Prosecutors willing to drop Ghislaine Maxwell perjury charge if no retrial
by Victoria Bekiempis in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5TWCN)
Prosecutors make offer ahead of sentencing in effort to bring swift closure for the victims as Maxwell's team push for new trial
If Ghislaine Maxwell is not granted a retrial in her Manhattan federal court sex trafficking case, prosecutors are prepared to drop pending perjury counts when she is sentenced, they said in a 10 January letter.
Prosecutors said they were prepared to dismiss the perjury counts in an effort to bring swift closure for the victims and prevent them from being re-traumatized at a possible second trial.
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