Category: Ghislaine Maxwell Trial

Defense Rests in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial After Just 2 Days of Witness Testimony

NEW YORK—After only two days of witness testimony—and two short days at that—Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense team rested its case in her sex-trafficking trial in federal court on Dec. 17. Just prior to the announcement, Judge Alison Nathan instructed Maxwell regarding her right to testify in her own defense—or not testify—and how the jury cannot use…


Ghislaine Maxwell Defense Calls Its First Five Witnesses

After a three-day hiatus, the Ghislaine Maxwell trial in federal court in lower Manhattan resumed on Dec. 16 with the defense calling its first five witnesses. On the stand first was Cimberly Espinoza, who began working for Jeffrey Epstein’s legal team in October 1996. She was 28 years old at the time. Espinoza quickly changed…


More Alleged Victims Testify and Prosecution Rests in Maxwell Trial

NEW YORK—After two weeks of witness testimony, the prosecution in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial rested its case in federal court in lower Manhattan on Dec. 10. Over the two weeks, four alleged victims of Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were called to testify, with Annie Farmer as the final one, also Dec. 10. Unlike the…


Last of 4 Alleged Victims Testifies; Prosecution Rests in Maxwell Trial

NEW YORK-Annie Farmer, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, testified in Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in federal court on December 10, making her the last of the four alleged victims called to testify. Unlike the other alleged victims, Farmer used her actual, full name. The previous ones used either just a first…


Day 9 of Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Cut Short Due to Attorney’s Illness

NEW YORK—The prosecution in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell was only able to call one witness Dec. 9, before the day ended abruptly around 10:30 am. The witness was Tracy Chapell, a Federal Express employee who handled subpoenas. Attorney Andrew Rohrbach presented her with three invoices, which tracked delivery information. They were from…


New Witnesses Corroborate Previous Testimony in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial

NEW YORK-The prosecution continued to call witnesses in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial in federal court on Dec.8, several of whom corroborated testimony of previous witnesses. Only identified by his first name, Shawn was a boyfriend of alleged victim Carolyn, who testified Dec. 7. Shawn dated Carolyn when she was 14 and he was…


Maxwell Accuser Coached Witness Ahead of Testimony, Prosecutors Say

NEW YORK—Prior to the jury being seated Tuesday morning, defense attorney Laura Menninger explained to Judge Alison Nathan that overnight, at 3:30 am, the prosecution disclosed to the defense that “Jane,” an alleged victim of Ghislane Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein who testified last week, had called her brother, “Brian,” who was scheduled to testify today,…


Maxwell Accusers Offer Barrage of Detail for Alleged Trafficking Scheme

NEW YORK—Two alleged female victims of Ghislaine Maxwell were the highlight of the first week of the trial against the wealthy British socialite, offering a battery of new details about the alleged sex trafficking operation. The trial of Maxwell, a cohort of the late convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein, began in federal court in New York…


Second Alleged Victim Testifies in Ghislaine Maxwell Case

NEW YORK—The prosecution called a second alleged victim to the witness stand in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case in federal court on Monday as the trial entered its sixth day. Once again, to protect anonymity, the witness chose to use a pseudonym, this time “Kate.” Unlike the first witness in the trial “Jane,” Kate…


Slip of the Tongue Temporarily Derails Ghislaine Maxwell Trial

In an effort to protect the anonymity of the alleged victims in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial, Judge Alison Nathan instructed the lawyers and witnesses to refer to them either solely by their first names or a made-up one. Earlier this week, one such witness was “Jane,” and any evidence with her actual name…