correspondent aleem maqbool who s outside the court in new york. tonight marks the final fall from grace for ghislaine maxwell, because a jury in the court has by me has decided she wasn tjust court has by me has decided she wasn t just a court has by me has decided she wasn tjust a bystander court has by me has decided she wasn t just a bystander to court has by me has decided she wasn tjust a bystander to the crimes, the sexual offences committed byjeffrey epstein. they decided that she was herself a predator and an active participant in the sexual abuse of teenagers. they did that by finding her guilty on five counts, the most serious of which was for sex trafficking. ghislaine maxwell will now finally pay for her terrible crimes. her victims were robbed ofjustice for decades, but four of them have helped put a now infamous sexual predator behind bars. each was from a troubled or cash strapped home, and the court heard how ghislaine maxwell gained their trust. during their explicit
andrew s lawyers will once again plead his innocence of any impropriety. nicholas witchell, bbc news. tonight, though, is about the fate of ghislaine maxwell, who after years of suspicion, a long time on the run, even, it now looks at a lengthy term in prison, potentially, and it looks likely that she will spend the rest of her life behind bars. ghislaine maxwell s lawyer has spoken briefly outside the court. we firmly believe in ghislaine maxwell s innocence. we have already started working on the appeal and we are confident that she will be vindicated. everyone be healthy, have a happy new year. and virginia giuffre hasjust released a statement in reaction to the verdicts. in the statement she says my soul yearned for justice for years and today the jury gave me just that.
concerns about getting things back into working order before a cold snap snap seen. t back into working order before a cold snap snap seen.- a cold snap snap seen. i know it is very a cold snap snap seen. i know it is very different a cold snap snap seen. i know it is very different to - a cold snap snap seen. i know it is very different to what - it is very different to what you re background looks like at the moment but best of luck and take care. brian brettschneider in anchorage talking about the extreme weather conditions of them. a reminder of the top story, the british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been convicted of trafficking under age girls for sexual abuse by the late us financial year jeffrey epstein. a us court found her guilty of five of 16 charges with procuring victims and facilitating the abuse. maxwell appeared to show little reaction to the verdict before being led from the courtroom. a defence counsel said she had begun working on an appeal and was confident t
something moscow denies. let s get some of the day s other news: the life of archbishop desmond tutu has been celebrated at memorial services outside his home injohannesburg, and at an interfaith ceremony in cape town. several different memorials are planned to try and avoid large crowds gathering because of covid. the european court of human rights has urged russia to suspend the shutdown of the country s oldest human rights group, memorial international. the court said it needed time to examined the case. the pioneering photographer, sabine weiss, who was celebrated for her candid pictures of ordinary people on the streets of paris, has died aged 97. for decades she chronicled social change in the city, becoming a key figure in the movement known as french humanism. the us state of alaska has recorded its hottest ever december day, amid an unusual winter warm spell. temperatures soared to a record 19.4c on the island of kodiak on sunday almost seven degrees warmer
he was the, as it were, plus one to some extent, in that aspect. am i right in thinking you threw a birthday for epstein s girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, at sandringham? no, it was a shooting weekend. a shooting weekend? just a straightforward shooting weekend. racing at ascot, shooting at sandringham and a trip to balmoral. this photograph, an exhibit at maxwell s trial in new york, shows epstein and maxwell relaxing at the queen s balmoral estate. they were there at andrew s invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by epstein or anyone else. his lawyers are mounting a robust defence against the civil lawsuit brought against him in new york by virginia roberts or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew s legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre s desire for a payday at his expense.