Ghislaine Maxwell, once a fixture of elite social circles and a close confidante of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted in 2021 on multiple counts of sex trafficking and related crimes. Prosecutors proved that she played a central role in recruiting, grooming, and exploiting underage girls for Epstein’s systematic sexual abuse. Now serving a 20-year federal prison sentence, Maxwell remains a key figure in one of the most disturbing scandals involving wealth, power, and impunity in modern history.

As newly released Epstein files and ongoing congressional investigations continue to surface, the scope of the network—and the failures that allowed it to persist—are coming into sharper focus. Maxwell’s upcoming deposition before the House Oversight Committee is expected to provide further insight into the individuals, institutions, and mechanisms that enabled the abuse. Amid these unfolding revelations, the pursuit of accountability and justice for survivors remains paramount, underscoring a broader reckoning with the abuse of power and the long road toward truth and transparency.