Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty <br />of Sex Crime Charges , Related to Jeffrey Epstein.<br />The verdict of the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, was delivered in the Manhattan federal court on Dec. 29.<br />Maxwell was accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to assault.<br />The former NY socialite was convicted of all but one charge against her.<br />The federal jury deliberated for nearly five full days before reaching its verdict.<br />Federal prosecutors described Maxwell as a "sophisticated predator.".<br />Ms. Maxwell was a sophisticated predator who knew exactly what she was doing, Alison Moe, Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Prosecutor, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />She manipulated her victims and groomed them for sexual abuse, Alison Moe, Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Prosecutor, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />Maxwell's defense attempted to discredit the evidence presented against her as speculative.<br />The government wants you to speculate, over and over, Laura Menninger, Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Defender, via 'The New York Times'.<br />Maxwell's defense attorneys also attempted to characterize the trial... .<br />... as one in which Maxwell was being punished for her relationship with Epstein.<br />Maybe that was the biggest mistake of her life, but it was not a crime, Laura Menninger, Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Defender, via 'The New York Times'.<br />Prior to his trial, Epstein died in a Manhattan jail cell of an apparent suicide.<br />Maxwell's trial has been regarded as the justice proceedings that Epstein never received.<br />Her sentencing has yet to be scheduled
