Ghislaine Maxwell loses sex trafficking appeal

Maxwell will continue to serve her 20-year sentence after judges in Manhattan upheld her five convictions.

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Maxwell, 62, was found guilty in December 2021 of helping disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse young girls.

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

Judges at Manhattan's Second US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maxwell's five convictions and said her sentence was "procedurally reasonable".

A lawyer for Maxwell said she plans to challenge the ruling at the US Supreme Court.

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