Former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell said in an interview for the first time since her conviction that she believed Jeffrey Epstein had been murdered in jail.
QUICK FACTS:
- British-born Ghislaine Maxwell claimed in a recent interview that she believed her deceased ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein was murdered while in federal prison for his sex trafficking operation.
- “I believe that he was murdered,” the socialite said. “I was shocked. And I wondered how it had happened.”
- Epstein died in August 2019 in an “apparent” suicide while he was awaiting federal trial after being convicted.
- “As far as I was concerned, he was going to, I was sure he was going to appeal,” Maxwell continued during the interview with TalkTV. “And I was sure that he was covered under the non-prosecution agreement.”
- Maxwell also expressed regret for her involvement with the trafficking ring, but refused to apologize to the victims affected by the ordeal.
- “I wish them time to heal and to be able to have a productive and good life going forward,” Maxwell continued.
GHISLAINE MAXWELL’S REGRET WITH HELPING EX-BOYFRIEND AND PEDOPHILE JEFFREY EPSTEIN:
“I honestly wish I’d never met him, you know, looking back now. I probably wish I had stayed in England. But leaving that aside, you know, I tried to leave and start another new job and move on,” Maxwell said.
BACKGROUND:
- In June 2022, Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in helping Epstein abuse young girls, a dramatic fall from grace for the British socialite turned convicted sex trafficker.
- US District Judge Alison Nathan said the sentence of 240 months was “sufficient and not greater than necessary,” for Maxwell, who addressed the court and gave victims in a half-hearted apology, saying, “I am sorry for the pain that you experienced.”
- Her sentence marked the end of the federal criminal proceedings against her in the Southern District of New York, where she was brought after her arrest at a sprawling New Hampshire estate in July 2020.
- “Today’s sentence holds Ghislaine Maxwell accountable for perpetrating heinous crimes against children,” US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said in a statement at the time. “This sentence sends a strong message that no one is above the law and it is never too late for justice.”
