The brother of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls has said her prosecution is “the most over-hyped trial of the century”, designed to break a woman targeted by authorities desperate to blame someone for the late financier’s crimes.
The brother of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls has said her prosecution is “the most over-hyped trial of the century”, designed to break a woman targeted by authorities desperate to blame someone for the late financier’s crimes. G hislaine Maxwell continues to have the backing of her family, and a family member will be in court at all times to show support, Ian Maxwell said in an interview ahead of the trial, which is set to begin on Monday in the US District Court in Manhattan. This is “the most over-hyped trial of the century without a doubt”, Ian Maxwell told the Associated Press. “This is designed to break her; I can’t see any other way to read it.… And she will not be broken because she believes completely in her innocence and she is going to give the best account she can.” Prosecutors allege Ghislaine Maxwell,59, groomed girls as young as 14 to have sex with Epstein and lied about her knowledge of his crimes when she testified in an earlier case. She has been in custody for almost 17 months, after Judge Alison J Nathan repeatedly denied requests for bail. Prosecutors held a press conference when they announced the charges against Maxwell, alleging she lured young girls into a trap that she and Epstein had set for them.
