Jury picked for Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has been sworn in in New York City to determine whether Ghislaine Maxwell was the late Jeffrey Epstein’s puppet or accomplice. Twelve jurors and six alternates will hear Maxwell’s case starting with opening statements expected later Monday. Maxwell is accused of recruiting and grooming young girls for the financier to abuse. The charges from allegations of four women who say she and Epstein victimized them as teens from 1994 to 2004. Maxwell says she’s innocent. The 59-year-old British socialite who used to date Epstein has been jailed in Brooklyn since her arrest and has called the claims “absolute rubbish.”