Ghislaine Maxwell, a close confidante to deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, told a judge on Friday that she would not be testifying in her sex trafficking trial. Maxwell faces six charges in connection to allegedly helping facilitating a sex trafficking scheme with Epstein. Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in 2019 while awaiting his own trial. ADVERTISEMENTIt is considered a risky move for defendants to testify in their own trials given that it can expose them to vulnerabilities when they are being cross-examined by prosecutors. However, prosecutors allege that Epstein and Maxwell acted as “partners in crime.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2021 09:51 UTC