Ghislaine Maxwell is seeking to block four women who say they were victims of her and Jeffrey Epstein from speaking at her sentencing next week for sex-trafficking.
Maxwell, who is to be sentenced on June 28, asked U.S. Circuit Judge Alison Nathan in a letter Friday not to accept victim impact statements from three women because they were not minors at the time they alleged they were sexually abused. She also asked that a fourth woman not be considered because her age wasn’t known at the time she says she was abused.
Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December by a federal jury in Manhattan on five counts, including sex-trafficking of a minor, a verdict that was hailed as long-delayed justice for Epstein’s victims. Prosecutors have said Maxwell deserves a term of at least 30 years behind bars, while she’s asked for a prison sentence of less than six.
