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FREEAMAZON FIRE 7 TABLET WHEN YOU JOIN MAIL+ 8. SEE PAGES 55 3er 6month subscription. Promotlal ends 2M.20. Sub)ect to avelkOnly. T&Cs apply. Oat FRIDAY. JULY 3.2020 www.dallymallco.uk Daily newspaper of the year 70p So will she put Andrew in clear or damn him? RICHARD KAY Arrest: Ghislaine Maxwell (circled), rew `UNSPEAKABLE MAXWELL, CHILI SEX GROOMER' She's charged as 'bewildered' Prince is told: Time to come in US prosecutors last night urged By Sam Greenhill, Daniel Bates called Andrew's former friend an 'unspeakable vil- lain' who groomed girls for abuse by financier Prince Andrew to `talk to us' after and Rebecca English Jeffrey Epstein and, at times, herself. the FBI arrested Ghislaine yesterday. Hours later she appeared in court But investigators suggested the alleged madam might now become a co-operator' in their probe Maxwell on child sex charges. charged with the sordid abuse of girls as into Epstein's accomplices. And they renewed their They pounced on the British socialite in a young as 14, including one in London. dawn raid on her hideaway in New Hampshire In a bombshell press conference, the prosecutors Urn to Page 2 EFTA00083222 Page Daily Mall, Friday, July 3,2020 DaIly Mall, Friday July 3,2020 Pane 3 MAXWELL ARREST Socialite in Did she lie custody after under oath? FBI swoop on Miss Maxwell answered querstions on oath in 2016 during two depositions — a U.S. v. Ghislaine Maxwell sworn out-opeourt testimony: Q Did Jeffrey Epstein have a luxury bolthole scheme to recruit underage girls for sexual massage? A I don't know what you're talking about. One `victim' • Maxwell has been charged with facilitatin, the sexual abuse of underaged Ai'' Q: Were you aware of the presence of sex toys or devices used in sexual activities in Mr Epstein's Palm Beach house? was just 14 Epstein. A: No, not that I recall. Q: Other than yourself and the blonde and brunette that you another `abused' have identified as having been involved in three-way sexual activities, with whom did Mr of tit _nes.) and feel at London home , please call the following Epstein have sexual activities? A: I wasn't aware that he was having sexual activities with anyone when I was with him By Sam Greenhill other than myself. 1 -800-CALL FBI Chief Reporter Q: Is that your testimony that you've never given anybody a GHLSLAINE Maxwellpimped vulnerable girls to massage? her paedophile boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein for sor- did orgies and sexual abuse, US law officials A: I have not given anyone a alleged yesterday. massage. They claimed the British socialite blatantly disre• garde(' the law and had spun a web of lies to cover the 'unspeakable' truth. The officials released an 18-page indictment spelling out Lovers Jeffery Epstein and Ghislalne Maxwell Accusations US attorney Audrey Strauss lays out the charges against MaxwellIn a live-streamed news conference yesterday her alleged crimes, saying she had helped the disgraced US financier 'recruit, groom and abuse' girls as young as access to minor victims knowing peering out of the front door; Maxwell allegedly groomed her for massages' of the financier which ment. At the ranch, Maxwell gave 14. It said she sex trafficked the victims to his mansions - and her own London townhouse - that he had a sexual preference for ■ Palm Beach villa - a white- group sex with Epstein by taking involved Maxwell and the teenager the girl 'an unsolicited massage' THE CHARGES underage girls.' washed house in Florida where her on shopping and cinema trips. engaging in sex acts with Epstein. while the youngster was topless, • Conspiracy to entice which she 'knew and intended' indebted. After developing a rap- young victim susceptible to abuse: ing them to the movies or shop- The alleged abuse included him staff said schoolgirls were routinely She quizzed the teenager about The teen - named only as 'Minor then encouraged her to massage minors to travel to engage in would result in their grooming for port with victims, Maxwell then The indictment, unsealed after ping.' It said Maxwell would try to touching the girls all over their bod- brought by Epstein; school, her classes and her family, Victim P - was allegedly abused at Epstein, it was alleged. illegal sex acts (five-year maxi- sexual abuse. tried to normalise sexual abuse news of her arrest broke, described put a child victim at ease by mas- ies, using sex toys on them and forc- • Ranch in New Mexico -sprawl- the indictment claimed. Then Epstein's mansion in Manhattan 'Child Victim 3' was allegedly mum sentence); In an effort to hush up her crimes, with a minor victim through a Maxwell as having an intimate saging Epstein in front of them ing them to touch him sexually. ing property in the desert near Maxwell attempted to 'normalise' and at his Florida villa. groomed and befriended by Max- • Enticement