Despite no direct video coverage of the courtroom available due to federal case regulations, the SDNY courthouse is packed today for the initial proceedings and opening statements of the Ghislaine Maxwell Trial.
Maxwell is accused of participating in deceased power broker Jeffrey Epstein’s international child sex trafficking operation with heavy implication, facing a litany of related charges including:

Two counts of: Conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts

Two counts of: Transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity

One count of: Sex trafficking a minor

One count of:  Sex trafficking conspiracy

Two counts of: Perjury (in efforts to conceal her and Epstein’s efforts, demonstrated by a pattern of dishonesty while under oath). 2nd count added recently (not present on initial rap sheet.

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