Ghislaine Maxwell is ‘dangerous predator’ who ‘served up’ minors for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, prosecutors say

The 59-year-old British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is a “dangerous predator” who recruited and “served up” minor girls for deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse for a decade, prosecutors argued Monday during the first day of the long-awaited federal sex trafficking trial in Manhattan, New York.

In her opening statement, prosecutor Lara Pomerantz emphasized how Maxwell and Epstein allegedly approached one of their victims, a 14-year-old girl named Jane, at her summer camp in 1994 while she was sitting at a picnic table with friends. Epstein introduced himself as a donor who gave money to students, and he and Maxwell invited the girl to his villa in Palm Beach, Florida, for tea. 

The meeting began “a nightmare that would last for years,” as the girl was pulled into a relationship with Maxwell and Epstein, who were “each more than double her age,” Pomerantz said. Now an adult, that once-14-year-old victim is expected to take the stand herself during the course of the trial. 

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Describing Maxwell and Epstein as “partners in crime” and the “best of friends,” prosecutors said the two targeted other young girls, often the daughters of single mothers, making them “believe that their dreams could come true” and promised to pay for school or help them become actresses or models. 

Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to six counts, including conspiracy for allegedly enticing and transporting minors for the purpose of sex trafficking. A pilot was the first witness to take the stand Monday. 

Maxwell was Epstein’s “closest associate and second in command,” Pomerantz said, as the socialite moved to get the girls comfortable with sexual contact with Epstein by first introducing…