Ghislaine Maxwell to appear in court via video feed for arraignment in trafficking case

[Judi Lynn]

Victoria Bekiempis

Tue 14 Jul 2020 01.00 EDT

Ghislaine Maxwell is due to appear on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court via video feed for arraignment and bail arguments involving her alleged participation in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking of minor girls.

The British friend of Epstein is requesting bail, while prosecutors are fighting her release before trial.

Maxwell, 58, was arrested on 2 July at her Bradford, New Hampshire estate. She is charged in a 17-page indictment with conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and perjury. If convicted, Maxwell faces up to 35 years in federal prison.

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In court papers Monday, prosecutors opposed Maxwell’s bail request by insisting that she is an “extreme risk of flight” owing to her vast wealth and background. Maxwell is a citizen of France, the UK and the US, possessing passports for all three countries. France, they noted in court papers, “does not extradite its citizens to the United States pursuant to French law”.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/13/ghislaine-maxwell-court-sex-trafficking-trial-epstein

[BigmanPigman]

1. I believe some of her victims will be given a chance to speak.

[duforsure]

2. Wonder how much she's been offered from Barr and trump to keep quiet?

Or to escape justice like Epstein was allowed to do. She should be scared for her life , as they will find out everything she is trying to use against them , and destroy it , and her if given the chance. trump has got to be very , very scared of what she may do.

[FakeNoose]

3. She'd be smart to keep quiet and wait till Barr is out of DoJ

I mean ... how much longer does Barr have? He'll be fired the day after Biden gets inaugurated, if not before. Ghislaine and her defense lawyers surely know that, so they just have to wait this out.

If the judge allows her to post bail, that's exactly what she'll do. If she's stuck in jail (no bail), it might be a different story.