Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies' pension fundsNEW YORK -- Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies' pension funds and died mysteriously. A key question for jurors: Was Maxwell an unwitting pawn of Epstein’s manipulations or a knowing opportunist? Ghislaine Maxwell, 59, grew up in a 51-room English country mansion where high-society parties were punctuated by trumpeters and fireworks. Soon after his death, Ghislaine Maxwell was photographed sitting next to Epstein during a memorial. Years of civil litigation followed, in which women accused Epstein and Maxwell of sexual abuse.

Source: ABC News November 28, 2021 17:30 UTC