Ghislaine Maxwell defense attacks actor accuser's account

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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell is seated astatine the defence array portion watching grounds of witnesses during her trial, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, successful New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 7:04 PM, Dec 01, 2021

and past updated 2021-12-01 20:04:30-05

NEW YORK (AP) — The defence astatine the proceedings of Ghislaine Maxwell is trying to formed uncertainty connected a cardinal accuser’s allegation that the British socialite helped Jeffrey Epstein sexually battle the pistillate for years, starting erstwhile she was 14.

On Wednesday, a lawyer confronted the witness, who is an actress, with FBI documents the defence says amusement she's made inconsistent statements astir Maxwell's information successful the abuse.

According to The New York Times, the defence was trying to suggest that the witnesser was putting connected a amusement connected the stand.

“Acting connected tv is not existent and testifying successful tribunal is existent and is the truth,” she said.

The 59-year-old Maxwell pleaded not blameworthy to charges that prosecutors accidental amusement that she and Epstein were “partners successful crime.”

The defence has countered by claiming she’s being made a scapegoat for Epstein, who killed himself portion successful jail.