Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial saw prosecutors release shocking images that gave an insight into her life with financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Shocking photographs were revealed during the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell which give a rare look into the elite circles the socialite moved in with former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.
The intimate pictures include an Epstein foot rub on his private plane, Maxwell posing naked on the beach, and the pair pictured together at the Queen’s log cabin.
Maxwell, 60, was found guilty of grooming girls and sex trafficking by a US jury on Wednesday and now faces the rest of her life behind bars.
Her 10-day trial gave an insight into the wealth and power of disgraced financier Epstein as the pair carried out their crimes.
Prosecutors presented 24 witnesses to make their case that Maxwell lured girls as young as 14 into Epstein’s world between 1994 and 2004.
Maxwell, 60, was found guilty of grooming girls and sex trafficking by a US jury
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The jury were shown a large collection of photographs in what was described as “the trial of the century.”
This included two intimate images of Maxwell massaging Epstein’s feet on his private plane nicknamed the ‘Lolita Express’.
FBI agents uncovered more than 60 photos during a raid of Epstein’s infamous Manhattan mansion in 2019 after he was arrested for sex trafficking.
Jurors saw photos of Maxwell giving Epstein an intimate foot rub onboard his private jet
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One image shows Maxwell and Epstein lounging on the porch of the Queen’s log cabin at her home in Balmoral, Scotland.
It is not clear when the picture was taken but it has been reported that Prince Andrew hosted Epstein and his entourage there in 1999.
Andrew was also named as a passenger on board Epstein’s private planes by the paedophile’s former pilot during Maxwell’s trial.
A framed picture of Maxwell was found at Epstein’s home
Maxwell and Epstein are seen kissing in a never-before-seen photo displayed on a table at Epstein’s Palm Beach property.
The court heard the pair, who remained “the best of friends” after their relationship ended, are also pictured meeting Pope John Paul II.
Jurors also saw police videotape and photos from inside Epstein’s Florida mansion also known as the ‘House of Sin.’
Inside Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion
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Some of the images, taken during a search in 2005, show what appears to be a nude photo of Maxwell posing on a beach. The photo appears to be displayed on a desk in a room of the pad.
Others include sketches of nude women hung on either side of a door which has a photo of a naked woman on the other side.
One painting seems to show two naked women lying together in bed.
Jurors heard emotional testimony from four women who portrayed Maxwell as central to their abuse by Epstein
The court heard the design of Epstein’s home was evidence of a sexualised atmosphere to put pressure on victims.
Maxwell showed little emotion when she was convicted on five out of six counts of grooming girls for Epstein’s paedophile ring.
A jury of six men and six women delivered the verdict which could see the Brit spend up to 65 years in prison.
After more than 40 hours of deliberation, she was found not guilty of enticing a minor to engage in an illegal sex act.
Maxwell’s defence included nine witnesses over the course of two days in their efforts to show her innocence.
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