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The fate of Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite charged with recruiting and grooming young girls for Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking ring, will soon be in a jury's hands. CBS News legal Analyst Rikki Klieman spoke with Anne-Marie Green on CBSN about what to expect from Monday's closing arguments, a very specific jury instruction that likely won't work in Maxwell's favor and whether it was a good idea for Maxwell to decline to testify.
Ghislaine Maxwell's trial on sex trafficking charges resumes today in Manhattan federal court as the defense begins to lay out its case. CBS News legal contributor and former Manhattan prosecutor Rebecca Roiphe joins CBSN to discuss the details of the trial.
The prosecution rested its case in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial after a fourth accuser testified that the British socialite and Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, forced themselves on her when she was 16. Mola Lenghi reports.
Annie Farmer told jurors she accepted an invitation to the financier's sprawling New Mexico ranch in 1996 hoping that Maxwell and Epstein would help her with academic endeavors.
Sarah Ransome said she was recruited into Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking ring in 2006 when she was just 22.
In her book, Sarah Ransome describes trauma and rape during childhood that, she says, primed her to become a victim of sexual abuse and threats of violence by Epstein. She talks with "CBS Sunday Morning" about how she "survived hell."
At age 22, Sarah Ransome says she became a victim of sexual abuse, and was threatened with violence, by Jeffrey Epstein. In her book, "Silenced No More: Surviving My Journey to Hell and Back," Ransome describes the traumatic childhood experiences that primed her to become a victim of abuse in adulthood by Epstein, facilitated by his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Correspondent Holly Williams reports.
Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial is set to resume in New York City. Jeffrey Epstein's former house manager took the stand Thursday and told jurors that two of Epstein's accusers were repeat visitors to his mansion and that Maxwell was the "lady of the house." CBS News correspondent Mola Lenghi joins CBSN AM from outside the courthouse in Manhattan ahead of day 5 of the trial.
Haley Robson first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2002 when she was a 16-year-old high schooler in West Palm Beach Florida.
The first alleged victim to testify in Maxwell's trial said she was 14 during her first sexual encounter with Epstein.
It was an emotional day at the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. An accuser testified that Jeffrey Epstein abused her when she was 14. Epstein's longtime pilot testified that he flew powerful men, including Prince Andrew and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, on Epstein's private plane. Mola Lenghi reports.
In opening statements Monday, prosecutors described Ghislaine Maxwell to be Jeffrey Epstein's "lady of the house" who set up teenaged girls for him to sexually abuse.
Opening statements began in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who is charged with recruiting women and girls for her longtime associate Jeffrey Epstein. Mola Lenghi reports.
Opening statements began Monday in the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.
Opening statements are set for Monday in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein charged with recruiting and grooming girls for his alleged sex trafficking ring. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson spoke with CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about what the prosecution has to prove to make its case and whether taking the stand would benefit Maxwell.
Jennifer Araoz, who says Jeffrey Epstein raped her when she was 15, was the first accuser to speak about her allegations against him on TV.
Ghislaine Maxwell's security adviser spoke about his experience in an upcoming docuseries exclusively for Paramount+.
In her first interview since Ghislaine Maxwell was denied bail, alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre spoke with Gayle King, claiming that Maxwell could have video tapes of "very well-known" government officials, politicians, and even royals who would be unhappy "if she squeals." Giuffre called Epstein a "sick pedophile," but said it's Maxwell who "was the mastermind."
A judge in New York has ruled that Jeffrey Epstein's alleged accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, has both the money and motive to flee the country, and denied her request to be released on bail. Maxwell will likely spend the next year in jail as she awaits trial. Jericka Duncan reports.
"The powerful and rich are not exempt from being held responsible for their actions," Giuffre said in a statement.
The reporter who helped bring Jeffrey Epstein's sex abuse case to the national spotlight has written a new book about her years-long investigation. "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story" tells the stories of his alleged victims and the "failures of the criminal justice system." Author Julie K. Brown, an investigative reporter for the Miami Herald, joins CBSN to discuss the case and why she thinks there are too many unanswered questions regarding Epstein's suicide.
Sex trafficking charges and another alleged victim were added to a superseding indictment returned Monday in the criminal case against financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend.
Jeffrey Epstein's former close associate and girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell's 2016 deposition was unsealed Thursday. The deposition was given as part of a civil suit filed by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre. Mola Lenghi reports.
Ghislaine Maxwell'a proposal includes armed guards to keep her from fleeing and safe from press and from others she says sent her death threats.
Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denied hiring anyone under the age of 18 for him in newly released transcripts.
The Justice Department has released records from the Epstein files, the first documents to come to light under a new law signed by President Trump.
It's the second time in recent weeks that the United States has interdicted a tanker, and it comes amid a large U.S. military build-up in Latin America.
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
President Trump initially signaled he would not make an endorsement at this stage, but Rep. Elise Stefanik's exit cleared the way for him to show his support for Bruce Blakeman.
The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted.
German engineer Michaela Benthaus is the first person with a significant physical handicap to reach space.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicenter of the strike, Ukraine's Emergency Service said.
The motive for the attack in Bekkersdal, 25 miles southwest of Johannesburg, was not clear, police said.
Friends and colleagues of Rob Reiner sat down with CBS News to share personal anecdotes and fond memories of him following the news of his tragic death.