she faces up to 65 years in a federal prison. the prosecution argued that maxwell was epstein s partner in crime and critical to his alleged sex trafficking operation. throughout the two-week trial, jurors heard from four alleged victims who claimed maxwell recruited them for epstein, and that she normal used and sometimes even participated in the abuse. in their testimonies, accusers recalled an often-emotional and graphic detail being paid for giving epstein sexual massages and being flown on epstein s private planes to one of his many estates. the defense relied on the argument that maxwell was being made a scapegoat for epstein after he killed himself in 2019, just before standing trial on his own federal sex trafficking charges. maxwell did not testify in her own defense, telling the court she did not need to because the prosecution failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. but ultimately, jurors had a