Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to toss sex trafficking conviction rejected by judge
- A federal judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell‘s attempt to overturn her sex trafficking conviction, calling her petition meritless and frivolous.
- Maxwell claimed newly released Department of Justice documents proved her constitutional rights were violated during her 2021 trial.
- Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled that the files were largely irrelevant to her case and served to incriminate her rather than prove her innocence.
- The materials cited by Maxwell stem from Epstein-related files released after President Donald Trump signed a measure compelling their disclosure.
- Maxwell remains imprisoned in Texas after being convicted of recruiting and grooming underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.
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