Sex trafficking

A U.S. judge has struck down Ghislaine Maxwell's motion to throw out her sex trafficking conviction.

Prince Andrew has been stripped of his Freedom of the City of York title for his close ties with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

"I can tell on her face that she got scars where they dragged her and did stuff to her," the girl's mother told a local news outlet.

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Dozens of people were arrested for allegedly seeking or offering prostitution and one arrest was made of a human trafficker in "Operation March Sadness 2."

There are concerns that men are approaching Ukrainian women with offers of aid that could lead to the victims being sexually abused or forced into prostitution.

The juror came under scrutiny upon revealing after Maxwell was already convicted that he was abused as a child.

The socialite's brother said Saturday that he was shocked to hear of another hanging inside of a high-security prison.

The disgraced French modeling agent was charged with raping minors and was under investigation for trafficking underage girls.

The owner of the websites, Michael Pratt, is wanted by the FBI for his alleged involvement in the conspiracy to recruit young women and minors into sex acts.

Gaetz compared the investigation against him to those looking at former President Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia.

Prince Andrew wants his Jeffrey Epstein-related sex abuse lawsuit dismissed, but the legal process may be upsetting for victims, psychologists tell Newsweek.

"I think the likelihood of a mistrial is very high," attorney Mark Stephens said. "It does seem that the juror didn't answer accurately or there was a mistake."

Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors have offered to drop perjury charges against her if it spares victims the "trauma" of having to testify again.

Edward Walker was one of three people arrested and charged with sex trafficking by the FBI during the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami. He was sentenced to 25 years.

A mistrial is "almost a racing certainty," a lawyer has told Newsweek, after one of the jurors who found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty revealed in interviews that he had been sexually abused.

Ghislaine Maxwell "may get a new trial" over a juror's media interviews in a saga that is "just awful" for Jeffrey Epstein's victims, said attorney Lisa Bloom.

One anonymous juror said in an interview that he used his experience with assault as proof that improper memories don't discredit abuse.

Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction over grooming girls for Jeffrey Epstein throws the evidence relating to Prince Andrew into a new light, an expert told Newsweek.

Maxwell's siblings notably came to her defense in the weeks preceding the guilty verdict.

Maxwell could face up to 65 years in federal prison following her conviction on sex trafficking charges, although it could be far less.

Giuffre stated that her soul had "yearned for justice for years and today the jury gave me just that."

The socialite was found guilty of five out of six charges made against her.

The operation also resulted in 30 arrests, including 17 suspects who were arrested for felony sex offender registration violations.

Judge Alison J. Nathan argued on Monday that an hour extension during deliberations could prevent COVID-19 from disrupting the sex trafficking trial.

The jury deliberated for two full days last week before adjourning temporarily for the holiday weekend.

The officers tipped off the trafficking ring before police-run sting operations to take down its advertisements on websites, according to the lawsuit.

Ghislaine Maxwell has been accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls to take part in sexual encounters with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

"Your Honor, the government has not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt so there is no reason for me to testify," Maxwell said.

"I looked up to her very much," said Maxwell's former assistant, who worked with her from 1996 to 2002.