Ghislaine Maxwell trial LIVE – Epstein’s ‘Twin Torpedo’ sex toys shown in court after victim testifies in ‘Madam’ case

‘YOU SEE NOTHING, HEAR NOTHING, SAY NOTHING’

Employees at Epstein’s Florida mansion were told to “be cautious of voice levels and noise”, according to a 58-page handbook which an employee claims he was given.

The book, which was submitted into evidence and was written by a “Countess”, the court heard, was released Friday showing yet more strict rules staff members were told to follow.

Employees were also told: “Remember that you see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing, except to answer a question directed at you.”

WHAT ARE THE ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING GEORGE CLOONEY?

Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of boasting about performing a sex act on George Clooney in a toilet.

Virginia Giuffre made the allegation against Maxwell, in a manuscript of her memoirs released by a New York court.

Giuffre claimed Maxwell boasted about it during a globe-trotting trip they both made in 2001 which culminated in Giuffre meeting Prince Andrew for the first time in London.

It has not been reported when the alleged incident between Maxwell and Clooney may have taken place, nor has there been any report of Clooney being involved in any wrong doing in connection to the Jeffrey Epstein crimes.

IS THERE A GAG ORDER?

There is no gag order, according to Newsweek.

Rumors have circulated online that members of the press have been barred from the courtroom by the judge.

Only individuals inside the courtroom will be able to watch the trial, per federal rules.

Members of the press are among those who are guaranteed access to the trial.

WHO HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO EPSTEIN AND MAXWELL?

Notable politicians, billionaires, and celebrities have been connected to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Some of them include Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, Bill Gates, and Woody Allen.

Prince Andrew has been accused of sexual assault by Virginia Giuffre. A judge dismissed criminal charges in 2015, but Giuffre is pursuing a sexual assault lawsuit.

The case is scheduled to go on well into the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year in 2022.

THE CHARGES

The exact charges against Maxwell 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
• Sex trafficking conspiracy
• Sex trafficking of a minor

She also faces two other charges of perjury over allegations she lied in a deposition in a separate civil suit, but these will be tried separately.

She has pleaded not guilty to all charges against her.

EPSTEIN ‘KEPT SCHOOLGIRL OUTFITS OUTSIDE MASSAGE ROOM’

Jeffrey Epstein kept “small” schoolgirl outfits near his massage room and photos of young girls outside of his bedroom, a court heard Friday.

Prosecutors at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial want the pictures and outfits to be used in evidence to show the millionaire’s “interest in underage girls”.

A portable, inflatable massage table – reportedly green in colour – was also entered as evidence.

Maxwell, 59, is accused of preying on vulnerable young girls and luring them to massage rooms to be molested by her former lover between 1994 and 2004.

JURY SHOWN POLICE VIDEOTAPE FROM EPSTEIN’S FLORIDA HOME

On Friday, the jury at Maxwell’s trial was shown footage from a 2005 raid at Epstein’s Palm Beach home.

The footage shows the property decorated with nude photos and paintings of young women.

Federal lawyers claim the decor is proof of a sexualized atmosphere encouraged by Maxwell.

EPSTEIN VISITED BILL CLINTON 17 TIMES AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Jeffrey Epstein visited Bill Clinton at the White House at least 17 times while he was president, visitor logs have revealed.

The pedo visited the Executive Mansion during Clinton’s first three years in office.

The documents also showed that the financier was invited by Clinton’s senior advisers and aides and that he spent most of his visits in the West Wing.

‘JANE’S’ TESTIMONY, PART TWO

Jane previously told how the British socialite was “in the room” when much of the abuse occurred – including when she was just 14.

She repeatedly said she could either not recall or claimed there were errors in the initial transcription of her comments when speaking to prosecutors in 2019.

It appears a key part of Maxwell’s defense lawyer’s strategy is attempting to suggest the victim’s memories have changed over time.

‘JANE’S’ TESTIMONY

Maxwell’s first accuser “Jane” took the stand on Wednesday on day three of the trial.

She claimed Maxwell fondled her as Epstein pleasured himself before the twisted financier abused her with sex toys.

Jane also told the court that an “orgy” took place in the mansion’s massage room on multiple occasions and both Maxwell and Epstein allegedly took part.

HOW LONG COULD MAXWELL FACE IN PRISON?

If convicted on all counts, Maxwell could face up to 80 years in prison.

Depending on how the trial goes and whether she is convicted, she could spend the rest of her life behind bars.

PROCEEDINGS WILL RUN THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS

With a trial expected to last about six weeks, it’s not likely we will see a conviction before the end of the holidays this year.

It is expected that Ghislaine Maxwell will turn 60 behind bars.

Her birthday falls on Christmas Day.

MAXWELL DENIES ALL CHARGES

Prosecutors argue Maxwell “served up” young girls to Epstein as part of a pyramid scheme of abuse.

She is accused of recruiting girls as young as 14 after promising them “the world.”

She would allegedly walk the victims into Epstein’s lair and then watch as he molested them – and sometimes even joined in.

