Jury selection begins Monday in Ghislaine Maxwell trial

NEW YORK — Despite his suicide, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein volition inactive beryllium enactment connected proceedings successful a consciousness successful the coming weeks by a proxy: his erstwhile girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.

The 59-year-old Maxwell is to spell earlier a national assemblage successful Manhattan connected Nov. 29 connected charges she groomed underage victims to person unwanted enactment with Epstein.

According to Bloomberg, Maxwell faces six charges linked to enactment trafficking, conspiracy and enticing minors for Epstein. She'll besides look 2 charges of perjury, which volition beryllium tried astatine a aboriginal date.

The British socialite has vehemently denied immoderate wrongdoing.

Over 600 imaginable jurors volition beryllium brought to tribunal starting Monday for questioning by the justice to weed retired bias.

A sheet of 12 jurors and six alternates volition beryllium picked conscionable earlier opening statements commencement connected Nov. 29 astatine her highly anticipated trial.

Epstein was arrested successful July 2019 connected charges of sexually abusing dozens of girls. He died by termination successful jailhouse a period later.

Epstein had previously served 13 months successful jail successful transportation with a 2008 Florida condemnation connected prostitution charges and solicitation of a minor. Experts person called that condemnation a "sweetheart deal" betwixt Epstein and section prosecutors.

Epstein's high-profile connections with satellite leaders similar Prince Andrew and erstwhile presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump person enactment a worldwide microscope connected Maxwell's trial.