Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell petitions to vacate sex crime conviction

Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted of crimes related to enabling underage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, filed a petition to vacate her conviction Wednesday, claiming “significant new evidence has emerged” that weakens the case against her.

Maxwell’s long shot Habeas petition in U.S. District Court in Manhattan If approved, it could see the former British socialite released from federal prison in Texas, where she is serving a 20-year sentence.

However, such applications are often rejected.

The Supreme Court refused to hear Maxwell’s appeal of her conviction earlier this year.

Habea petitions are, as a rule, the last option for a detained person to set aside a conviction. Maxwell filed her petition “pro se,” or on her own, without an attorney representing her in the effort.

The petition arrived two days before the Congressionally mandated deadline. Ministry of Justice He will release the investigative files on Epstein and Maxwell.