Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Le projet Terra Mar, fondé par GM en 2012
(et qui a cessé ses activités en 2019)
Ghislaine's Appeal
Why and on what grounds is Ghislaine appealing?
As with any US citizen, Ghislaine has the right to appeal the jury verdict (delivered on 29 December 2021) and the sentence handed down (on 28 June 2022). Neither she nor her legal team believe she received a fair trial due to significant judicial error as well as errors in due process and the verdict reached must therefore be considered ‘unsafe’ Click Here to read the appeal.
When is the Appeal launched, who will hear it, where will it take place and how long for a ruling to be handed down?
Ghislaine’s Appeal has been filed on February 28, 2023.
Her Appeal is made to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals which sits in New York City at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in lower Manhattan (which is where Ghislaine’s trial took place). Three appellate court judges sit on each case panel
From the lodging of the Appeal, the prosecution has three (3) months to respond and Ghislaine’s legal team then have one (1) month to rebut, with a brief oral hearing taking place thereafter in front of the judging panel. Following the hearing it can take several months for a ruling to be handed down.
Which law firm is representing Ghislaine at her Appeal?
Ghislaine’s Appeal is being handled by the Law Firm of Aidala. Bertuna & Kamins. The firm’s Managing Partner, Arthur L. Aidala said the appeals process would not be about Maxwell’s guilt or innocence, but “whether the judge who decided the case made the correct decision(s)”
“We believe the trial judge made mistakes —“She [Ghislaine] did not get a fair trial, the judge ignored the many claims of malnourishment, living with vermin in her cell, lack of sleep, and overall deplorable conditions. There were also issues regarding lack of access to her lawyers. This is all in violation of her fundamental constitutional rights and will be powerfully brought to the attention of the appellate courts.”
Is there a difference between Trial and Appeal Courts?
Conditions of Ghislaine's imprisonment:
What does a typical day for Ghislaine consist of?
Does Ghislaine believe she has changed?
Does Ghislaine consider herself to be a victim?
While trial courts deal with the facts in question, appellate courts are concerned with whether the law has been properly applied and will review any perceived judicial mistakes. Trial courts and appellate courts also differ in other ways, such as the presentation of evidence, timing and the ruling party.
GM: Until you’ve been here you really don’t understand how appalling it is.
So they wake you up at six and you can go to breakfast which consists of a cereal and a fruit, a piece of fruit generally; and then you have to make your bed sort of military style so that there's nothing sticking out or whatever. It has to be a sort of prescribed way otherwise you get into trouble and you get what's called a shot.
And then at 7:30 you go to work and for me that means I go to the law library to help people so they have detainers or they have warrants, or they are trying to appeal their case. Or they are asking about the First Step Act. Or they are asking how credits are applied to their time, sort of thing and I answer those types of questions. I also help people fill out their administrative remedy.
And that is until 10 o'clock and then you have to come back in until they call lunch around 10.30. The portion control is very odd. And then because I’m on a no meat diet, you are supposed to have either hummus or cottage cheese or tofu but mostly, I’d say about 95%, it's tofu or beans and 95% of the time it’s beans otherwise you have like a tofu substitute. And there's no seasoning allowed. There's no salt and no pepper or anything and It's beyond tasteless.
And then you go back to work at 12 And that lasts until 3.30 when you come back and you have a stand up headcount at 4. And if you are lucky, they call Recreation at some point during the day. And if you are at work, you miss it. And if you are not [working] you get to go out for an hour.
GM: I haven’t changed. I mean obviously an experience like this changes you but I’m still the same person that I was. The person that they are talking about, this is a fictional version of me, sort of like a Disney character where you know, you have Cinderella and the Wicked Witch, if you will, I have been created as this person.
GM: I don't particularly like the word “victim”. I think it's one that should be used very sparingly. I'm going to wait until post appeal to evaluate aspects of my life, but I won't use that word 'victimhood'. 'Obviously, an experience like this changes you, but I'm some of the same person I was. And so rather than look at what I've lost, I'm trying to look at what I've gained.
What if anything does Ghislaine have to say to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein?
GM: I say that Epstein died and they should take their disappointment and upset out on the authorities that allowed that to happen. And as I said I hope that they have some closure by the judicial process that took place and I wish them time to heal and to be able to have a productive and good life going forward; and that's what I hope for them.
