Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty at first in-person court appearance

Ghislaine Maxwell faced a judge in person for the first time to plead not guilty to sex trafficking charges that claim she procured teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse. The court tried to settle on a date for trial but her lawyers say they need more time after an additional charge was added. The ex-girlfriend of Epstein had an additional sex trafficking charge added in a rewritten indictment released last month by a Manhattan federal court grand jury. Maxwell pleaded not guilty to the charges. The judge did not make an immediate decision on a new trial date but told the court that she did not want a long delay. Read more here: https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/g... Like us on Facebook:   / theindependentonline   Follow us on Twitter:   / independent   Follow us on Instagram:   / the.independent   Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB