The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her sex trafficking conviction for recruiting and grooming young girls for Jeffrey Epstein.

"We're, of course, deeply disappointed that the Supreme Court denied to hear Ghislaine Maxwell's case," attorney David Oscar Markus told Scripps News. "But this fight isn't over. Serious legal and factual issues remain, and we will continue to pursue every avenue available to ensure that justice is done."

Maxwell was convicted in New York in 2021 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Earlier this year, however, the British socialite asked the Supreme Court to overturn that conviction, arguing that a 2007 non-prosecution agreement with Epstein should have shielded her from federal charges.

Her attorneys argued in court papers t

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