Ghislaine Maxwell sent lingerie, cash to 14-year-old who gave Epstein 'sexualized massages' at his Florida home
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Ghislaine Maxwell, who had made headlines after being accused of being an alleged accomplice to late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, is now facing more allegations against her. Recent news reports revealed that in an indictment that was filed on Monday, a fourth "unidentified minor victim" was added to the case by Manhattan federal prosecutors.
A federal indictment that was filed in Manhattan revealed that the victim had given Epstein "nude massages" at his Palm Beach residence in Florida. He had reportedly also "engaged in sex acts" with her. Maxwell has been accused of recruiting, and grooming girls for Epstein in a previous indictment, but she now faces trafficking charges against her as well.
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'Minor Victim 4'
Reportedly the complaint reveals when the victim was 14-years-old, she was allegedly groomed by Maxwell, a British socialite, for Epstein who had abused her from 2001-2004. The indictment further reveals that the accused had met the girl who is being referred to as 'Minor Victim 4' in a home belonging to Epstein in Palm Beach. The late mogul had "subsequently interacted" with the victim even though he knew she was underage during the interaction.
More details about the case started to surface, as the media wasted no time in headlining a new charge against Maxwell. The Daily Beast reported that prosecutors revealed that Maxwell "sought to normalize inappropriate and abusive conduct" by asking the victim about her family and her life. Maxwell had also discussed "sexual topics" in front of the child and was also in Epstein's massage room when the victim was naked in there. It has also been reported that Maxwell would call the minor to "book appointments for her massage" to Epstein while he was in Florida. The girl would then allegedly be paid "hundreds of dollars in cash," after these "encounters."
She was also offered help with getting her passport done by both Epstein and Maxwell as they invited her to travel to Europe – she didn't accept the invite. The allegations further state that Maxwell and "other employees" had sent the teen "gifts, including lingerie, from an address in Manhattan, New York" to her while she lived in Florida. As was in headlines before, the duo had also "encouraged" the 14-year-old to "recruit" other victims for "sexualized massages", as per the indictment. She was able to recruit "multiple underage masseuses” to the Palm Beach home.
As per The New York Times, the office of Audrey Strauss, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan said that while the investigation is "continuing," if Maxwell's trial stays set for July as perviously scheduled, "the government did not intend to seek further indictments in the case."
Previous charges against Ghislaine Maxwell
The first indictment against the socialite included charges of "grooming and abusing" three victims from the year 1994 to 1997. She was arrested on July 2020, and was quickly revealed to be Epstein's former employee and girlfriend. She has, since her arrest, denied all the allegations made against her. As per the Daily Beast, there are three other victims involved in Maxwell's case. "Minor Victim-1' allegedly suffered abused from Epstein and Maxwell from 1994 - 1997, and was 14 years old when the abuse started. 'Minor Victim-2' identified as Annie Farmer revealed that she was "groped" during an "unsolicited massage" at the mogul's ranch in New Mexico back in 1996. "Minor Victim -3" was also allegedly "groomed" by Maxwell for Epstein from 1994 - 1995 after Maxwell had met her in London.