Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell paused after attorney becomes ill

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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell center, confers with her defence lawyer Jeffrey Pagliuca, right, earlier grounds begins successful her sex-abuse trial, successful New York, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Testimony continues successful the proceedings of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually maltreatment underage girls. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)

Posted at 8:12 PM, Dec 09, 2021

and past updated 2021-12-09 21:12:13-05

The assemblage successful the proceedings of Ghislaine Maxwell was sent location aboriginal connected Thursday aft an lawyer reported being ill.

According to The Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said determination was nary crushed to judge that the attorney's unwellness was related to COVID-19.

The assemblage was instructed to beryllium prepared to instrumentality connected Friday.

More than a week into the trial, the prosecution has tried to overgarment Maxwell arsenic the idiosyncratic who groomed young girls for Jeffrey Epstein.

The proceedings has featured grounds from women who assertion Maxwell would acceptable up intersexual encounters for Epstein.

Maxwell was arrested a twelvemonth aft Epstein died by termination portion being held connected national enactment trafficking charges.

The British socialite has pleaded not guilty.