The sex trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was unexpectedly paused Thursday morning. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan told the jury one of the attorneys fell “ill and has to get care.” The attorney has not been identified. Nathan said there was no reason to believe the illness was related to COVID-19. Jurors…

As Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial unfolds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York has released the photos revealed in court. The FBI discovered the photos, along with documents, in Jeffrey Epstein’s New York and Palm Beach homes. Maxwell is accused of working as Epstein’s accomplice in sexual exploitation. Prosecutors say Maxwell would…

A day after a Jeffrey Epstein accuser testified against Ghislaine Maxwell in court, the defense team representing former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett rested its case. The case then went to the prosecution, shortly after Smollett finished a second day of testimony. Prosecutors said they had no other witnesses to call, and Judge James Linn scheduled…

Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial began Monday, as the 59-year-old former socialite is charged with six counts of sexual exploitation. With her former companion Jeffrey Epstein dead, many see Maxwell as his proxy in the Manhattan courtroom. Depending on the jury’s decision, she could be held responsible for the sex-trafficking network that the pair allegedly used to abuse…

On the same day jury selection began in the trial of former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, opening statements began Monday in the sex trafficking trial of longtime Jeffrey Epstein companion Ghislaine Maxwell. The video above shows the scenes inside and outside the courtrooms of both trials. The beginning of Maxwell’s trial comes over two years…

Update (Jan. 13, 2022): A judge ruled Wednesday that Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit against Prince Andrew is allowed to go ahead. The prince’s lawyers had argued a 2009 sex trafficking settlement between Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein should prevent her from suing Andrew. They also argued Giuffre’s suit lacked specificity, and attacked her credibility and motives. In…

A jury found R&B superstar R. Kelly guilty on all nine charges, including racketeering, after two days of deliberations in the singer’s sex trafficking trial. He was also convicted of criminal counts accusing him of violating the Mann Act, which makes it illegal to take anyone across state lines “for any immoral purpose.” Kelly faces 10…