Ghislaine Maxwell appeal ‘falls far short’ of justifying quashing verdict – US government

This picture of Ghislaine Maxwell with Jeffrey Epstein was shown to the court during her sex trafficking trial (US Department of Justice/PA)

Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s arguments for overturning her sex trafficking conviction “fall far short” of justifying quashing the jury’s verdict, US government lawyers have said.

The 61-year-old was found guilty in December 2021 of luring young girls to massage rooms for paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest between 1994 and 2004.