This courtroom sketch shows Ghislaine Maxwell, centre, seated in court at a defence table between two US Marshals seated in foregroundGhislaine Maxwell’s husband may be in a new relationship, according to reports, as the British socialite’s team prepares to present her defence in her trial for allegedly assisting Jeffrey Epstein in the sex-trafficking of young girls. Maxwell, 59, is said to have secretly married Scott Borgerson, a technology entrepreneur, in 2016. Court papers supporting her bail application last year showed that she transferred all her assets to a trust controlled by him. SponsoredHowever Borgerson has not been seen during the opening two weeks of Maxwell’s trial in New York as the prosecution made its case supported by four women who accuse Maxwell of grooming them to take part in sexual abuse by Epstein. Maxwell’s defence lawyers will make their arguments from Thursday after a three-day

Source: The Times December 14, 2021 04:00 UTC