Ghislaine Maxwell has had her appeal against a sex trafficking conviction rejected by a US court.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 after aiding infamous sex offender Jeffery Epstein in the trafficking of young girls.In 2022, the 62-year-old was sentenced to 20 years behind bars.On Tuesday, judges at Manhattan's Second US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maxwell's five convictions as they said her sentence was "procedurally reasonable".She plans to take her appeal to the Supreme Court, her lawyers confirmed.
Maxwell’s lawyers have argued she should never have been prosecuted due to an agreement the late sex trafficker made to an agreement he made with federal prosecutors in 2008.This agreement reportedly claimed they would not pursue his accomplices.Three separate judges have dismissed this argument. Speaking before her 2022 sentencing, Maxwell said: "I'm sorry for the pain that you have experienced."I hope my conviction brings closure. I hope it brings peace and finality.
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