Ghislaine Maxwell’s Former Assistant Reveals Why Working For Her Was ‘Fun’

As the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell continues this week, her former assistant took the stand to reveal why working for her and the late billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was “fun.”

She also claimed that she “never” saw any abuse from the pair of them. 

Maxwell’s Former Assistant Testifies

Yahoo News reported that on Thursday, Maxwell’s defense team called to the stand Cimberly Espinosa, 55, who testified that she worked for the 59-year-old British socialite from 1996 to 2002.

“I highly respected her and looked up to her very much, and I learned a lot from her,” Espinosa said. “I attribute my career to her. She treated me fair, and it was fun. She was demanding, wanted things done fast, like yesterday.”

Espinosa described Maxwell and Epstein as a couple who were “flirty” with one another. And, when she booked massages for them at a place in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, she was often treated to one herself. 

“He was a giver,” Espinosa said of Epstein, who paid for a personal trainer for her and paid for his staffers to see “The Lion King” on Broadway. 

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Espinosa Met Maxwell Accuser

Espinosa also said that she met Jane, the first accuser to testify against Maxwell, many times over the years. Jane claimed in her testimony that Maxwell groomed her for sex with Epstein when she was only 14, and that she ultimately took part in orgies that included both Maxwell and Epstein.

However, Espinosa claimed that she thought Jane was 18, and that the girl’s mother had told her that Epstein was the teenager’s godfather. 

“I thought it was a loving relationship,” Espinosa testify. 

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Maxwell’s Team Calls Memory Expert

Later in the day, Maxwell’s defense team called to the stand memory expert Elizabeth Loftus in a clear attempt to undermine the testimonies of Jane and her three fellow accusers.

“When someone is exposed to misinformation of an incident, they will incorporate that, and that memory becomes inaccurate, and they will adopt that as their own memory,” said Loftus, a professor at the University of California, Irvine. She added that “memory doesn’t work like a recording device.”

Maxwell has been accused of grooming underage girls for sex with Epstein, and sometimes participating in the abuse herself. Epstein allegedly committed suicide in prison back in 2019 while awaiting trial on his own sex crime charges. 

Maxwell’s Trial 

Maxwell, who is facing decades in prison if convicted, has plead not guilty to all charges.

She has been in federal custody since July of 2020. A spokesperson for her said that she is unlikely to testify because she is “too fragile” after being behind bars for so long. Maxwell’s main defense is that she is being “scapegoated” for Epstein’s crimes.

Maxwell’s trial began at the end of November, and is expected to last six weeks.