portraits of socialite In response, defence attorney Laura Menninger said the prosecution’s case was

," she said.... Jane Rosenberg/ Reuters Defense lawyer Laura Menninger questions witness" Jane

attorney Laura Menninger pressed Jane on why she did not mention Ms Maxwell’s alleged role in the abuse

to describe how she felt.... " attorney Laura Menninger asked her." I don’t recall," the witness

Earlier Tuesday, Nathan told lawyers out of the presence of the jury that the “ astronomical spike ” in the number of coronavirus cases necessitated jurors working longer hours.“ We now face a high and escalating risk that jurors and trial participants may need to quarantine, ” Nathan said.... But after defense lawyers pushed back, she chose Tuesday to not tell jurors that weekend deliberations were a possibility. Fueled by the Omicron variant, coronavirus cases in the city have rocketed from a

" And so there is no need for me to testify." The defense rested its case Friday afternoon after calling nine witnesses over two days.... If convicted, she could spend decades in prison.... Jane Rosenberg/ Reuters Ghislaine Maxwell speaks with her attorneys during the trial of Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate accused of sex trafficking, in a courtroom sketch in New York, Dec....

GHISLAINE Maxwell's family say they have already started an appeal against the disgraced socialite's sex trafficking conviction. Maxwell, 60, was found guilty of helping paedophile Jeffrey Epstein traffic young girls for sexual abuse.... “ She manipulated her victims and groomed them.... Maxwell and Epstein pictured lounging in the Queen's log cabin at Balmoral Ghislaine Maxwelllaid out a schoolgirl outfitfor her to wear while serving tea to paedo Jeffrey Epstein....

NEW YORK( NYTIMES)-Testifying at Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial on Friday( Dec 10), a woman said that while on a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch in 1996 when she was 16, Maxwell directed her to undress and lie down for a back massage." She pulled the sheet down and exposed my breasts and started rubbing on my chest and on my upper breasts," the woman, Annie Farmer, 42, testified." I was surprised.... I wanted so badly to get off the table." Ms Farmer's testimony about the

GHISLAINE Maxwell has been found guilty of sex trafficking and grooming girls for paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to abuse. The 60-year-old socialite was accused of “ serving up ” girls for the multi-millionaire, her former lover, with the pair described as “ partners in crime ”.... The prosecutor said Maxwell was a “ sophisticated predator who knew exactly what she was doing ” who “ ran the same playbook again and again and again ”.... Maxwell and Epstein pictured lounging in the Queen's log cabin

Maxwell told U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan that she would not take the stand." Ms.... Maxwell, I want to make sure that you understand that you have the right to testify in your own defense," the judge told Maxwell.... On Friday, U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan took defense lawyers to task over potential delays in the trial....