{"id":77868,"date":"2026-08-25T10:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-sex-trafficking-appeal-calling-claims-demonstrably-meritless\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:56:11","slug":"judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-sex-trafficking-appeal-calling-claims-demonstrably-meritless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-sex-trafficking-appeal-calling-claims-demonstrably-meritless\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s sex-trafficking appeal, calling claims \u2018demonstrably meritless\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maxwell sought to vacate Epstein-related conviction, alleging hidden trial evidence and juror\u2019s abuse history<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A federal judge has rejected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ghislaine-maxwell\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a>\u2019s legal effort to throw out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence, calling her claims \u201cdemonstrably meritless, and generally based on speculation, distortions, and\/or outright falsehoods\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.nysd.539612\/gov.uscourts.nysd.539612.869.0.pdf\">67-page decision<\/a> filed on Tuesday, US district judge Paul Engelmayer for New York\u2019s southern district denied the former British socialite\u2019s petition for relief, finding that Maxwell had failed to make a substantial showing that her constitutional rights were denied when she was convicted for her role in crimes linked to late sex trafficker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/jeffrey-epstein\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/25\/ghislaine-maxwell-sex-trafficking-appeal\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maxwell sought to vacate Epstein-related conviction, alleging hidden trial evidence and juror\u2019s abuse history Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A federal judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s legal effort to throw out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence, calling her claims \u201cdemonstrably meritless, and generally based on speculation, &#8230; 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