GHISLAINE Maxwell has officially filed for an appeal against her conviction and sentence for sex trafficking, court documents show. The disgraced socialite was last month jailed for 20 years for de…
Prosecutors had asked the judge to give her 30 to 55 years in prison, while Maxwell's defense tried to get a more lenient sentence of just five years., saying she hopes her sentencing will allow them "peace and finality".Maxwell said: "It is hard for me to address the court after listening to the pain and anguish expressed in the statements made here today.
She added: "Ghislaine's lack of remorse and blatant refusal to take responsibility for her crimes towards us is her final insult."A lack of remorse or responsibility from Ghislaine is exactly how we can tell that she doesn't think what she did was wrong."She told reporters outside the court: "Her statement very like a very hollow apology to me and she did not take responsibility for the crimes that she committed.
Maxwell has been described as Epstein's "madam" or "pimp" who would use money and charisma to lure in young girls - often promising them jobs and a lavish new life before he abused them. Maxwell was a fixture in high society on both sides of the Atlantic - spending decades attending lavish parties in both New York and London.
I was nothing more than a sex toy with a heartbeat and soul used to entertain Epstein, Maxwell and othersAnd then throughout the 90s and 00s she would facilitate and allegedly participate in the financier's perverted sex scheme. "I was nothing more than a sex toy with a heartbeat and soul used to entertain Epstein, Maxwell and others," said Sarah.
"Simply put, Ghislaine Maxwell is a monster," said alleged victim Juliette Bryant in a court filing before Ghislaine was sentenced.
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