Jury Finds Ghislaine Maxwell Guilty in Sex Trafficking Trial

A jury has found British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five of the six charges in her sex trafficking trial.

She was convicted of conspiracy to entice a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts; transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity; conspiracy to transport a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity; sex trafficking conspiracy; and child sex trafficking.

The jury found her not guilty of a sixth charge: enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts.

Maxwell was accused of recruiting and grooming teenage girls to perform sexual acts with late financer Jeffrey Epstein between 1994 and 2004.

During the trial, jurors heard testimonies from the women, of which three of them share Maxwell touched their nude bodies.

Maxwell previously pleaded not guilty to the six counts. Her lawyers accused prosecutors of treating Maxwell as a scapegoat for Epstein after he was found dead in his New York jail cell while awaiting his own sex abuse trial.

She faces up to 65 years in prison.