Ghislaine Maxwell was ordered to spend 20 years in prison after a hearing at which victims described how their lives had been devastated by the sexual abuse they suffered at her and Jeffrey Epstein’s hands.
The prison term handed down Tuesday could be an effective life sentence for Maxwell, 60, but is less than the 30 to 55 years sought by prosecutors. The British socialite, dressed in blue prison fatigues, her ankles shackled, was impassive as US Circuit Judge Alison Nathan announced her punishment for “heinous and predatory” conduct.