BRAZEN: Ghislaine Maxwell APPEALS Sex-Trafficking Conviction

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell made a surprising move in court Tuesday.

Trying to escape a 20-year prison sentence, Maxwell requested that her conviction for recruiting underage girls to be abused by Jeffery Epstein be appealed.

Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to overturn her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for recruiting and grooming underage girls who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein. https://t.co/IUQ2KaMJ6g pic.twitter.com/UmPWY7AX01

— ABC News (@ABC) March 12, 2024

Whether her chance of appeal has any legal merit, only time will tell.

But some are weighing in on social media.

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— MED (@medowlen_78) March 12, 2024

Maxwell has information the public wants to know.

Some wonder why she’s holding back.

What's stopping Ghislaine from spilling the beans?

— Susie (@SoCalSister22) March 12, 2024

Whatever information she’s holding aside, she was still a major cog in the whole Epstein operation.

Not surprisingly, many are less than thrilled to hear about Maxwell’s attempt to escape her lengthy sentence.

Re-book her Dano… 😨😱🤣🤣🤣🎃 ¯_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/SdgA6scayf

— For a Better World (@z_007_z) March 12, 2024

She should die in prison. pic.twitter.com/H2XADFPusU

— al b (@albnomaam) March 12, 2024

Business Insider has more on this development:

Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell — the former Jeffrey Epstein associate convicted of trafficking girls to him for sex — asked a federal appeals court Tuesday afternoon to overturn her conviction and set her free from prison, arguing that a deal Justice Department officials struck with Jeffrey Epstein should have shielded her from being prosecuted in the first place.

The arguments, held in an ornate Manhattan courtroom before a panel of three judges, hinged on a controversial 2007 non-prosecution agreement between Epstein and Alexander Acosta, who then served as the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

Through the agreement, Epstein was permitted to serve a light sentence after pleading guilty to soliciting sex from an underage girl — even though law enforcement officials had concluded that he sexually abused dozens of girls.

Maxwell’s lawyers argue that the contract’s blanket over “potential co-conspirators” extends to her, and restricts federal prosecutors across the entire United States — not just southern Florida — from bringing a criminal case related to Epstein’s sexual abuse.

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