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Ghislaine Maxwell declines to testify as defense rests case

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Published 12:28 PM

By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — After 12 days of testimony over three weeks, jurors heard from the final witnesses in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial. The British socialite told the judge Friday she wouldn’t testify because she was confident prosecutors hadn’t proved their case. Closing arguments are now set for Monday in the trial, in which Maxwell is accused of helping the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse four teenage girls. The defense rested its case after a tight, two days of presenting witnesses who attested to Maxwell’s character or said they hadn’t witnessed any wrongdoing. 

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