Ghislaine Maxwell is arrested while Epstein client files remain sealed

Federal agents arrested Ghislaine Maxwell in Bradford, New Hampshire on July 2, 2020, charging her with sex trafficking of minors and perjury in connection with Jeffrey Epstein's network. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss of the SDNY announced the charges, which covered conduct from 1994 to 1997. Judge Alison Nathan, who presided over Maxwell's case, denied defense motions to unseal grand jury materials and third-party correspondence, citing victim privacy. The identities of Epstein's clients named in witness depositions remained partially sealed under a 2016 protective order.