Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction appeal

A judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal to overturn her conviction for sex trafficking. The court determined that Maxwell failed to provide a substantial argument that her constitutional rights were violated during the proceedings related to the crimes of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell, a former British high-society figure, was previously convicted for her role in facilitating the abuse of minors for Epstein. This latest legal setback maintains the original conviction and sentence handed down following her trial.