just 14 years old. carolyn had told the court that she was paid hundreds of dollars every time she engaged in a sexualized massage with epstein, and recruited other young girls for him. carolyn recalled on the stand how maxwell groped her naked body on one visit when she was just 14, telling her she had a great body for epstein and his friends. in court, defense attorneys tried to suggest carolyn made inconsistent statements about her time line, but it seems the jury didn t buy that. another woman identified at trial only as jane testified she was 14 when she endured abuse that included oral sex and intercourse, testifying that s sometimes maxwell took part in the sex acts. another girl annie farmer told the court when she was 16 maxwell massaged her bare chest at the north carolina ranch.
they didn t remember or were lying for personal gain or adding maxwell at the government s suggestion. epstein s former pilots also testified. larry visoski flew for nearly 30 years. he called maxwell epstein 2, his go-to person. he testified he flew maxwell and epstein and high-profile passengers, but never saw any sexual activity on board the aircraft. in court, the defense tried to paint maxwell as a scapegoat for a man who behaved badly, that man being epstein who maxwell dated in the 198 the 90s. the two remained close after the relationship ended. he faced charges after running a sex trafficking ring. he took his life in prison while awaiting trial in 2019. so now it is ghislaine maxwell s term to answer for the crimes. and having just celebrated her 60th birthday in prison, she could spend the rest of her life behind bars.