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US court rejects former girlfriend's bid to overturn Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction
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US court rejects former girlfriend's bid to overturn Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction

From SME · () Slovak

Translated from Slovak, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Sources not specified Outcome reported
  • A US court rejected a request by Ghislaine Maxwell's ex-girlfriend to overturn her conviction.
  • Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence that began in 2021.
  • The specific details of the request and the court's reasoning were not provided in the source.

A U.S. court has denied a motion filed by Ghislaine Maxwell's former girlfriend seeking to overturn her conviction. Maxwell, who was convicted of sex trafficking charges, is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence.

The legal proceedings stem from Maxwell's involvement in the sex abuse scandal surrounding the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. She was found guilty in December 2021 of trafficking underage girls for Epstein to abuse between 1994 and 2004.

Maxwell began serving her sentence in June 2021. The recent court decision means her conviction and subsequent sentence will stand, at least based on this particular legal challenge. The source does not specify which former girlfriend filed the motion or the exact grounds for the appeal.

This development is part of the ongoing legal aftermath of the Epstein scandal, which has implicated numerous high-profile individuals. Maxwell's case has drawn significant attention due to her close association with Epstein and the nature of the crimes she was convicted of.

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Originally published by SME in Slovak. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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