Ghislaine on the that infamous picture
of Prince Andrew with Virginia Giuffre
Is the photo genuine and the alleged lead-up to it being taken?
GM: I recognise my house so from that aspect, but that image I don’t believe is true and the original has never been produced because it doesn’t exist. As soon as the appeal is over I will be very happy to discuss the - I don’t know how many points there are - but over 50 problems with the picture.
I don’t believe it happened and, certainly the way I’ve described would have been impossible. I don’t have any memory of going to Tramp and certainly not in the outfit that I would have worn.
Her [Virginia Giuffre’s] stories have changed so many times about what happens, when it happened, how it happened with different versions; and each time she speaks there’s a different version. In fact, if you look at her BBC Interview on Panorama, I believe she says that he [Prince Andrew], I can’t remember, he kind of heaved, actually that he puked on her face – which was the only time she’s ever said that.
I read a lot of her deposition and in her depo her statements are very categorical, and her stories are very detailed and elaborate. If her memory is so poor then how can you rely on anything that she said … Her memory is so bad that you can’t really credit anything she said; or it is more disingenuous than that - I can’t obviously tell you which it is, only she knows definitively the answer to that, you know. And like I said, I think once you retract on two men that you made claims against on the grounds that your memory is faulty, like I said I think that you know, you have to question everything that she says.
What happens if Ghislaine wins her Appeal: will her friends accept her back?
GM: Well I can’t know what my friends will do or won’t do. I mean, my focus won’t be on that. I will always turn to what I’ve now decided will form the rest of my life which is how can I help other people who are or have been incarcerated.
The Family's Appeal to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
What is the status of the Family’s Appeal to the United Nations?
The family sent an Application into the United Nations Committee on Arbitrary Detention on November 23, 2021. You can read the English Translation here and Press Release . There is no formal time procedure for such applications but please check back for updates here on this important matter.
You can see the relevant rules of the Nelson Mandela Rules here
Is Ghislaine still reading a lot of books? What are some recent favorites?
Ghislaine keeps herself informed about what’s going on the world by tuning in when she can to the BBC World Service. She also continues to read voraciously. Below are some of her most recent books:
When the Judge ruled against Ghislaine's Motion for a New Trial, what happened then?
The Judge proceeded towards Sentencing, setting a Sentencing Date for June 28, 2022. The Maxwell Family immediately put out a Statement: https://twitter.com/LuciaOC_/status/1512087345238929419/photo/1
Who is Scotty David, “Juror 50” and what did he do?
It came to the attention of both the Defense and Prosecution on January 4th 2022, that one of the jurors at trial had been giving oral and videotaped interviews to the press concerning jury deliberations in the case. Among other things, the Juror told reporters that he disclosed to the other members of the jury during deliberations that he was a victim of sexual abuse and further descried his memory of those events. According to the Juror, his disclosure influenced the deliberations and convinced other members of the jury to convict Ms. Maxwell” [Docket #569]
A second Juror “described in an interview with The New York Times having been sexually abused as a child. This juror, who requested anonymity, said that they, too, had discussed the experience during deliberations and that the revelation had appeared to help shape the jury’s discussions.” New York Times, Jan 5, 2022 HOTLINK The judge [Nathan] decided to hold a Hearing and compelled Juror 50 to come to the Hearing and answer questions. [hotlink to Daily Mail tape and interview]
The Defense Full Motion for a ReTrial was submitted on January 19 under seal. However, these claims are outlined in an earlier [hot link to her pdf of Doc 568] request to the Court for a Hearing about Juror # 50 from the Prosecution to Judge Nathan and two letters from the Defense [Hot links to pdfs of both Docs 569 & 570] requesting a Mistrial be ruled “under Rule 33” with no need for any hearing.
Since the guilty verdict, claims of Jury misconduct have emerged – what are these claims and how many jurors are potentially involved?
You can read about the claims by the Defense and Prosecution here and you can see Scotty David’s full interview with the Daily Mail here; and a short clip of the actual moment on video when Juror # 50 is reminded that there was a question (#48) specifically about sexual abuse and watch Scotty David respond.