As Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Begins, Epstein’s Shadow Looms Large
The New York Times
Ms. Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in Manhattan, which starts on Monday, is widely seen as a proxy for the courtroom reckoning that her longtime partner never received.
On the first floor of the federal courthouse in Manhattan hangs an unusual art exhibit: framed courtroom illustrations of terrorists, mobsters and corrupt politicians with names like Yousef, Gotti and Silver who had all appeared before judges there.
For a while, one of the most notorious faces on display, in a corridor near a room where prospective jurors gather, was that of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender.
But at a recent hearing in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell, whose trial on charges she helped Mr. Epstein recruit and ultimately abuse young girls begins on Monday, the government and the defense each asked that Mr. Epstein’s picture be removed from the wall.
