Defense Rests in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial After Just 2 Days of Witness Testimony

Defense Rests in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial After Just 2 Days of Witness Testimony
The Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse stands in lower Manhattan where the trial for Ghislaine Maxwell for child sex-trafficking continues on Dec. 03, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Dave Paone
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NEW YORK—After only two days of witness testimony—and two short days at that—Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense team rested its case in her sex-trafficking trial in federal court on Dec. 17.

Just prior to the announcement, Judge Alison Nathan instructed Maxwell regarding her right to testify in her own defense—or not testify—and how the jury cannot use her decision not to against her.