This will be the final judgment for Ghislaine Maxiwell.
After failing to find a verdict in yesterday’s Maxwell case, the jury begins the fifth day of its deliberations. It requested transcripts of testimony from one victim’s ex-boyfriend and an explanation of “enticement,” one of several charges against that victim.
After 24 hours, 40 minutes of deliberation, which is just under three days total, the jury was now ready to vote.
The proceedings are expected to be brief this week as well, just like the last week. The jury will be on the move today and Wednesday due to the New Year’s holiday. They will then resume their work until Monday.
Yesterday Judge Alison Nathan surprised everyone by urging jurors to remain an extra hour each day. The sessions will begin at 6 pm, rather than promptly at 5.
Laura Menninger was Maxwell’s lawyer. She argued that giving such an instruction to jurors made it ‘beginning seem like telling them to hurry up’
Alison Moe stated that it was within court discretion to allow the jury to remain longer.
Menninger was initially informed by Judge Nathan that they had the right to determine the time and could do so without your approval.
Later, she stated that she would include the qualification to the jury saying they should be allowed to take as much time as they need.
On Tuesday, the fifth day of jury deliberations in the Ghislaine-Maxwell trial began
Six men and six ladies were part of the jury. They went home after deliberations ended on the third day.
A jury note asking if Maxwell was involved in Jane’s flight arrangements from New Mexico to her home, which they believed Maxwell did, caused intense legal discussion.
The prosecution wanted the jury to follow their orders, while Maxwell’s legal team argued the opposite.
Judge Nathan stated that the note was unclear and said to the court, “I don’t understand what the question is asking. It’s too hard to interpret factually or legally.”
She refered the jury to the pertinent part of the instructions that she had given them before they started their deliberations.
The jury requested transcripts from Epstein’s former pilot Dave Rodgers as well as Gregory Parkinson, who was a former Palm Beach cop and recorded Epstein’s raid.
As they started their fourth day, the jury demanded a transcript from one accused’s testimony and supplies.
One hour and half later, the jury had begun on Monday. They sent a letter asking for colored Post-it Notes and white paper boards.
Jane was also asked to testify by Matt, her boyfriend, which corroborated Jane’s account that she was abused and recruited by Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell aged 14.
Jurors asked also for definitions of enticement. Jane is charged with Maxwell’s enticement to Epstein to sexually abuse her.
After Maxwell’s attorneys and the prosecution were questioned, Judge Alison Nathan instructed the jury to refer to the two sections of the jury instructions regarding enticement.
The additional instructions she gave were: “Attracting or inducing hope or desire.
As they started their fourth day, the jury demanded a transcript from one accused’s testimony and supplies.
After answering questions from Maxwell’s lawyers, and the prosecution’s representatives, Judge Alison Nathan instructed the jury to refer to two sections of the jury instructions regarding a definition for enticement. They were also given the instruction to look up the definition of enticement.
The two also requested a definition for enticement. Jane was charged with Maxwell’s intoxication to sexually abuse Epstein.
Maxwell was relaxed after spending Christmas in prison.
The blonde turtleneck sweater she was wearing with a dark brown mask, and the black mask that her older sister Isabel wore while sitting in the public gallery.
Jeff Pagliuca, Maxwell’s attorney, told Maxwell that he wished him a happy birthday and a Merry Christmas.
Bobbi Sternheim, Maxwell’s lawyer requested that Maxwell wear the KN95 mask everywhere and not only in court. Maxwell was allowed to use a different mask in her cell.
Judge Nathan ordered that everyone entering the courthouse should wear a N95 or a KN95 mask. The ruling was effective Monday.
The jury of six men and six women ended their first week of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict forcing the British socialite to spend Christmas behind bars.
Maxwell is currently facing up to 80 years imprisonment if she is convicted. She has been held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since July 2020.
The jury began to consider her fate Monday after the hearing of closing arguments during the three week trial. It deliberated for two consecutive days until going home for Christmas.
After the holiday break, Isabel Maxwell (Ghoslaine’s sibling) is seen in court to begin Day 4 of deliberations
This courtroom sketch shows Maxwell (center) hugging Laura Menninger her defense lawyer, shortly after she walked out of lockup on Monday
The jury received a note on Wednesday requesting three transcripts. However, they failed to reach a conclusion.
From Wednesday to Thursday, the jury will be sitting. It will then have to resume deliberations next week if it has not reached a verdict. Due to the New Year holidays, the court will remain closed on Thursday and Friday.
Maxwell maintained her innocence. Her lawyers have blasted her accusers, calling them false memories and motivated by money.
Maxwell claimed in court filings that Maxwell’s treatment in prison was so severe it could be considered ‘fit to Hannibal Lecter’.
Maxwell’s lawyers agreed that these are inappropriate for a 59-year-old female who is not a threat to anybody.
