1st of 4 accusers takes stand at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — The first of four women described as key accusers in the indictment against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell testified Tuesday that Maxwell was often...
View ArticleProsecution rests in sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YORK — Prosecutors completed presenting their case against Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday, after a key accuser at the British socialite’s sex-abuse trial testified that Maxwell and her companion,...
View ArticleGhislaine Maxwell jury begins deliberations after closings
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A jury began deliberations Monday, tasked with considering whether Ghislaine Maxwell is a dangerous predator who recruited teens to be sexually abused...
View ArticleCiting COVID, judge prods Maxwell jury to work overtime
NEW YORK — The jury weighing the fate Ghislaine Maxwell’s fate said Tuesday they were “making progress” at the end of the fourth full day of deliberations at the closely watched sex trafficking trial...
View ArticleGhislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case
NEW YORK — The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein. The verdict capped a monthlong...
View ArticleBehind the wait for a verdict at Ghislaine Maxwell jury deliberations
NEW YORK — The Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial was a four-week winding road featuring sordid testimony by four women who accused the British socialite of grooming their teenage selves for abuse...
View ArticleGiuffre’s Prince Andrew suit goes ahead despite Epstein deal
NEW YORK — A judge has — for now — refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Britain’s Prince Andrew by an American woman who says he sexually abused her when she was 17. Stressing Wednesday that he wasn’t...
View ArticleBrooklyn subway attack suspect is jailed without bail
By TOM HAYS, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged with opening fire in a Brooklyn subway car full of people was jailed without bail Thursday as prosecutors told a judge...
View ArticleGhislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for helping Epstein
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison...
View ArticleR. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case
By TOM HAYS, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse young fans,...
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