The verdict in theGhislaine Maxwellcase brought to a close another major chapter in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
During the trial, four women appeared as key witnesses.
Maxwell was accused of grooming them for abuse by earning their trust.
Then, the women claimed she facilitated meetings with the powerful financier Epstein that turned into sexual encounters.
Epstein himself had already served 13 months of a work release sentence for molesting a minor.
He was arrested on the more widespread sex trafficking charges in 2019, but never stood trial.
That same year, Epstein died by suicide in his jail cell.
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Maxwell’s accusers, however, told a different story in court.
The most serious charge sex trafficking of a minor carries a maximum prison sentence of 40 years.