of a minor to travel she repeatedly lied when ques- process known as grooming. For relationship with Epstein and said and at other times would 'encour- Santa Fe; abuse by stripping off in front of 'Child victim 2' was allegedly well in London in 1994 or 1995. She to engage in illegal sex acts (up to tioned about her conduct, the example, Maxwell would discuss she was also paid to manage his age' a fully or partially naked indictment said. Here we examine sexual topics and undress with various properties. schoolgirl to give Epstein a mas- THE RESIDENCES • Maxwell's 'personal residence' in London. the girl and being in the room while the youngster undressed in known by Maxwell to have been underage when she was flown to discussed the teenager's life and family and then arranged for 'mul- 20 years); • Conspiracy to transport minors the accusations: the victim, or be present for sex 'Beginning in at least 1994, Gigs- sage. She would also take part in Maxwell lured the young victims front of Epstein. Epstein's desert ranch in 1996 tiple interactions' between the girl with intent to engage in criminal acts involving the young victim lathe Maxwell enticed and the sexual abuse, it is alleged. to plush residences where they 'CHILD ABUSE' and Epstein.' groomed multiple minor girls to Maxwell is also accused of would be abused, it was claimed. THE VICTIMS The charges said the abuse hap- pened between 1994 and 1997, and 'for the purpose of being groomed for and/or subjected to and Epstein, despite allegedly knowing she was underage. sexual activity (up to 20 years); • Transportation of a minor The prosecutor added: 'Maxwell's engage in sex acts with Jeffrey encouraging the children to accept The properties identified by the None of the victims Is named in within a year Epstein was sexually sexual abuse'. She encouraged the youngster to with intent to engage in criminal Ghislaine Maxwell helped Epstein presence as an adult woman Epstein,' the document said. 'Max- gifts from Epstein and make them prosecutors are: the indictment, but it outlined abusing her, with Maxwell 'present , she took the girl shopping massage the paedophile 'knowing sexual activity (ten years abuse girls as young as 14, accord- helped put the victims at ease. As well and Epstein would spend believe the couple 'were trying to • Manhattan townhouse - this ing to prosecutor Audrey Strauss, Maxwell and Epstein intended, time building friendships with help them'. It said: 'Ghislaine Max- was infamously where Prince brief details of the allegations and involved in some of this abuse'. anAltaionthe cinema, and chatted to that Epstein would engage in sex minimum); • Two counts of perjury (ten acting US attorney for the south- this grooming process left the minor victims by, for example, talc- well facilitated Jeffery Epstein's Andrew was later photographed against Maxwell. In particular, it said, she involved her about school, her classes and acts' with her, which he then did, 'Child Victim 1' was 14 when the teenager in 'group sexualised family, according to the indict- the charges allege. years maximum). ern district of New York. In an extraordinary press confer- ence live-streamed on the Internet, Continued from Page One she claimed: 'Maxwell played a criti- gations made against me are abhorrent and memo from prosecutors. Her 'substantial 20-minute hearing, the judge told Maxwell ment. Our doors remain open. We would cover up her crimes 'because the truth, as of one of the villains in this investigation.' cal role in helping Epstein identify, calls for Andrew to talk to them about Epstein entirely untrue.' resources' -she transferred $500,000 between she would be sent to New York where the welcome him coming in and giving us an alleged, was almost unspeakable'. He said the Crimes Against Children Task- befriend and groom minor victims as they promised the surprise arrest of Max- Amid speculation she could strike a plea- accounts in a single day- made her a high risk charges have been laid. opportunity to hear his statement.' Epstein, who was Maxwell's former boy- force had been 'discreetly keeping tabs on for abuse. In some cases, Maxwell deal to lessen a potential 35-year sentence: of fleeing, according to the memo. She added: 'You're remanded to the cus- Last night the threat of a legal move in friend, hanged himself last August after he Maxwell'. He added: 'We learned she had participated in the abuse herself.' well would not be the end of their inquiries. The couple's method was to A source close to Andrew told the Mail: 'We MI Maxwell was charged with the sex abuse Maxwell last night appeared via video link - todyof the United States marshals.' this country was still hanging over the was charged with multiple sex child slithered away to a gorgeous property in 'befriend these young girls by ask- remain bewildered that despite our difficul- and trafficking of