Victim of privilege: how Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers tried to make her seem likable
by Victoria Bekiempis from US news | The Guardian on (#5T6TZ)
Maxwell's attorneys tried to replace her image of a privileged socialite with one of being a kind and generous employer
When Ghislaine Maxwell's defense case started last Thursday, her team tried pulling off a near-impossible task - making the British socialite accused of sex trafficking seem likable.
Indeed, the first defense witness in Maxwell's Manhattan federal court sex-trafficking trial, former assistant Cimberly Espinosa, described her ex-boss in glowing terms.
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