Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial has started in New York over her alleged participation in billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of underage girls. Maxwell has pleaded not guilty and vehemently denies any wrongdoing, but prosecutors will argue ​​the 59yo helped Epstein groom, traffic and abuse 4 underage girls over several years starting in the 1990s. They include key accuser/now-Aussie Virginia Guiffre, and it could be their last chance at justice after Epstein died in prison in 2019. It’s also expected that more information will emerge about the shadowy workings of Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking ring, which is believed to involve several high-profile figures. If found guilty, Maxwell faces up to 80 years in prison, but her legal team will challenge both the accusers’ memories and the notion that she committed “grooming-by-proxy”. The trial is expected to last up to 6 weeks.