The Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 6 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This episode contains descriptions of self-harm and alleged sexual abuse. When Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a federal jail, dozens of his alleged victims lost their chance to bring him to justice. But the trial of his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, on charges that she recruited, groomed and ultimately helped Mr. Epstein abuse young girls, may offer an opportunity to obtain a degree of reckoning. We look into how Mr. Epstein was allowed to die, and ask whether justice is still possible for his accusers. Guest: Benjamin Weiser, a reporter covering the Manhattan federal courts for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavarnese.
0:05.8	This is the Daily.
0:07.4	Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his Manhattan jail cell early this morning.
0:12.1	When Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a federal jail.
0:15.4	It was first shock and then there was lots of anger.
0:18.3	Epstein died before many of his victims could face him in court.
0:22.2	Dozens of his alleged victims lost their chance for justice.
0:26.1	Elaine Maxwell was transferred to New York City to face charges for her alleged role in
0:31.2	the sex crime.
0:32.2	Maxwell was the confidant of a convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
0:36.7	Now a trial underway of his associate, Galein Maxwell, may offer a new chance.
0:42.8	Epstein's victims have long said that Maxwell helped orchestrate Epstein's procurement
0:47.9	of underage girls.
0:49.7	Today, my colleague Ben Weiser on a time's investigation into how Epstein was allowed to
0:55.8	die and on what kind of justice is possible without him.
1:02.8	It's Monday, December 6th.
1:17.7	Ben before we get into your reporting about the final days of Jeffrey Epstein's life,
1:22.4	I think there are probably people out there who are wondering what's the point of going
1:26.8	back and reliving that.
1:28.9	I mean, this is a man who was accused of sex trafficking.
1:31.9	It's supposedly some pretty horrible crimes.
1:35.4	And now he's dead.
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