three children; owing to coronavirus rules - before the US not among the prince. Sources confirmed a special legal crimes. The charges against Maxwell were New Hampshire, continuing to live a life of ing them questions about their ties with the Department of Justke earlier In • The daughter of the late Robert Maxwell distrkt court in Concord, New Hampshire. th ree airegeci victims. request sent to the UK by the US was still yesterday dubbed 'the prequel' to that privilege while her victims live with the lives, pretending to be taking an the year, we have twice in the last month was accused of befriending underage girls Asked If she could see the Judge and her She alleges that she was Epstein's sex being processed. A specialist unit of civil case by prosecutors. trauma inflicted upon them years ago. Interest in them'. reached out to them to re-engage with the and 'luring' them into her sordid 'trap'; lawyer, she said can' In a cut-glass accent. slave and was forced to have underage servants within the Home Office is consid- They said Maxwell had groomed three 'Miss Maxwell was arrested without Inci- Miss Strauss said: 'They would process of the duke helping the Inquiry -and • She spun a web of lies to cover her 'unspeak- Magistrate Judge Andrea Johnstone read sex with Prince Andrew, a claim he has ering Washington's application for so- underage girls for abuse in London, New dent. 'Like Epstein, Miss Maxwell chose to take them to the movies and treat have received no response. We remain will- able' crimes against children, h was alleged; Maxwell her rights and no plea was entered. emphatically and repeatedly denied. called 'mutual legal assistance'. York, Florida and New Mexico between blatantly disregard the law and her them to shopping trips. Maxwell would encourage these young girls ing to engage.' • Maxwell was found hiding InNewHampshire, When asked If she needed consular assist- At the press conference, Audrey Strauss, This could potentially lead to Andrew 1994 and 1997. She was last seen ten days responsibilities as an adult, using what- to accept offers from Epstein to Maxwell has strongly denied any knowledge where the FBI said she had 'slithered' away ance from another country - she has British, acting US attorney for the southern dis- being required to give evidence in a Brit- after Epstein's sukide. ever means she had at her disposal to lure pay for their travel and education, of or involvement in Epstein's crimes and in MI She had '15 different bank accounts' boast- American and French citizenship - Maxwell trict of New York, said of Andrew: 'We ish court regarding Epstein's activities. William Sweeney, an FBI assistant direc- vulnerable youth into behaviour they making these young victims feel 2011 released a statement that said: 'The alle- ing S20million (C16million), according to a appeared to indicate 'No'. At the end of the would like to have the benefit of his state- Miss Strauss claimed Maxwell had lied to tor, said last night 'We announce the arrest should never have been exposed to.' EFTA00083223 Page 4 Daily Mail. Friday. July 3.2020 Daily Mall, Friday. July 3. 2020 Pd.:IL 5 MAXWELL ARREST Agonising question for Queen and Palace... 711 lc . by Richard Ka) EDITOR AT LARGE So will HERE is never a good time for the proverbial 'bad pen- ny' to turn up, so imagine how the Queen received news of the arrest of Ghis- laine Maxwell and her appearance in court on sex-trafficking charges. she clear Prince - Maxwell was once a welcome visitor to royal homes, an overnight guest at San- dringham as well as being invited to one of the starriest parties ever thrown at Wind- sor Castle, the so-called Dance of the Dec- A IT'S CALLED 'TUCKED AWAY ades in the summer of 2000. Nor was that her only invitation to royal glamour at Windsor. In 2006 she was a guest at Princess Beatrice's lavish costume ball to mark her 18th birthday. On another or damn a occasion the vivacious socialite was photo- graphed at Prince Andrew's side in the Last photo? Maxwell. outside an LA Royal Enclosure at Ascot, where admission restaurant in a now-discredited shot is at 'Her Majesty's discretion'. Yesterday, with the Queen still in lock- From Tom Leonard down with Prince Philip at Windsor, there In Bradford, New Hampshire must have been the iciest of feelings at the news that the daughter of disgraced media tycoon Robert Maxwell had been taken into custody. Asa mother, Her Majesty will, him? GHISLAINE Maxwell was secretly of course, be anxious about what Maxwell's living a life of luxury in a house arrest and her knowledge of the alleged named 'Tuckedaway' in a sleepy activities of paedophile financier Jeffrey American town before the authori- Epstein mean for her son. ties came calling yesterday And as monarch there will be anger at the She paid more than SI million (£800,000) prospect of the good name of the Royal Family being dragged through