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Ghislane Maxwell Guilty on 5/6 charges

74 replies

Ostryga · 29/12/2021 22:38

Finally some justice for the victims of the horrific rape circle.

Anyone else hoping Prince Andrew is next?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/29/ghislaine-maxwell-sex-trafficking-trial-verdict

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ballsdeep · 29/12/2021 23:08

@Ostryga

Let’s hope she sings. I have a feeling she’ll go the same way as JE tbh.
Me too. I was thinking the same!!! She'll be dead by 2022 I think.

She has so much on so many powerful people. I mean trump himself wished her well after she'd been arrested! I read o twitter that trump had travelled in the plane six more times than previously thought.

Prince Andrew must be sweating into his pizza express.

Redlocks28 · 29/12/2021 23:08

DH reckons the RF have bribed her not to say anything about him and she’ll end up in a pretty open prison doing what she wants for the rest of her life. Not sure how believable that is!

Ocsetldil · 29/12/2021 23:08

Is this why Sky News is hovering on the court house steps?

Original poster
Ostryga · 29/12/2021 23:08

I mean, whichever way we look at this she has taken the fall for a LOT of men.

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bunsnroses1 · 29/12/2021 23:13

@Ostryga

I mean, whichever way we look at this she has taken the fall for a LOT of men.
Absolutely. While I'm glad she's been held accountable for her part, let's not pretend this is some triumph of justice.
MilduraS · 29/12/2021 23:15

@Ostryga

I mean, whichever way we look at this she has taken the fall for a LOT of men.
She hasn't taken the fall for anyone. She's gotten what she deserves for her role in this.
Imdreamingofapeacefulxmas · 29/12/2021 23:17

Interested to see what he'r family say?? Sorry for the pain she's caused or don't believe it's true??

Imdreamingofapeacefulxmas · 29/12/2021 23:19

She's been charged for her role, one which she was paid handsomely for.

The "men" should also be charged accordingly.

ballsdeep · 29/12/2021 23:21

She hasn't taken the fall for anyone. She's gotten what she deserves for her role in this

^^^

She has if she doesn't sing.
She will spend the rest of her life behind bars, but she is covering for a LOT of men who were involved in this paedophile ring. Disgusting woman.

The judge sealed a lot of evidence.

MmeSosostris · 29/12/2021 23:22

@ballsdeep

Why would a judge do that out of interest?

SpindleSpangle · 29/12/2021 23:23

Free rein for the press now, though.

Longdistance · 29/12/2021 23:24

Well, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree does it?
Wasn’t RM death a tad suss too? 🤔

AmIoldbutdontrealiseit · 29/12/2021 23:24

I’ve been surprised how little coverage the case has had, I thought it would’ve been everywhere

bunsnroses1 · 29/12/2021 23:27

@Imdreamingofapeacefulxmas

She's been charged for her role, one which she was paid handsomely for.

The "men" should also be charged accordingly.

They absolutely should be charged accordingly, but does anyone really think they will?

I don't....they have their 'man' (who, of course, is a woman), justice has been served....nothing more to see here... case closed.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 29/12/2021 23:28

The judge sealed a lot of evidence

Hardly surprising given the number of high profile men involved, and money talk in the US just as it does here

At least a US jury convicted her though ... in the UK I doubt the trial would even have taken place, because of Andrew

PlanetNormal · 29/12/2021 23:28

@JohnHuffam1812

Good.

Hope she talks.

I doubt it. There is a plea-bargain system for Federal crimes in the US, so if she was going to talk she would have done so before the trial.
JohnHuffam1812 · 29/12/2021 23:29

@PlanetNormal

Out on appeal on House Arrest I reckon.

Pensieve · 29/12/2021 23:31

Good

Some justice for those brave women who came forward and spoke in court. I hope they’ve rebuilt their lives and there’s a huge compensation for them, to spend on therapy or whatever.

whynotwhatknot · 29/12/2021 23:32

im sure you have to make a plea bargain before the verdict but maybe its different in different states

i dont think she'll sing nothing in it for her

Pensieve · 29/12/2021 23:33

Probably more money and privileges in a book deal “tell all”.

FrippEnos · 29/12/2021 23:36

@Ostryga

I mean, whichever way we look at this she has taken the fall for a LOT of men.
Nope she has been found guilty of her part in this. Saying otherwise minimises what she has done.

The men should also be tried for their part as well.

EdinaMonsoon · 29/12/2021 23:39

I feel really emotional reading the outcome. As a survivor of abuse myself (without any justice served to the perpetrators) I'm so pleased that she's been convicted but it really does feel like the tip of the iceberg. Any sense of victory was also somewhat thwarted by DH changing channels just in time to hear Frankie Fucking Boyle make some deeply unfunny joke about PA. Why do men still think it's funny to make jokes about the sexual abuse of women and children?

wanttomarryamillionaire · 29/12/2021 23:41

Lets face it she was never going to be found not guilty. They couldn't have Epstien so she was always going to be found guilty.

Bluntness100 · 29/12/2021 23:43

@Ostryga

I mean, whichever way we look at this she has taken the fall for a LOT of men.
I disagree, she’s taking the fall for what she’s done. No one coerced her to abuse or traffic under age women,
GinIronic · 29/12/2021 23:49

Her team will appeal. Found not guilty on one charge and the jury “suddenly” coming to a decision after they were told that they would be expected to be on the case for longer hours due to COVID.