Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday in New Hampshire, the FBI says.
In this photo from May 6, 2014 ,Ghislaine Maxwell attends the 2014 ETM (Education Through Music) Children’s Benefit Gala at Capital in New York City. (Rob Kim/Getty Images North America/AFP)
Maxwell, who lived for years with Epstein and was his frequent travel companion on trips around the world, was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m., says FBI spokesman Marty Feely.
An indictment made public Thursday says Maxwell “assisted, facilitated and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minor girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse ” girls under age 18.
Maxwell was accused by many women of recruiting them to give Epstein massages, during which they were pressured into sex. Those accusations, until now, never resulted in criminal charges.
She has previously repeatedly denied wrongdoing and called some of the claims against her “absolute rubbish.”
— AP
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