Maxwell in Shackles Pleads Not Guilty to Tough New Charges
- Ex-Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend accused of sex-trafficking minor
- Charge carries 40-year maximum; Maxwell enters plea in court
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It was just three words, but they were the first Ghislaine Maxwell spoke publicly in person since her arrest last July on sex crimes charges stemming from her time with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
“Yes, your honor,” the 59-year-old British socialite said Friday, in leg shackles, when a federal judge in Manhattan asked if she had seen the new indictment against her. Asked if she wanted it read aloud, she said, “No, your honor.”