Ghislaine Maxwell is 'dangerous predator' who 'served up' minors for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, prosecutors say
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The 59-year-old British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is a “dangerous predator” who recruited and “served up” minor girls for deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse for a decade, prosecutors argued Monday during the first day of the long-awaited federal sex trafficking trial in Manhattan, New York.
The meeting began "a nightmare that would last for years," as the girl was pulled into a relationship with Maxwell and Epstein, who were "each more than double her age," Pomerantz said. Now an adult, that once-14-year-old victim is expected to take the stand herself during the course of the trial. In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell enters the courtroom escorted by U.S. Marshalls at the start of her trial, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell sits at the defense table during final stages of jury selection, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) In this courtroom sketch, assistant U.S. Attorney Lara E. Pomerantz gives her opening statement while pointing to Ghislaine Maxwell, seated far left, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) In this courtroom sketch, Lead Maxwell defense attorney Bobbi Sternheim gives an opening statement while Ghislaine Maxwell, far left, listens, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) In this courtroom sketch, Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., who was one of Jeffrey Epstein's pilots, testifies on the witness stand during Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) Isabel Maxwell, sister of Ghislaine Maxwell, leaves court after the first day of her sister's trial in New York, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Describing Maxwell and Epstein as "partners in crime" and the "best of friends," prosecutors said the two targeted other young girls, often the daughters of single mothers, making them "believe that their dreams could come true" and promised to pay for school or help them become actresses or models.