‘She ruined lives’: Ghislaine Maxwell’s victims tell of the impact of her abuse

The British socialite maintained her innocence as women came forward to accuse her of sexual abuse and trafficking

Shortly before Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in her New York sex trafficking case, several of the former British socialite's victims provided impact statements in court.

The victims who addressed Judge Alison Nathan described harrowing abuse at the hands of Maxwell and her one-time boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein and the longterm emotional impact that still haunts them.