Ghislaine Maxwell arrested by FBI and accused of ‘setting trap’ for Epstein victims
- Maxwell arrested in New Hampshire early Thursday morning
- 17-page FBI indictment charges Maxwell with several crimes
Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and close friend of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested at a luxury hideaway in a small town in New Hampshire early on Thursday, the FBI announced, before charging her in relation to sex crimes, conspiracy and perjury.
Prosecutors accused her of “slithering away” into hiding and of previously lying repeatedly about her direct and indirect involvement in the abuse of underage girls, because, they alleged, the truth was “almost unspeakable”.
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