Ghislaine Maxwell to ask appeals court to throw out sex trafficking conviction

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Ghislaine Maxwell is expected on Tuesday to ask a U.S. appeals court to throw out her conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, saying a slew of errors marred the case as prosecutors made her a scapegoat because the financier was dead.

Published 3 months ago · New York, United States

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The Guardian

Ghislaine Maxwell appeals US court to throw out sex trafficking conviction

Lawyers for Maxwell, now serving a 20 year sentence, argued her case was used to satisfy ‘public outrage’ over Jeffrey Epstein

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to throw out sex trafficking conviction in Epstein case

Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a U.S. appeals court to throw out her conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, saying a slew of errors marred her trial and prosecutors made her a scapegoat because the financier was dead.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

Ghislaine Maxwell's appeals arguments mirror earlier claims

A federal appeals court should reverse the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell or grant a new trial on charges that she joined and enabled the sexual abuse that Jeffrey Epstein committed on scores of teenagers and young women for more than a decade, her lawyers argued in court papers Tuesday.

3 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Independent

Ghislaine Maxwell to appeal sex trafficking convictions

Disgraced socialite will claim victims had ‘faded, distorted and motivated memories’

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Ghislaine Maxwell appeals sex trafficking conviction over 'errors' in court

Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell have presented her appeal for a sex trafficking conviction to a Manhattan court alleging that there were a series of errors carried out during her trial

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Ghislaine Maxwell's appeals arguments mirror earlier claims

Ghislaine Maxwell says a federal appeals court should reverse her conviction on charges that she joined and enabled the sexual abuse that Jeffrey Epstein committed on scores of teenagers and

3 months ago·United States

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