Prosecutors have unveiled never-before-seen personal images of Ghislaine Maxwell stroking Jeffrey Epstein’s feet aboard his private jet.
Prosecutors revealed the photographs to show that the two were ‘partners in crime.’ They were made public as proof of how close the late rich paedophile Epstein was to Maxwell, a 59-year-old British socialite who is currently on trial for allegedly recruiting and grooming minor girls to be sexually assaulted by Epstein from 1994 to 2004.
On what seems to be Epstein’s private plane, Maxwell was shown giving Epstein foot massages with his bare feet pushed on her breast in some of the images.
In additional images, Epstein is shown with his arm around Maxwell as they sit outside what looks to be a cabin, on an aircraft, and at a formal event, where Epstein is seen putting a phone to his ear.
The full album of 19 photos reveals the one-time couple’s glamorous lifestyle, which includes trips on private jets to exotic locations. Maxwell can be seen sunbathing on a yacht in one photo, and they can be seen all over Europe in others.
Prosecutors used the images to support their case that because the two were so close, it was only natural that Maxwell would join in Epstein’s exploitation of minor girls. The prosecutor’s goal has been to show that the two were ‘partners in crime’ in recruiting and grooming young girls from 1994 to 2004 throughout the trial.
Other photographs revealed in court on Tuesday include ‘Help Wanted’ flyers for a massage therapist, apparently manufactured by Maxwell. ‘Do you work as a massage therapist?’ ‘Work at our Palm Beach home,’ read the flyer, which also mentioned good salary and largely weekend shifts.
Last week, photos from the 2005 FBI raid of Epstein’s residence in Florida were produced that depicted his bathrooms and bedrooms but did not show explicitly sexual items. His green massage table was unveiled in the court during a former Palm Beach police officer’s testimony, who said, that he had retrieved the item during a raid at the late financier’s property.
Photographs taken from a 2005 FBI raid of his Florida home, reveal its bathrooms and bedrooms, without featuring any explicitly sexual items.
Maxwell, 59, faces six charges related to recruiting and grooming four underage girls for him. Prosecutors allege she helped recruit girls to give him sexual massages. Maxwell has denied all charges.
Lawyers for Maxwell have said that her accusers’ memories have been corrupted over time, and that she has become a scapegoat for Epstein’s alleged crimes because he is no longer alive.
Prosecutors are expected to call the fourth woman identified in Maxwell’s indictment to begin testifying as soon as Wednesday afternoon.
They have said that they may wrap up their case by Thursday, about two weeks faster than they originally forecast. The defense would then have a chance to present a case, but its unclear whether Maxwell will testify.
The evidence negates the defendant British socialite’s denial of having a role in Epstein’s trafficking case. She pleaded not guilty and maintained her innocence contradicting that she played any key role in grooming underage girls for paedophile financier, and was partisan in alleged sex-trafficking as prime scheduler and recruiter.
US attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York was briefed that Maxwell and Epstein’s enterprise ran a “pyramid scheme of abuse” and the now jailed Maxwell allured young girl victims on behalf of Epstein.
During the opening argument, assistant US Attorney Lara Pomerantz told jurors, “even when she was not in the room, make no mistake, she knew exactly what Epstein was going to do to those children when she sent them to him inside the massage rooms, massage rooms inside the houses the defendant ran for over a decade.”