A British socialite stands accused of creating a network of underage sex-trafficking victims for her companion, Jeffrey Epstein.
As Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial begins, here’s what we know about the allegations against her ...
As Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial begins, here’s what we know about the allegations against her ...
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00:00They asked me to please take off my clothes.
00:04We need to get to the bottom of everybody who was involved with that,
00:08starting with Ghislaine Maxwell.
00:22After developing a rapport with the victims,
00:25Maxwell then tried to normalize sexual abuse with a minor victim
00:29through a process known as grooming.
01:30I want also to thank the press
01:34for their courtesy and consideration
01:40to my mother and to us at this time,
01:47which we appreciate very much.
01:59It is not because I'm after power.
02:10I believe that I could make them a new status.
02:13I could give them the edge commercially that they have not had for many years
02:18and to make them more profitable.
02:59Each ambassador can hear what's what we want
03:17and all politicians know that no sustainable ocean
03:20means we won't vote them back into power.
03:22If we won't vote them back into the power,
03:24then they're out and we'll find someone who will.
03:29Ghislaine Maxwell and you have devised several schemes
03:42to lure underage girls to you for sex.
03:45Isn't that correct?
03:46I was recruited at a very young age from Mar-a-Lago
03:49and entrapped in a world that I didn't understand.
04:00They asked me to please take off my clothes.
04:06Ghislaine started taking off her clothes.
04:09I didn't know what to do.
04:12Ghislaine was behind and touching me.
04:14She had me flip over to my back
04:16and then she pulled the sheet down so that my breasts were exposed.
04:20She remembers how Ghislaine then went on to massage her chest.
04:27Maxwell was among Epstein's closest associates
04:52and helped him exploit girls
04:55who were as young as 14 years old.
04:59Maxwell played a critical role
05:02in helping Epstein to identify a friend and groom,
05:07minor victims for abuse.
05:25I won't stop fighting.
05:34I will never be silenced
05:36until these people are brought to justice.