jobs seriously and doing through everything they heard in the trial that started at the end of november and i already mentioned virginia. are there other jeffrey epstein accusers that are speaking out tonight? one is named annie farmer who testified in the trial against maxwell, which is such a difficult thing to do to go and face a person who you say abused you. i want to read you her statement in full because it s so powerful. she says quote, i am so relieved and grateful that the jury recognized the pattern of brett tory behavior that maxwell engaged in for years and found her guilty of the crimes. she s caused hurt to many more women than the few of us that had the chance to testify in the courtroom. i hope this verdict brings solace to all who need it, and nobody is above the law. even those with great power and privilege will be held accountable when they sexually
elbows of people who were associates of jeffrey epstein. i mean, are others likely to be implicated in someway now that this conviction has taken place? well, laura, as you say, whenever you re cooperating someone as a prosecutor, you want to co-operate up. ghislaine maxwell was number two. the question as to whether maxwell might want to cooperate, that s a two-way street. does maxwell want to try to save herself. she may wait and see what her sentence is. she s looking at a major hit that will keep her into jail for most or possibly all of the rest of her life. on the flip side, does the southern district want to cooperate? i worked at the southern district. when we cooperate people, us usually you want them early. it rare, possible but rare to cooperate someone after they have gone through a jury trial and been convicted. what can she give me? she better be able to deliver
abuse the young. a step for justice. many felt a devastating blow when epstein died of suicide in 2019. they thought that would mean there would be no accountability, it would end there but the inquiry did not end there. what are you hearing from maxwell s defense team at this time? are they shocked by the verdict? they said they were disappointed and as expected, working on an appeal now. they feel maxwell will be vindicated. thank you so much. i want to turn to joey jackson and former federal and state prosecutor ellie, both cnn legal analyst. you-all know precisely what is at stake in these charges and cases and convictions. ellie, take us through the charges. maxwell was found guilty on all counts except two, which is enticing a minor to travel, to engage in illegal sex acts.
as the verdict was read, she showed noviceble reaction but faces the possibility of decades in prison. her attorneys say they have already started working on her appeal. this was a case that relied on the testimony of four women who came forward to describe what they say happened to them when they were underaged girls. the women alleged they were sexually abused by jeffrey ens epstein and say maxwell sometimes facilitated and participated the abuse. epstein died of suicide of sexually abusing underaged girls and running a sex trafficking ring. one of the most prominent accusers didn t testify in maxwell s trail tweeted today i hope this isn t the end, another step in justice being served.
found with the help of a plant. the sun is setting. it s beautiful . this is don lemon tonight. i m laura coates in for don lemon. a huge victim tonight. a federal jury finding ghislaine maxwell the long-time come pan yin of jeffrey epstein guilty. she was found not guilty of enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts.