"Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in the United States for her involvement in an alleged sex trafficking ring run by billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, has said she is planning to file a petition seeking her release. The plan was revealed in a court filing on Wednesday and did not provide details about the legal grounds Maxwell would cite in her petition. It added that she would pursue her early release without the help of a lawyer."
"The letter further cautioned against releasing documents related to Maxwell's case, as they may contain untested and unproven allegations. It explained that releasing grand jury materials from Maxwell's case would create undue prejudice so severe that it would foreclose the possibility of a fair retrial, should her petition to be released succeed. The petition comes at a time of heightened scrutiny on the late Epstein's crimes and those who may have known about them."
Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year U.S. prison sentence for her involvement in an alleged sex trafficking ring run by billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein and plans to file a petition seeking her release. The court filing announcing the plan did not provide details about the legal grounds and stated she intends to pursue early release without a lawyer. A letter cautioned against releasing documents related to Maxwell's case, saying they may contain untested and unproven allegations. The letter added that releasing grand jury materials could create undue prejudice so severe that it would foreclose the possibility of a fair retrial should her petition succeed. The petition comes amid heightened scrutiny of Epstein's crimes, questions about handling of related files, and demands for greater accountability from Epstein's associates.
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