the mud cash in December for the timber frame- once again. No family matter house - advertised as perfect for some- has concerned her more than w one who 'wants total privacy' - after find- the shadow hanging over r ing it through upmarket international Close: Prince Andrew with Andrew. To her, it is infinitely estate agents Four Seasons Sotheby's. more serious than the selfish Ghislaine at Ascot in 2000 The agent who sold it to Maxwell told the trivialities of the exiled Daily Mall she hadn't known who she was Prince Harry and the Duchess are going to a restaurant then a when she bought it. of Sussex. club. Do come, it will be fun." Maxwell reportedly shielded her name by Fbr more than seven months she was persuasive, too, and buying the property through a limited liabil- it has been an ongoing crisis, Andrew loved that.' ity company called Granite LLC. Set deep in woodland, the small town of Bradford, New Hampshire, is a quiet, unas- suming place. Even local estate agents admit that 'out of the way' doesn't begin to describe Paid for anonymously in cash, the house where with every sordid revelation lapping that bit closer to Buck- ingham Palace. Ever since that Newsnight interview in which By 2000 Maxwell and Andrew, who were introduced by the Duchess when she was a regular fixture on the New York party Andrew spectacularly failed to circuit, were very close. the sleepy location. Indeed, it may seem like a perfect place for hiding out - and its 1,600 residents could surely have had no idea that one of the most Maxwell hid, deep in woods of New Hampshire offer any sympathy for Epstein's victims and showed no remorse over his friendship with the billionaire sex offender, fears about the implications for the TT But they were not a couple. She would even introduce him frihnds. such as hey were often public. Prince have multiplied. The pair caused a minor stir 'She continued to live Maxwell's arrest changes when they made an appearance a life of privilege' everything. She, remember, is in have been on the front foot. Andrew's at a Ralph Lauren launch in the the famous photo of Andrew with his stubborn failure to sever contacts city. One source observed: 'They cer- arm around the bare midriff of teen- with Epstein after he was first accused tainly seemed to have a good time wanted women in the world had 'slathered' aggeer a picture of of under-age sex offences, was the together' Andrew was also a regular into their midst. whicTS-DEFD— ATZTTerrk has no recol- major contributor to his own guest at the dinner parties she would Fbllowing her arrest, the FBI's Bill Sweeney lection — which was taken by Epstein downfall. hold at the home of Epstein, who was said last night: 'We have been discreetly in Maxwell's Belgravia home. He did, belatedly, end up cutting ties by then her ex-boyfriend, on the Upper keeping tabs on Maxwell's whereabouts as Does she really believe Andrew's with him — but only after he was East Side. we work this investigation and more recently insinuations that the photo was photographed walldng with the finan- Such was the importance of the role we learned she had slithered away to a doctored or manipulated? cier in Central Park, New York. Maxwell played in Andrew's life that it gorgeous property in New Hampshire, con- Then there is tivi lidamaging Yet he continued to keep up his was even claimed he once asked the tinuing to live a life of privilege while her vic- claim of all from who says friendship with Ghislalne, the woman Queen's permission to take her on an tims live with the trauma inflicted upon that, aged 17, she an n rew had sex who brought them together and who official work trip. This was refined. them years ago.' three times. The Prince denies It. was described as 'Jeffrey's pimp'. Andrew was widely criticised after The 4,365 sq ft house, set on 156 acres of If anyone knows the truth it must be he appeared with Maxwell at a 'pimps fields and woodland with sweeping views, Maxwell, whom Andrew befriended and prostitutes' theme party thrown was built in 2002 and sits on a secluded road during visits to New York after his by the model Heidi Klum. lb his ex- south of Bradford. With four bedrooms and divorce from the Duchess of York. LTHOUGH the relationship wife, such behaviour was beginning to four bathrooms, it is described as 'stunning It was through Maxwell that Andrew between the two was said to damage his reputation. She was also and - handily for a fugitive criminal suspect was introduced to Epstein, who was be platonic, their lives were concerned at the effect it would have who reinvented herself as an environmental found dead in his New York prison cell so intertwined that Fergie on their daughters. activist -'an amazing retreat for the nature a year ago. And on all those social was reported to have become con- In 2001, when Andrew was about to lover who wants total privacy'. occasions — including