Ghislaine Maxwell was present when Jeffrey Epstein abused me, accuser testifies

Witness identified as Jane' alleges Epstein began sexual abuse when she was 14 and says Maxwell was sometimes in the room

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The first accuser in Ghislaine Maxwell's child sex trafficking trial testified in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday that she was just 14 when the British socialite allegedly lured her into Jeffrey Epstein's abusive orbit.

This accuser, who used the name Jane" in court, alleged that Maxwell was sometimes present when this abuse occurred and participated on some occasions.