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Ghislaine Maxwell And The Attempt To Keep Sarah Ransome From Giving An Impact Statement

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team moved aggressively to block Sarah Ransome from delivering a victim impact statement at the June 28, 2022 sentencing, arguing that Ransome did not qualify as a statutory “crime victim” under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act. Maxwell’s defenders claimed Ransome was an adult at the time of her interactions with Epstein and Maxwell—outside the timeframe of the charges—and thus lacked legal standing to speak in the sentencing phase. The defense specifically argued that Ransome was not part of the indictment or trial record and that her allegations occurred years after the periods under scrutiny, positioning her voice as irrelevant to the court’s legal determination

Critics saw this tactic as a cynical effort to silence survivors by exploiting narrow technicalities, rather than addressing the broader harm experienced by individuals Maxwell helped traffic. Ransome, who alleges threats, abuse, and coercion during her adult years with Epstein and Maxwell, had powerful testimony—including descriptions of being treated as a "sex toy" and forced to attempt escape from Epstein’s island. Her exclusion from speaking would have denied the court a fuller understanding of Maxwell’s pattern of behavior and the real-life consequences of her crimes—even beyond the window covered by the charges. 


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