Beatrice's party cerned that Maxwell was exerting an take up his role as Britain's trade Rooms have views of the beautiful Mt — where Ghislaine was a guest of unhealthy influence on him. Even so, envoy, a Mend of the Duchess told the Sunapee foothills to the west. Inside, a Andrew, so, too, was Epstein. the two remained Mends. Mail on Sunday: 'Fergie and a lot of 'great room' has a floor-to-ceiling stone As the Royal Family and their advis- In the Newsnight interview, Andrew other people who love Andrew believe fireplace, 'cathedral ceiling', and a ers have agonised over how best to admitted he had seen Maxwell last his friendship with Ghislalne Maxwell chandelier. protect the integrity of the monarchy year. The meeting, he said, was before and Jeffrey Epstein has become really Billed as an 'open concept home', it has a from the fall-out of the Epstein affair, Epstein's arrest on sex-trafficking dangerous. They're using him Just for ground-floor master bedroom with a walk-in there may be some slim consolation. charges last July and that they did his name and access and he Ls so inno- closet, stone fireplace, window seat and a Main picture: The New Hampshire house was an ideal hideout. Above: The Interior with its The charges brought by the FBI not discuss the billionaire. He said: cent he doesn't realise.' large en suite bathroom. against Maxwell relate to a period in 'There wasn't anything to discuss How prophetic those words were to The 'gourmet' kitchen has cherry wood stunning views. Right: The property (circled) offered Maxwell the seclusion she sought the mid-1990s — before Prince Andrew because he wasn't in the news.' become. Among courtiers there is cabinets, an expensive Viking 6 had ever met the sleazy Epstein. Epstein and Maxwell met in New considerable anxiety about what Max- burner stove, two Wolf ovens, a Perhaps more significantly, the deci- York, where she had set up home fol- well's arrest means for the Duke of Sub Zero fridge and a breakfast one of half a dozen different coun- Maxwell had travelled interna- lawyer acting f sighting of the 58-year-old was charges - she was said to London, scene of the noton. sion to strip Andrew of all royal duties lowing the death other father, who fell York. They believe that such is her ban Large windows look out over tries where she either has a home, tionally at least 15 times in the alleged victim that she had been hiding out in a have been photographed at ous 2001 photo of Prince and force him to step down from offi- from his yacht and drowned in 1991. intimate knowledge of Epstein, she gardens and a waterfall. or rich and powerful friends. past three years, including trips to said: 'We heard secret luxury bolthole in Paris a restaurant in Los Angeles. Andrew placing an arm cial engagements looks even more of a She was a pivotal figure on the New could damn Andrew or clear him. Maxwell's exact whereabouts Even her own lawyers were said the UK, Japan and Qatar. Na, the South of France, Israel, linked to a millionaire business But the photographs were around the midriff of Epstein's wise move. York social scene. 'Great flan, always Far Andrew, his reputation is gone had been a mystery for nearly four not to know precisely where she She also has about 15 bank the UK... we have not been able to contact. Prior to that, in August later discredited as Pho- then 17-year-old victim, Miss With the benefit of hindsight, the was, still is,' said a friend. 'I'm not at — but for the Queen at 94, this latest years. There have been reports was because they communicated accounts, holding up to £18 mil- establish any credible evidence of 2019 - a few days after Epstein toshopped fakes. But neighbours prompt action — brokered by Prince all surprised that Prince Andrew likes twist to one of the most unpalatable and theories that the Duke of with her only via email. lion, the documents said. where she actually is: killed himself in prison while Maxwell owns a E3.7milllon Maxwell there Charles and Prince William — has her. She is Dill of energy, Rill of plans. episodes of her reign can only be York's Mend might have been in Court papers last night revealed Earlier this year David Boles, a Last month, the latest reported awaiting trial on sex trafficking mews house in Belgravia, for almost a decade. been the only moment when the royals 'She would ring and say: "Ten of us troubling. EFTA00083224 Pa e6 Daily Mall. Friday. July 3.2020 Dally Mall. Friday. July 3. 2020 Page 7 MAXWELL ARREST Victims hail Born into fabulous wealth. Impeccable connections. Toast of New York party set. So... 