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Employees were to see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing.

“When she took charge of these homes, the rules for staff were strict. “She ran Epstein’s various properties and she imposed rules not to talk directly with Epstein. She continued: “During the 10 years the defendant and Epstein committed these crimes the defendant was the lady of the house. “Even when she wasn’t in the room, she knew exactly what Epstein was going to do to those children when they went into those massage rooms.” Ms Pomerantz told the court Maxwell and Epstein had an “intimate relationship” and when their relationship ended, they became “the best of friends.”Ī line of people, mostly journalists, wait to enter the courthouse for the start of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial in New York, Monday, Nov. “She manipulated the girls and groomed them for abuse. She helped him recruit girls for so-called massages. “The defendant helped Epstein find these girls. That is what this trial is all about.”Īddressing how Maxwell would encourage the girls into sexual activity, Ms Pomerantz said: “Massages were the primary way the defendant and Epstein lured the girls into sexual abuse. “The defendant was trafficking kids for sex. She preyed on vulnerable young girls, manipulated them and served them up to be sexually abused. “There were times when she was in the room when it happened – making it all feel normal and causal. “The defendant directed the girls into a room where she knew (Epstein) would molest them. Opening the case against the defendant, Ms Pomerantz said: “This meeting was the beginning of that man and woman targeting (the victim) for sexual abuse that would last for years.” Pointing to the defendant, Ms Pomerantz said: “Who was this woman? It was the defendant, Ghislaine Maxwell.

The court heard that while the “horrific abuse” was going on, the 59-year-old defendant lived a “life of luxury” – with the prosecution describing the alleged trafficking as a “means to support her lifestyle”.Īssistant United States Attorney Lara Pomerantz told jurors that Maxwell and Epstein’s youngest alleged victim, who was 14 when she was “recruited”, did not know that “this man and woman were predators”.

The court in the Southern District of New York heard Maxwell imposed a “culture of silence … by design” at Epstein’s properties, where staff were told to “see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing”.