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.
randi kaye, cnn, palm beach county, florida. maxwell s attorney says the defense was disappointed with the verdict and announced the next legal step. we firmly believe in ghislaine s innocence. obviously we are very disappointed with the verdict. we have already started working on the appeal, and we are confident that she will be vindicated. annie farmer is one of the women who testified against maxwell. she said, i m so relieved and grateful that the jury recognized the pattern of predatory behavior that maxwell engaged in for years and found her guilty of these crimes. i hope that this verdict brings solace to all those to all who need it and demonstrates that no one is above the law. the attorney for another accuser said today s verdict is a towering victory not just for the brave women who testified in this trial, but for the women around the world whose young and tender lives were diminished and damaged by the abhorrent actions of ghislaine maxwell.