'a great day How DID she , for justice' plunge from society --•••••••-- From Daniel Bates Daddy dearest: Ghlslalne in Cannes with her father in 1987 In New York EFFREY EPSTEIN, in one of the few on-the- J ONE of Jeffrey Epstein's vic- - tims yesterday declared his record interviews he gave to someone who was neither a lawyer nor a policeman, was asked ♦/ sex trafficking ring had finally to explain his close but somewhat mysterious Royal who claims the relationship with Ghlslalne Maxwell. guests: tie responded simply: 'She's my best friend.' darling APRIMPRIl lir when she was It was 2003 and the colourful financier was speaking to Vanity Epstein 15, described Ghislaine Maxwell Fair. The magazine's reporter was puzzled by the exact role and as 'the centre of that ring'. played by the British socialite, then aged 41, whose duties Maxwell She said Epstein's victims could 'take seemed to range from organising Epstein's personal diary to a breath of relief following Maxwell's at a shoot running various households and popping up on his arm at in Norfolk, dramatic arrest, adding: 'I know that I glamorous social functions. can't Sa y more.' Although the squalid chain of 2000 Miss Mims one of Epstein's events that would end with recrui ed her up outside her Epstein taking his own life in school in New York in 2001 when she prison had not yet begun, the was just 14. They persuaded her to magazine writer, Vicky Ward, come to Epstein's 865million mansion, got an inkling that something victims have doubtless to sleazy where he later raped her. w'asn't quite right. been helping the FBI She said yesterday: 'My fellow One young woman recalls with their investiga- Epstein survivors and I are able to being summoned by Ghlslalne tions. But however the take a breath of relief, as Maxwell's Maxwell to a concert at legal case plays out, arrest means some justice for survi- Maxwell has had plenty vors can exist. 'For years I feared Epstein and his Epstein's townhouse where the women seemed to outnumber By Guy of practice at coping with public disgrace. • the men by far,' she wrote. ring. Maxwell was the centre of that The favourite child of sex trafficking ring. Now that the ring has been taken down, I know that I can't be hurt any more. 'These were not women you'd see at Upper East Side dinners... many seemed foreign Adams crooked newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell, she had a gilded and dressed a little bizarrely.' 'Day after day, I have waited for the A source told Ward that at upbringing, attending p II yand news that Maxwell would be arrested another cocktail party, also yet had little idea about the Marlborough College and held accountable for her actions. thrown by Maxwell and sordid sex crimes he was and then Oxford Uni- attended by Prince Andrew, committing? versity before moving the room was tiled with young One thing which can't be to London in the 1980s 'Brutal, ruthless Russian models', adding: denied is that no one has a to start the Kit Kat behaviour' 'Some guests were horrified!' better knowledge of the Club, which purported Compared with the revela- billionaire paedophile and his to be an alternative to tions of subsequent years, in relationships with the great the old-school-tie Her arrest Is a step in that direction, which Maxwell was directly and good than Maxwell. network for high-pow- and it truly means that the justice sys- implicated in a global paedo- She beams like a proud ered women. tem didn't forget about us.' phile scandal involving scores mother in the notorious 2001 She then worked for Among those who welcomed the news of victims, some as young as photogra her father's newspaper The European and was disgrace? was lawyer David Boles, whose e 12. this might seem relatively York with Include Prince Andrew's accuse insignificant stuff. then a 17 made a director of The 36-year-old says 1i claims Epstein paid her to Oxford United football atm sex with the Duke of sleep with the Prince after a club, which he owned. y York three times when she was Just 17. late-night visit to the night- This happy existence Mr Bo ET it speaks to a club Tramp. Epstein himself imploded in November 1991 when simple truth: the took the picture at Maxwell's her father drowned after falling off Journey that culmi- mews house in Belgravia. a yacht named Lady Ghislaine, nated yesterday with Maxwell looks on as the alter his daughter. y Epstein di• not and well-spoken, 58-year-old Prince drapes an arm round his It soon emerged that his could not have acted alone. Maxwell being arrested by the painfully young acquaintance. newspaper empire was built on 'Our clients are very pleased, and very FBI and taken into custody Maxwell also pops up in the proceeds of epic financial grateful, to the prosecutors that this reflects herdecisionto embrace photographs of Epstein and criminality, which had seen him important step has been taken the rule of Epstein's official Donald Trump taken at the defraud Its pension fund of almost 'best friend'. latter's Florida resort Mar-a- took at least 23 photos of me for Jeffrey' and naked while Maxwell half a billion pounds. towards bringing Jeffrey Epstein's sounded a note of caution. 