However, her lawyers deny all charges against her, argue she is being made a “scapegoat” for Epstein’s crimes, and have painted the alleged victims as in it for the cash.

WHERE IS GHISLAINE MAXWELL NOW?

She has been detained since July 2020 at a Brooklyn detention centre, where she has complained about her alleged ill-treatment.

Her trial begins today, November 29, 2021.

She has been charged with six counts of sex trafficking and perjury in relation to her relationship with pedophile financier Epstein.

WHERE IS GHISLAINE MAXWELL FROM?

She was born in 1961, in Maisons Laffitte, France, and is the youngest child of disgraced media tycoon and British publisher Robert Maxwell.

She fled to France to avoid questioning in the US by the FBI over her links to the late disgraced billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein.

WHO IS GHISLAINE MAXWELL?

Maxwell is the former girlfriend of notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

She was arrested by the FBI in July 2020 in Bedford, New Hampshire.

Maxwell is accused of having a role in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring of underage girls.

WHEN DID THE TRIAL BEGIN?

The sex trafficking trial of Epstein’s alleged “madam” started on Monday.

Maxwell faces allegations that she procured girls for Epstein while also participating in the abuse herself on several occasions.

Prosecutors allege she and Epstein exploited girls as young as 14 between 1994 and 2004.

Maxwell’s lawyers deny all charges against her and will attempt to argue her relationship with Epstein has been overstated.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE DRAWING IN THE COURT ROOM?

Illustrator Elizabeth Williams, who has been sketching people in court for 40 years, was at a pre-trial hearing in November when Maxwell began staring at her while drawing.

A picture of the tense encounter – created by fellow sketch artist Jane Rosenberg, who was also drawn by the Brit – has since gone viral on social media.

New York-based Ms Williams revealed that Maxwell swiveled round in her chair to draw her and Ms Rosenberg a second time, at jury selection later in the month.

At the time of the tense encounter, Reuters wrote in its description of Rosenberg’s sketch: “Ghislaine Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate accused of sex trafficking, makes a sketch of court artists while seated between defense attorneys Bobbi Sternheim and Jeffrey Pagliuca, during a pre-trial hearing ahead of jury selection.”

WHAT WAS JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S NET WORTH?

Epstein’s net worth was over $577million, according to a will signed two days before he died.

Details regarding his beneficiaries have not been made public.

WHAT IS GHISLAINE MAXWELL’S NET WORTH?

The British socialite is worth an estimated £7.4million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

The New York Post reported in 2000 that Maxwell lived off an £80,000 a year trust fund set up by her father.

EPSTEIN ‘KEPT PHOTOS OF YOUNG GIRLS OUTSIDE BEDROOM’

The jury in Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial were also told Epstein kept photos of young girls outside the bedroom he shared with her.

A photo of a girl sitting across his lap as he appears to be “pulling her underwear” and biting her bum was submitted as evidence during the trial.

According to prosecution lawyers, the photo hung outside his bedroom in Palm Beach which he shared with Maxwell.

The picture was found in 2005 by cops during the FBI raid.

Prosecutor Maurene Comey said it showed a “deeply disturbing oversexualizing of a young girl.”

MAXWELL SEEN SKETCHING COURT ARTIST DURING HEARING

A court sketch artist in the Maxwell trial has told of the bizarre moment the socialite turned around and began to draw her.

Illustrator Elizabeth Williams, who has been sketching people in court for 40 years, was at a pre-trial hearing in November when Maxwell began staring at her while drawing.

Speaking of the first time she spotted the English heiress sketching her, Ms Williams exclusively told The Sun: “It was the first thing she did when she got into court.

“It was like she didn’t think anyone would notice. She stared right at us, and it was definitely an odd moment.

“Maybe she was trying to psyche us out, or perhaps she was just missing human contact. But whatever the reason, it didn’t creep us out.”

MAXWELL WAS ‘VERY CASUAL,’ SAYS ALLEGED VICTIM

On one occasion, alleged victim “Jane” said she watched as Epstein fondled himself as Ghislaine “rubbed” and “kissed” him, the court heard.

“She was very casual, like this was entirely normal. I was confused. When you are 14 you have no idea what is going on,” she said.

She also claimed on one occasion she saw Maxwell and four other women topless by a pool.

And in another instance she was brought up to Epstein’s bedroom at his mansion in Palm Beach.

“They moved me over to the bed and took their clothes off. And they started to sort’ve like fondle each other,” she said.

“They asked me to take my top off. Then there were hands everywhere.”

WHAT IS GHISLAINE MAXWELL ACCUSED OF?

Maxwell has been accused of grooming teenage girls for the late Jeffrey Epstein to abuse.

She has pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from 1994 to 2004.

WHO TESTIFIED ON FRIDAY?

Gregory Parkinson, a former Palm Beach Police officer, and Palm Beach Sgt. Michael Dawson both testified on Friday.

Both were asked questions in relation to a search warrant that was executed on Epstein’s Palm Beach estate in October 2005.