Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex Crimes Trial in New York Delayed Until Fall

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex Crimes Trial in New York Delayed Until Fall
In this courtroom sketch, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell appears during her arraignment hearing on a new indictment at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City, on April 23, 2021. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters
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NEW YORK—A U.S. judge on Monday granted Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to delay her trial on charges she procured teenage girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, and said the trial will begin in the fall.

U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan said a “short” postponement of the scheduled July 12 trial was appropriate because federal prosecutors added new charges to the case, and COVID-19 protocols made trial preparation harder.