Ghislaine Maxwell: Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘madam’ sentenced to 20 years

The former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in jail in a New York federal court in her sex trafficking case.

It’s been almost two years since she was arrested on charges of helping Jeffrey Epstein groom and abuse underage girls.

Maxwell apologised to the victims of her abuses and said she hoped her sentence would give them ‘peace and finality’.