Prosecutors in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial have focused on one goal for the past two weeks: placing her at the heart of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.
in New York City, was not an unwilling accomplice as the defense has argued — and will continue to argue, they say — now that the government has presented its case and the four women she is accused of trafficking as minors, mostly in the 1990s, have told their stories.
To buttress the testimony of the four women, prosecutors have introduced hard evidence like photographs of the infamous massage table where much of the alleged sex abuse the witnesses say took place, journal entries, and flight logs to show they flew on Epstein’s planes. "In my view, the government started strong with its first two witnesses," Krissoff said."The testimony of Epstein's pilot corroborated the account provided by Jane, and Jane's testimony really is the heart of the government's case."
One of the twists is that Epstein cannot be put on the stand — the convicted sex abuser hanged himself in a Manhattan jail cell two years ago. Tuerkheimer said Maxwell’s defense team has already been chipping away at the credibility of the four accusers. Also, Maxwell’s defense team raised the issue of “monetary compensation that some of the victims received,” Ring said., which has paid out nearly $125 million to 135 victims.
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