In this photograph of the alleged abuse she received in prison, you can see a battered Ghislaine Maxiwell
Maxwell “barricaded” herself with legal documents in prison’s video conference room at one point. Maxwell was later deemed a security threat by blocking access to the door and barricading herself from guards.
Judge Alison Nathan said to the jury, “Safe” during the Christmas break because the Omicron coronavirus variant was present.
She said that she wanted them to return ‘healthy’ Monday. All court attendees in New York will be required to use N95/KN95 masks for entry to the court.
The jury requested a second copy of Jane’s transcript, which was obtained near the close of Wednesday.
They asked for testimony from Kate, another accuser and Juan Alessi (ex-manager of Palm Beach House), as well.
The jury was given the choice to deliberate on Thursday. However, the jurors said that they had not made any plans and they did not want to do so.
Six men and six ladies had deliberated 16 hours, 20 minutes prior to today’s session.
Maxwell, 60 years old, denied six counts of transporting or recruiting girls underage for Jeffrey Epstein.
Two accusers were portrayed by the jury on Tuesday, the second day deliberations.
Pictured is the Metropolitan Detention Center, where Ghislaine Maxiwell is held
The two men deliberated all day Tuesday. They sent four notes to Judge – one relating to Annie Farmer, who was the sole accuser publically identified in court.
They wanted to see if the girl could be used to give her evidence for two charges of conspiracy to transport or entice an unmarried girl to perform sex acts.
Judge Nathan stated that she would inform them.
An earlier jury demanded to see the notes from an FBI interview Carolyn had given in 2007. This was her first conversation with law enforcement regarding Epstein’s abuse.
Judge Nathan claimed that it was not in evidence and they were unable to see it.
But the jury may refer to Carolyn’s mention during cross-examination.
Defense attorney Menninger said that Epstein was a ‘master manipulator’ who ‘abused his money and his power’ but said Ghislaine had nothing to do with it
Maxwell’s four siblings, Isabel, Ian, and Christine, arrived at court Monday to support their sister.
After just under an hour of deliberation on Tuesday, the jury sent its initial note at 10.10am.
Judge Nathan stated that the jury was asking for transcripts from Jane, Annie, and Carolyn’s testimony – but didn’t mention Kate.
Kate is not the only accused whose claims aren’t crimes and should be dismissed from the indictment.
Judge Nathan did not call the jury out. She said that the transcripts would be available in the room for deliberation.
Maxwell was dressed in a black turtleneck sweatshirt and pants, while carrying a green folder.
She hugged her attorneys and waved to a young lady in the public gallery.
Maxwell’s defense gave closing arguments Monday afternoon. They said that Maxwell is an innocent woman who was wrongfully accused in a series of criminal acts she didn’t do.
In her closing remarks, Maxwell’s lawyer Laura Menninger said: ‘The government has failed to prove any charge beyond a reasonable doubt and the only correct verdict in this case is not guilty on each count.’
Menninger asserted that again, the defense attempted to discredit statements made by the accusers. This case is different. They brought their money to the FBI, where they were accompanied by personal injury attorneys.
Menninger stated that Maxwell had been painted to look like Cruella de Vil or the Devil Wears Prada.
Menninger stated that such a portrait is ‘as ancient as Hollywood’.
Menninger claimed that the lawyers had manipulated their stories, and that the government believed their tales without ever corroboring them.
Menninger claimed that the accusers “suddenly” rediscovered memories many years later.
She stated: “The recovered memories that Ghislaine had been involved, that Ghislaine existed, that Ghislaine, the perpetrator, were there.”
Menninger claimed that Epstein spent much of the prosecution’s time discussing his lifestyle, his wealth, his property, and private planes “just like a sensationalist tabloid.”
In one photograph, the couple is seen in what appears like an European city. Jeffrey Epstein is kissed by Ghislaine on the cheek
The prosecution team members at the GhislaineMaxwell trial are seen leaving the Thurgood Marsh United States Courthouse in New York with boxes of papers, as the jury deliberates.
Menninger claimed that Epstein had been a master manipulator who “abused his money” and his power.
She stated that she was not present to defend Jeffrey Epstein. However, she said, “Ghislaine Maxiwell is not Jeffrey Epstein.”
Menninger stated that Epstein’s death prompted the prosecution to ‘pivot’ towards Maxwell.
This idea suggested that Ghislaine had been there and she should have known.
Menninger was critical of Epstein’s New York City home for stealing 38,000 photos in 2019.
She replied: Is there another 31,960 photos? Was it other women? Were there other women? Others women
The jury should not draw any conclusions from Epstein’s keeping of Maxwell photos. Menninger quizzed the jury about whether a boyfriend or girlfriend with photos would make them a “sex offender”.
Menninger condemned such images, calling them’straight-up sensationalism.