#BREAKING: the jury in the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial has sent another note to the judge asking for the transcript of Matt’s testimony. Matt was Jane’s ex-boyfriend and was called by the prosecution to corroborate her story.
Matt testified that Jane told him about *both* Maxwell and Epstein while they were dating. He said Jane described Epstein as a “godfather” like figure who helped her mum pay the bills. But, importantly, Jane told Matt at the time that “the money wasn’t for free.”
Matt testified that Jane told him that Epstein had an “adult female friend” who “made her feel comfortable” spending time with him. When Maxwell was arrested, Matt said he asked Jane: “Is that the woman you told me about?” and she said “yes”.
The jury’s note also asked for a definition of the word “enticement”. This relates to COUNTS ONE AND TWO:
Count one: Conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts.
Count two: Enticement of minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts.
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BREAKING: The jury in the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial has just sent a note to Judge Nathan requesting the transcripts of FIVE additional witnesses: Elizabeth Loftus, the witness we are calling “Shawn” to protect his privacy, Amanda Young, Cimberly Espinosa and Jason Richards.
Elizabeth Loftus is the defence’s expert witness who testified about the science of “false memories”, and about the potential for human memory to be contaminated by suggestion or “post-event information”.
Shawn is Carolyn’s ex-boyfriend. Shawn corroborated Carolyn’s story, saying that he remembers Carolyn visiting the Palm Beach house frequently when she was underage, and that she “worked” for Epstein. He remembers that she would leave the house with hundreds of dollars in cash.
It’s 5.21am in New York and I’m here at the federal courthouse ready for another day of jury deliberations in the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial. The jury has been asked to stay later than usual tonight, so maybe we’ll have a verdict sometime today??