Ghislaine Maxwell Denied Bail Ahead of July 2021 Trial Over Alleged Role in Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking Ring
After a hearing of more than two hours, U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan of the Southern District of New York denied the request to wait out the trial from a Manhattan hotel, agreeing with prosecutors’ fears that Maxwell, who holds citizenship in three countries, represented an “extreme” risk to flee and escape extradition back to the United States.