What To Know About Ghislaine Maxwell's Alleged Perjury"As She Speaks With DOJ Today About Epstein (July 24, 2025)
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... Those fears have been amplified by Maxwell's history of alleged perjury, as the socialite was charged with perjury in 2020 based on allegedly lying during a 2016 deposition in a civil lawsuit about Epstein's alleged sexual abuse.
Maxwell was never tried or convicted of perjury: The charges were separated from her other counts prior to her 2021 trial, and when she sought a retrial of her sex trafficking charges, prosecutors offered to drop the perjury charges as long as her conviction on the other, more serious, counts was allowed to stand. ...
Why Was Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Perjury?
Maxwell was charged with perjury based on answers she gave in a 2016 deposition regarding Epstein's alleged abuse and her own complicity.
The indictment against her cited multiple comments she made denying any knowledge of Epstein's alleged abuse: When asked if Epstein had a "scheme to recruit underage girls for sexual massages," she responded, "I don't know what you're talking about," for instance, and she said she "was not aware of anybody that I interacted with" at Epstein's properties being underage, other than a plaintiff involved in the civil lawsuit.
Maxwell also testified under oath she was not aware of any "sex toys or devices" being used at Epstein's properties, and that she had never personally given Epstein or any of his victims a massage.
She also claimed she was unaware of Epstein engaging in "sexual activities" with anyone besides herself and two women she and Epstein had "three-way sexual activities with," saying in her deposition, "I wasn't aware that he was having sexual activities with anyone when I was with him other than myself." When asked again by attorneys to confirm that her testimony was that she was "not aware" of Epstein having any other sexual partners, Maxwell doubled down, saying, "That is my testimony, that is correct."
Her statements conflict with charges in the indictment that Maxwell was later convicted on, which alleged Maxwell conducted massages and was "present for and participated in the abuse of minor victims," among other allegations. ...
