??

Big news. Should be the biggest news anywhere but often these things somehow fly under the radar.

[happyvibe]

Prince andrew should go into exile!

[barq2]

Prince andrew should go into exile!

I think it's virtually impossible for him to leave the UK. I wish the USA would try to extradite him! I'm pretty sure he'd be forced to give evidence under oath, as a minimum, if he were an ordinary person.

He is begging "mummy" to give him back all his titles ASAP, because Charles and William take a much more punitive view of Andrew's behaviour. When Charles is king Andy could find himself even more cut off from the family.

Friends who have met Andrew say he is utterly hateful and arrogant beyond belief.

I think a monarchy is an absurd way to run a modern country, but if the UK has to have a queen this one has been pretty good. However she has a really blindspot with Andrew - he's her favourite child. Jeez, makes you wonder how hateful the rest must be!

[happyvibe]

All the hoopla over the platinum jubilee ! The very idea of having a monarchy just reminds people about colonization and imperialism.

I do have a lot of respect for queen elizabeth. Yes she has coddled Andrew for too long!

[TrayGold]

So R. Kelly got sentenced to 30 years today.  He was the biggest open secret in Chicago for years. Everyone knew what he was up to. However...
The way the US looks at men versus women predators is disgusting. GM I believe has been accused by many more women than R. Kelly, and she got 20 years yesterday.  Smh.

[barq2]

R Kelly is appealing the 30 years. I think he is 55 so would probably die in prison

Kevin Spacey is also in big trouble. I knew he was gay and liked young men from his time in London at the Old Vic Theatre. Even if they were 18 (i.e. adult) it seemed pervy to use his fame to get these guys less than half his age. What I didn't know was it wasn't just young men, there were the boys too. Then the way he came out as gay, but linking being gay to being a pedo was disgusting.

Hithertoo I really admired Spacey as an actor and felt he chose movies very well - if he was in it, then it was likely a good watch. But I don't want to watch Se7en any more, even though I paid good money for the DVD. House of Cards was very good as well. If you can't stomach that you can always go back to the original British version, made some years ago with a different cast, for an alternative take on the same story (obviously with changes to reflect the different government structures).

Shame on all these people for what they did. I admire the courage of those who have spoken out.

[TrayGold]

Hi Barq,
G. Maxwell is also appealing.  Regardless, after she serves 3 years in US prisons she will probably be able to transfer to a prison in the UK. The speculation is, she will be out early, and have it easier in the UK. 
I literally saw limos outside of a grammer school in one of the projects in Chicago, R. Kelly targeting little girls.  The Chicago Police saw it too and did nothing. My friend was a teacher at the school at the time and heard little girls in 7th and 8th grade talking about $ that R. Kelly gave them.  If I personally saw it, it happened a lot.  
You are right, Kevin Spacey is disgusting too. Again, the rumors have been around for years.
It's disgusting enough when adults have to deal with this type of behavior, but kids are a whole new level of low.  

My original point though, is that in the US, women abusing kids is thought of differently than men. Many times it is laughed at and not considered abusive.  We hear stories weekly about female teachers targeting children and getting probation and sentences not as harsh as men. 
It's finally starting to catch up that men and women abusing kids have no differences, but for years I've heard that hot, young women teachers aren't raping boys, because what boy wouldn't want to learn about sex from someone that "looks like that." 

GM didn't just find the girls, she also abused many of them.  She got to sit in court sipping coffee and not acknowledging any of them during the victim statements.  During her statement, she talked about herself being a victim.  Men, women, whatever. I hope there is a special place in hell for people that hurt children.

[Charon]

I forget which prison they are thinking. for first eight months. i think it is NY somewhere. its a womens prison. no bars. no locks on prisoner doors.

And i read that other women are gonna be so damn vicious to her. to please a friggin man, she got all these young kids in to harms way.

But my beloved hero fireman dude from 9/11, worked at rikers for awhile after 9/11. He was a cop and fireman and biker. tough man. Heart of Gold. Then he did Bedford the womens facility. and at the womens place he got colliflower? ear and stabbed and all sorts of injuries. The women were worse.And i hear they will destroy The Witch for how she handled wee ones.

Oh, lets destroy a childs life forever cuz u r a sicko whom prefers children.

And, they put out the name of the man whom played mr. rogers. I heard he was a pedophile yrs ago. God help me, I never trusted Mr. Rogers cuz he gave me the creeps. and i feel he taught kids it is ok to change clothes in front of him. and others. sweaters. shoes. but that is a start. The guy married to rita wilson was named by GMaxwell. Knew it.

Tom Hanks. name given up by GM

[TrayGold]

Lol, I read recently that Tom Hanks is considered a national treasure. 

Honestly, Hanks is the 2nd nicest celeb I have met after Gary Sinesse. He is a national treasure in my head, but Hanks is a close #2. That G. Maxwell chick would have gotten my true ugly side if she ignored me or mine in court.  I hate that I believe in Karma, but that bitch deserves to be passed around prison the same way she passed the little girls on to Epstein, Clinton, and Prince Andrew as well as others. And I don't care...yeah, she did it. All.