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Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail in Manhattan court, judge cites ‘experience evading detection’
For a third time, a judge rejected a bail package aimed at freeing Ghislaine Maxwell, as the ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein awaits trial on charges that she recruited teenage girls for him to sexually abuse.
Key points:
- Ms Maxwell’s lawyers said she could remain in a New York City dwelling with armed guards who would ensure she would not flee
- Judge Alison J. Nathan said Ms Maxwell still had overseas ties and “experience evading detection”
- Prosecutors claim Ms Maxwell recruited teenage girls in the 1990s for Epstein to sexually abuse, and that she sometimes joined in the abuse
US District Judge Alison J. Nathan in Manhattan said in a written decision that nothing had changed since her previous two rulings in the matter.
Lawyers for the…
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