Ghislaine Maxwell appeals sex abuse conviction - BBC News

The convicted sex offender's lawyers argue she is covered by a deal made with prosecutors in 2008.

17 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsJeffrey Epstein deathImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2005By Mike WendlingBBC NewsLawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell have argued that she should be set free under the terms of a previous deal with federal prosecutors.

Maxwell, 62, was found guilty of helping disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein sexually abuse young girls.

She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in June 2022.

Her lawyer, Diane Fabi Samson, told a court in New York on Tuesday that the British socialite was covered by a previous deal with prosecutors.

But US government attorneys say that deal, which saw her boyfriend Epstein serve a light sentence for sex crimes, should not allow Maxwell to walk free.

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