'We are soliciting a minor for prostitution with Maxwell on used to buy erotic outfits for performed a sex act on her. Vilified in the UK, where Robert co-conspirators to justice.' very happy that the attorney's but receive just 18 months in jail. The question of whether she Lago, and in pictures that will spend the rest of her life show her socialising with teen- Epstein's private Jet, dubbed teenage visitors to his house In 2001and Maxwell's victims were angered Gloria Allred, who represents 16 office has decided to move forward He was rearrested last year but the %Mita Express'. to wear. say they its axwe of Epstein's victims, said: 'I hope on this arrest, which is hopefully killed himself in prison while await- behind bars hinges on a age girls (plus a middle-aged Defiant by the plush lifestyle his family simple question. French model agent called She says she was 15 years old 'effrey loved the latex outfits and Prince Andrew at Epstein's party girl: had enjoyed at their expense, that finally IMaxwelll will be just the beginning,' he said. ing trial for sex trafficking. when Maxwell first persuaded Ghislaine had for us girls,' New York home. Ghlslaine relocated to New York, accountable if the evidence pre- 'We're hopeful that there will con- His victims - feared to number in Was she really, as various Jean th e Brunel, also allegedly Ghislaine accusers have already testi- implicated in Epstein's crimes) her to visit Epstein's Florida reads a 2011 court filing. •He At one point, they allege, the where she took up residence in a sented in court proves beyond a tinue to be additional arrests with the hundreds - include British fied on oath, a sleazy madam on the late financiers private mansion, where the walls were had bondage outfits, he had all Duke groped their breasts poses in a small apartment and set about reasonable doubt that she had a covered with pictures of naked different kinds of outfit but his with a Spitting Image puppet. stars and reinventing herself as a socialite. role in assisting and recruiting who not only recruited vulner- island in the Caribbean. `Hopefully just able teenage girls to provide And Maxwell's name runs, girls and the bathrooms favourite was the school irl.' A third woman, known as stripes bikini It was an inspired move. young girls to be sex trafficked and by Epstein alter meeting contained soap shaped like nd woman, claimed in a 2010 lawsuit 'Ghislaine has always been a sexually victimized: the beginning' him in London in the 1990s. sexual services to her ex-boy- like letters in a stick of rock, male and female genitalia. has testMe Eat Maxwell 'maintained a and heels prodigious networker,' an Lisa Bloom, who represents five 'When Jeffrey would see me he friend but illegally trafficked through the many lawsuits and them around the world and legal depositions filed by She claims Ghlslalne stripped afish-strapped student wardrobe at Epstein's estate acquaintance once told me. Epstein victims, said: 'Maxwell's would physically shake because he naked and told her to do the when Maxwell approached her in which she kept sexual toys 'People in New York didn't care brutal, ruthless behaviour caused respect to other co -conspird t ors: wanted to get at me,' she recounted took part in appalling episodes Epstein's alleged victims, many of abuse? of whom accuse her of same, before showing her how on the campus of a small uni- and outfits', and 'upon her about the pensions scandal. my client tremendous pain. However he added some victims last year, telling US TV network to wash the middle-aged versity in Palm Beach. She own volition, actively and And, of course, they are all 'We applaud her long overdue 'are very skeptical because there NBC: 'If you're a young person Or was she merely a naive recruiting them, flying them party girl with a gift for around the world and, in financier with soap, then says she was offered SIM to passively participated in suckers for an English accent.' arrest today. All others accused of have been arrests in the past and walking into a mansion... and all perform a series of sex acts. In perform foot massages at sexual acts with minor girls Maxwell, then 30, quickly met enabling Jeffrey Epstein's preda- the US government has not fol- the people who are present are networking, who helped the several cases, presiding over rich but somewhat awkward sickening abuse. court papers, she has said Epstein's nearby home but she recruited'. And soon. tions must immediately be brought lowed through'. acting as though this is OK and Flight records show 'Ghislaine took several nude ended up being told to strip These and other alleged TURN TO NEXI' PAGE to justice as well.' Spencer Kuvin, Epstein struck a deal with offi- you're the only one who thinks it's Epstein climb the social ladder, who represents six Epstein victims, cials in 2009 which saw him admit weird, it's hard to say something.' EFTA00083225