Ghislaine Maxwell set to appeal against sex trafficking conviction

Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal against her sex trafficking conviction is set to be heard in New York on Tuesday (US Department of Justice/PA)

Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is set to appear in a New York court to appeal against her sex trafficking conviction.

The 62-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.