Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors can call accusers ‘victims’, judge rules

Defense team had requested word be banned during New York trial this month

Prosecutors in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case will be permitted to use the words victim" and minor" in referencing accusers during her forthcoming trial in federal court in New York, it was ruled on Monday.

Judge Alison Nathan's decision permitting the use of victim" stemmed from a challenge by Maxwell's defense team, which had requested that the word be barred from the trial, due to begin in Manhattan this month.