In brief
The US Supreme Court has officially rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her conviction on sex-trafficking charges linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Her 20-year sentence is confirmed by this ruling, which comes as she recently cooperated in an investigation regarding the broader trafficking scheme. Epstein himself died in prison in 2019.
The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of her conviction on charges related to sex-trafficking by former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.
The court orders issued Monday declined to hear Maxwell's appeal, which means her 20-year sentence will remain in place barring a presidential pardon.
She recently was interviewed by federal agents in the US about what she knew as part of a probe into the sex-trafficking scheme and whether others may have been involved.
Maxwell was convicted for her role in luring underage girls for Epstein to exploit and have sex with. Epstein died in prison in 2019.
