Epstein accuser tells Ghislaine Maxwell trial he introduced her to Trump
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The woman, known by the pseudonym Jane, is the first of four expected to testify that Ghislaine Maxwell "groomed" them for abuse by Jeffrey Epstein when they were teenagers.
A lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell on Wednesday raised questions about the account of a woman who said the British socialite set her up for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein starting when she was 14 in the 1990s and took part in some encounters.
The woman, known by the pseudonym Jane, first took the stand for the government on Tuesday at Maxwell’s sex-abuse trial in Manhattan federal court. She is the first of four women expected to testify that Maxwell “groomed” them for abuse by Epstein when they were teenagers.
Jane said on Tuesday that she had sexual encounters with Epstein at his Palm Beach home multiple times per month when she was 14, 15 and 16. Other people occasionally participated, including Maxwell, who touched her breasts, Jane testified.
During cross-examination on Wednesday, Maxwell attorney Laura Menninger asked Jane about apparent discrepancies between her descriptions of Maxwell’s role on Tuesday and earlier conversations with prosecutors before Maxwell’s July 2020 arrest.
“When you spoke with the government in December 2019, with your lawyers there, you told the government at that time you were not sure whether Maxwell ever touched you during these encounters, correct?” Menninger asked.
“I don’t recall,” Jane replied.
Maxwell, 59, is charged with eight counts of sex trafficking and other crimes, including two perjury charges that will be tried separately. The daughter of late British media magnate Robert Maxwell faces up to 80 years in prison if convicted.
Maxwell has pleaded not guilty and her lawyers have said prosecutors are scapegoating her for Epstein’s alleged crimes. The well-connected investment advisor died by suicide at age 66 in 2019 in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-abuse charges.
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