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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Maxwell honored at Clinton event years after sexual abuse allegations emerged

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Ghislaine Maxwell speaks about ocean conservation at the United Nations headquarters in 2013, the same year she attended the Clinton Global Initiative event. Photograph: Rick Bajornas/AP

Ghislaine Maxwell was honored by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2013, four years after sexual abuse accusations against her emerged – and two years after the former president Bill Clinton’s staff recommended banning her from official events, CNN has reported.

Maxwell – who in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes – attended the CGI conference as a guest of merit, where she was applauded for her work on ocean conservation alongside other “Commitment to Action” leaders, according to the network.

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