Epstein court battle continues? Ghislaine Maxwell judge hints at possible new trial

Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction last month on sex trafficking charges is unlikely to be the end of her legal woes.

The disgraced socialite has long been accused of serving as a madam for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison while awaiting trial in 2019.

Many of the accusations against Epstein, who rubbed elbows with the likes of former President Bill Clinton, the U.K.’s Prince Andrew and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, included claims that Maxwell had lured girls into Epstein’s orbit, showering them with gifts and attention before serving them up for her ex-boyfriend to abuse.

Maxwell’s attorneys argued that she was being used as a scapegoat for Epstein, who will never stand trial for his crimes now that he is deceased.

Yet as her Dec. 29 conviction confirmed that she did indeed recruit and groom Epstein’s victims, it also suggested that she had committed perjury during a previous deposition, as the information she gave at the time was possibly contradicted by witnesses on the stand.

According to the New York Post, the judge who presided over Maxwell’s case asked prosecutors on Monday for a proposed schedule for a perjury case against the newly convicted sex offender. – READ MORE