wasn t, the trial was not televised, you cannot have cameras in a federal trial as well, so we ve been relying on, as reporters, we have been going in and out of the court, but also sketch artists have been capturing every single moment of the trial. 0k, nomia, take you for that. we are expecting more reaction from outside the court, and we ll cross back to you as and when we get that. but for the moment, thank you. hello, you are watching bbc news. i am lewis vaughanjones. the headlines: the british socialite ghislaine maxwell is found guilty on five counts of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse by a jury in new york. maxwell procured the girls for the financier and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein she faces the rest of her life behind bars. no matter who you are, no matter what kind of circles you travel in, and matter how much money you have,
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is immensley meaningful for sexual abuse victims everywhere, no matter who you are, no matter what kind of circles you travelled in, no matter how much money you have, how many years have passed since the sexual abuse, justice is still possible. ghislaine maxwell will be sentenced at a later date, and she still faces a second trial for perjury, a charge which she denies. aleem maqbool, bbc news, new york. spencer kuvin is an attorney who represented three victims in thejeffrey epstein sex crime case in 2008. thank you for having me. it is a huge, huge pleasure to be here talking about this guilty verdict on behalf of my clients. what talking about this guilty verdict on behalf of my clients. behalf of my clients. what is your reaction and behalf of my clients. what is your reaction and indeed behalf of my clients. what is your reaction and indeed what - behalf of my clients. what is your reaction and indeed what do - behalf of my clients. what is your reaction and indeed what do y
that s her problem. i m afraid i m not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new york consider the civil lawsuit against prince andrew brought by virginia giuffre. andrew s lawyers will once again plead his innocence of any impropriety. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we can now speak to sam lister she s deputy political editor at the daily express. thank you very much for coming on the programme. what is your reaction to the verdict that we have heard? it s such an important and momentous verdict that we are seeing not only for the women involved, but anyone who is a victim of sexual abuse or exploitation. it s a really important message that the rich and