Ghislaine Maxwell - Jeffrey Epstein's 'madam' and friend of Prince Andrew - is arrested in New Hampshire by the FBI on child sex trafficking charges and will appear in court later today
- Maxwell, 58, was arrested in New Hampshire on Thursday morning
- She has been charged with trafficking minors for sex and with perjury
- The charges go as far back as 1994 and involve three victims, the youngest of which was 14 when Maxwell 'groomed' her
- It's unclear where all of the incidents took place; the indictment refers to them happening in Epstein's 'residences' - of which he had many around the world
- Maxwell has not been seen since last summer when Epstein killed himself
- She was pictured in an In-N-Out Burger but then dropped off the radar again
- She is who introduced him to Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre Roberts
- She says she and the royal had sex when she was 17 in 2001
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Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein and alleged madam who is accused of procuring young girls for him, has been arrested in New Hampshire on charges of sex trafficking and perjury.
The FBI took her into custody on Thursday morning and she is due to appear in a federal court later.
A grand jury returned a six-count indictment against her which accuses her of eliciting underage girls to travel for sex and of lying to investigators about it later.
The charges date back to 1994 and involve three unnamed victims, the youngest of whom was 14 when she allegedly met the British socialite.
It's unclear where all of the incidents took place; the indictment refers to them happening in Epstein's 'residences' - of which he had many around the world.
The charges are; conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, Enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, Transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and two counts of perjury.
If convicted, she could face life in prison on the most serious charge -Transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity - which carries a minimum 10 year sentence.
The indictment alleges;
- Maxwell groomed three unnamed girls, all under the age of 18, in London, New York and Florida, and New Mexico between 1994 and 1997
- She encouraged them to travel to meet Epstein and engage in sex acts with him
- She lied in 2016 depositions while being sued by Virginia Giuffre Roberts that she'd never groomed or had sex with underage girls herself
Maxwell has been a ghost since Epstein was arrested last June on charges of sex trafficking.
She is who introduced him to Prince Andrew and set up the 2001 London night out when the royal allegedly had sex with Virginia Giuffre Roberts, then 17.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein in 2005. He killed himself last year in jail
Maxwell is who introduced Prince Andrew to Epstein and who facilitated the 2001 night out in London (pictured) when Andrew allegedly had sex with Virginia Giuffre Roberts, then 17. He denies they ever met
Among the allegations is that Maxwell groomed the girls, including one in London.
Victim '1' met Maxwell when she was 14 in 1994, the indictment reads. Maxwell 'groomed [her] by taking her to the movies and on shopping trips. She also asked her about school, her classes, her family and other aspects of her life.
'She then sought to normalize inappropriate and abusive conduct by, among other things, undressing in front of her and being present when she undressed in front of Epstein,' according to the indictment.
Her attorneys have relentlessly fought away allegations that she was involved in Epstein's abuse of dozens of young girls for years by denying them in civil lawsuits.
She, however, has not been seen since August 2019 when she was spotted at an In-N-Out Burger, ten days after Epstein' s suicide.
She has made no public comment about the scandal or about Epstein's death last August and her whereabouts have been largely unknown.
DailyMail.com tracked her down in a small New England town where she was living with tech CEO Scott Borgerson in August 2019 but aside from that, her movements have been a mystery.
Dozens of women say Maxwell recruited them when they were underage or very young to act as sexual servants for Epstein.
She is also who allegedly introduce Prince Andrew to Virginia Giuffre Roberts, one of Epstein's victims, when Virginia was 17.
Virginia claims she had sex with the royal that night in London after a night of partying that had been facilitated by Maxwell, the daughter of the late, disgraced London newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell.
Prince Andrew has always denied having any form of sexual contact with the young girl.
Maxwell has not been seen since last August when she was photographed at an In-N-Out Burger in Los Angeles, ten days after Epstein's suicide
The photos, which were bizarrely staged, circulated but then she went underground
Since Epstein's arrest and suicide, his victims have demanded that others involved in the abuse be brought to justice.
Maxwell has always been at the top of their list.
She allegedly approached girls in high schools, at country clubs and even in the street if she thought they would be to Epstein's liking.
She would tell them that she worked for a wealthy man who would generously help them if they agreed to come to his home and massage him for money, the women say.
Giuffre has shared the most explosive allegations against her. She claims that Maxwell took part in her first sexual encounter with Epstein and that the three of them regularly had sex.
She also claims that when she tried to break free from Epstein, Maxwell threatened her.
Others have told how Maxwell facilitated their travel and taught them how to please the financier sexually.
When Epstein was arrested in Palm Beach in 2007, she stood by him, writing in a character statement that he'd helped her through the death of her father.
