“How could this happen?” Ghislaine Maxwell sobs in court
Ghislaine Maxwell could be heard sobbing “why is this happening, how could this happen?” when she appeared in court last week, sex abuse victim Virginia Roberts claims
Maxwell appeared in court in the US on Thursday after being accused of helping disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein “identify, befriend and groom” multiple girls as young as 14.
Reporters were only allowed to tune into the court proceedings due to COVID restrictions, but Victoria Robertd, better known as Giuffre, said a “very loud British woman” could be heard “screaming ‘why is this happening, how is this happening ,how could this happen'” in court.
Ms Giuffre' claims that Maxwell was sobbing on the phone call to the court, however reporters cannot confirmed who was crying.
Ms Giuffre, who alleges she was trafficked by the financier, claims Prince Andrew had sex with her on three separate occasions.
One time includes when she was 17, and still considered a minor under US law.
The duke categorically denies he had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Ms Giuffre but she said in an interview with 60 Minutes that “Prince Andrew should be panicking at the moment because Ghislaine doesn't really care about anyone else but Ghislaine.
“I think he would be quite shook up.”
On Maxwell, Ms Guiffre added: “She ruined so many lives. She belongs in jail. You want to hurt kids? That's where you go.”
A grand jury returned a sealed, six-count indictment against her on June 29.
It accuses her of attracting underage girls to travel for sex, and actually having sex with them.
She was also accused of lying about it with Epstein and under oath in depositions when she was being sued by Virginia Giuffre Roberts.
Despite Epstein being dead and Maxwell now in custody, Ms Guiffre still thinks there are more people culpable.
She said: “There were so many women in Epstein's organization that participated, who procured and who benefited from his sickness.
“I think Jeffrey was dirty, was sick. He was a pedophile. Ghislaine, she is the wicked one, and these women with her, they deserve the same punishment. They should be taken down as well.”