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Epstein ‘pimp’ Ghislaine Maxwell ‘posed as a journalist to buy hideaway’ and cries as she’s denied $5M bail
GHISLAINE Maxwell broke down in tears as she was denied bail on Tuesday after it was claimed she posed as a journalist to buy a $1million hideaway.
The socialite was wearing dark-colored prison garb - reportedly made from paper to reduce suicide risk - when she pleaded not guilty via video link to charges related to sex trafficking ring.
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She was denied freedom on $5million bond to live in a "luxury" Manhattan hotel on bail, after Annie Farmer – one of her accusers – gave powerful testimony to the judge.
Judge Alison Nathan ruled that , 58, will stay behind bars until her trial in July next year for allegedly recruiting girls for Epstein to sexually abuse.
The judge determined that Maxwell will be "ordered to be detained pending trial" and set a trial date of July 12 2021 - with the government proposing blocking out three weeks for it.
Ghislaine told the courthouse on Tuesday her plea of "not guilty your honor."
When reasoning why Maxwell should not be granted bail, Ms Moe told the court that the government believes that the defendant is a "risk of flight."
Moe also said that a real estate agent told the that Maxwell posed as a journalist called "Jen Marshall"; to purchase a house in in November 2019.
Maxwell allegedly bought the property with another individual, called "Scott Marshall," who claimed to be retired from the military and who was now writing a book.
The realtor said that the couple wanted to quickly buy the house through a wire transfer.
The estate agent told officials that, following her arrest, he saw a photograph of Maxwell and identified her as the person who introduced herself as "Jen Marshall."
During the statement, Ms Moe referred to Maxwell's alias as both "Jen" and "Janet."
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Annie Farmer, one of Maxwell’s alleged victims, also addressed the judge on Tuesday.
Brit Maxwell, 58, is accused of giving Ms Farmer an unsolicited massage while the girl was topless.
Farmer echoed Moe's sentiments, saying that the "danger Maxwell poses must be taken seriously" and that "she is a significant flight risk."
Maxwell looked down as Farmer described her as a "monster" and a "sexual predator" who shouldn't be released.
At times, Maxwell fidgeted in her chair and took sips of water from a white cup.
On a few occasions, she appeared to wipe tears from her face.
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The prosecution was led by attorney Audrey Strauss and Maxwell's lawyer is Mark Cohen.
Several of Maxwell's family members were also listening to the proceedings via audio link.
Following the ruling, Epstein survivor Jennifer Araoz said in a statement: "I am once again able to take another breath as Ghislaine Maxwell will be in jail until at least her trial date next July.
"Knowing that she is incarcerated for the foreseeable future allows me, and my fellow survivors, to have faith that we are on the right path.
"I would like to thank both the prosecutors and the judge for taking us one step closer to seeing that justice is served."
Epstein killed himself in his Manhattan jail cell several weeks after being confronted by two of his victims in a courtroom last year.
Maxwell has been held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since July 6, reported Reuters.
She was booked by cops on July 2 at her million-dollar Bradford estate in New Hampshire, which she bought in an all-cash purchase back in December.
Prosecutors said she allegedly refused to open the door for agents, who busted through to find that she had retreated to an interior room.
Maxwell even to try avoid detection, lawyers claimed.
However today her attorney explained that it was wrapped as a measure to prevent hackers from getting into it.
She is charged with recruiting at least three girls, one as young as 14, for Epstein to abuse between 1994 and 1997 in the indictment.
, the daughter of late British publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell, is facing six criminal charges – including four related to transporting minors for illegal sexual acts and two for perjury.
She allegedly groomed Epstein's young victims to endure sexual abuse and was sometimes even there when he abused them, as per court documents.
also allegedly lied during a 2016 deposition in a civil case stemming from Epstein's abuse of these women and girls.
But Maxwell's legal team argues that the media has unfairly targeted her after Epstein's suicide, legal filings revealed.
Her lawyers said Maxwell had no contact with Epstein for more than a decade when he died and had never been charged with a crime or been found liable in any civil litigation.
They said she "always denied any allegations of claimed misconduct."
Today's hearing comes after prosecutors maintained that she is a " if she's granted $5 million bail given her American, French and British citizenships and wealth.
Lawyers said she caused "lasting harm" to Epstein's victims, according to explosive court documents.
"There should be no question that the defendant is skilled at living in hiding," prosecutors said.
"The defendant has not only the motive to flee, but the means to do so swiftly and effectively."
Her lawyers insist protected by electronic monitoring, private security, and friends and family who live in the .
Maxwell "vigorously denies the charges, intends to fight them, and is entitled to the presumption of innocence," her lawyers wrote.
Epstein's ex-girlfriend moved to the in 1991, they said, adding that she hasn't left in the last year despite the investigation.
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Maxwell's legal team has also said she is at risk of contracting COVID-19 at the Brooklyn jail.
Last July, Epstein was charged with sexually exploiting dozens of girls and women from 2002 to 2005 at his lavish properties in Manhattan and Palm Beach, .
The 66-year-old hanged himself on August 10, 2019 in a Manhattan jail.
Ghislaine a 'flight risk' who caused deep & lasting harm, bail docs say
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