The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on the first day of their new term. Maxwell, a British socialite serving a 20-year prison sentence for her involvement in Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring, had argued that she should not have been prosecuted.
Maxwell’s lawyers claimed that a non-prosecution agreement from 2007 protected her from facing charges, but the federal appeals court in Manhattan upheld her conviction. During her trial, multiple women testified about being sexually exploited as teenagers at Epstein’s properties in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Although the reason for Maxwell’s prison transfer from Florida to Texas remains undisclosed, her attorney maintains her innocence. Maxwell, who was granted immunity during an interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, denied witnessing any inappropriate interactions involving former President Donald Trump.
Epstein’s 2019 arrest on sex trafficking charges and subsequent death in a New York jail cell fueled conspiracy theories and speculation. Despite calls for more transparency, the Justice Department ultimately decided against releasing additional documents from the investigation, citing the protection of victims’ identities and the limited relevance of the material to the public.