05/19/2024

Sex trafficker could face at least 30 years behind bars for helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls

  • Ghislaine Maxwell reported Brooklyn jail staff threatened her safety, prompting employees to place her on suicide watch, prosecutors said on Sunday 
  • Maxwell, 60, is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday for her December conviction for helping her then-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein 
  • Prosecutors say she deserves between 30 and 55 years in prison
  • In court filings on Saturday, Maxwell’s lawyers said she was placed on suicide watch and asked for a delay to her sentencing
  • On Sunday, prosecutors argued no delay was needed because Maxwell had her legal documents and could get the same amount of sleep 
  • Maxwell refused to elaborate about why she feared for her safety, prosecutors said. She told psychology staff she was not suicidal