Ghislaine Maxwell timeline: The life of the British socialite accused of sex trafficking for Jeffrey Epstein
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell is underway in federal court in New York, where the 59-year-old British socialite stands accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls to be sexually abused by her former partner, the disgraced billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. 1992 -Ghislaine Maxwell first meets billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, a former Bear Stearns trader turned consultant from Coney Island, at a New York party. That same year, Epstein, like Robert Maxwell, names a new venture after Ms Maxwell: the Ghislaine Corporation, based out of Palm Beach, Florida, although it is not a success and is dissolved three years later. 14 July 2020 - Federal judge Alison Nathan of the Southern District of New York denies bail application after ruling that Ms Maxwell represents “an extreme flight risk”.