Deliberations resume in sex abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

On Tuesday, the jury signalled that a verdict was not imminent when it asked to finish deliberating on Wednesday at 4.30pm. The judge has told jurors that they can deliberate on Thursday as well, if they wish

The main jury panel waiting to be dismissed after deliberating during Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

A jury has resumed deliberations at the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.

The jury entered its second full day of considering the fate of Maxwell after hearing from witnesses and seeing evidence for three weeks as prosecutors tried to prove that Maxwell was the crucial enabler of financier Jeffrey Epstein’s proclivity to sexually abuse teenage girls.