Jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial were granted Thursday off, so the verdict regarding whether the 59-year-old British socialite is guilty of sex trafficking won’t come until at least Monday.
According to The Independent, jurors asked U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan just before 4 p.m. Wednesday if they could skip deliberations on Thursday and resume after the Christmas holiday. She granted the request.
“Alright. You declined my invitation to deliberate tomorrow.
We will resume Monday at 9 a.m.,” said the judge. “Same instructions. Please stay safe over the long weekend. I need all of you here and healthy on Monday.”
Maxwell is accused of acting as an accomplice to notorious convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his prison cell in 2019.
During Maxwell’s three-week trial, four women gave testimony that she facilitated sexual abuse from Epstein and sometimes participated in the abuse. They said this abuse occurred when they were younger than 18, from 1994 to 2004.
Jurors have already deliberated three days on the six counts against her, which could add up to a 70-year prison sentence. The charges include: one count of enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in illegal sex acts, one count of sex trafficking of a minor and three counts of conspiracy.
Maxwell pleaded not guilty to all six federal counts. She declined to testify.
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