Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to dismiss charges that she recruited girls

Epstein non-prosecution deal ruled not to protect MaxwellJudge agrees Maxwell can be prosecuted separately for perjuryA judge on Friday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s arguments to toss charges that she recruited three teenaged girls from 1994 to 1997 for her then boyfriend, Jeffrey Epstein, to sexually abuse.A US judge in Manhattan denied claims that a non-prosecution agreement Epstein reached with federal prosecutors over a dozen years ago protects Maxwell from prosecution. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/16/ghislaine-maxwell-judge-rejects-bid-to-dismiss-charges #ghislaine_maxwell #new_york #us_news