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Judge Nathan to impose sentence in Ghislaine Maxwell trial.
‘Miss Maxwell directly and repeatedly and over the course of many years participated in a horrific scheme to entice, transport and traffic underage girls, some as young as 14.’
Someone posted on patriots.win that
“Ghislaine Maxwell Judge Reduces Possible Maximum Term From 55 Years To 19.5 Years In Huge Victory For Defense “
the link was to a news site I’d never heard of, which had published moments before.
So take with a grain of salt.
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Judge Nathan to impose sentence in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
‘Miss Maxwell directly and repeatedly and over the course of many years participated in a horrific scheme to entice, transport and traffic underage girls, some as young as 14.’
‘Miss Maxwell is not being punished in place of Epstein nor as a proxy for Epstein,’ Judge Nathan says.
‘Miss Maxwell is being punished for her role.’
The judge calls Maxwell’s behavior ‘heinous and predatory,’ Nathan says, noting that she worked with Epstein to select ‘young victims who were vulnerable.’
Judge Nathan cities victim, ‘Jane,’ who was befriended by Maxwell when she was 14.
‘She normalized the sexual abuse.’
The judge points to one victim, Carolyn, who confided in Maxwell that her mother was an alcoholic and she was raped by her grandfather.
‘The defendant was aware of this knowledge and used it to subject Carolyn to a continuing cycle of sexual abuse.’