Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in jail in the United States for assisting former millionaire Jeffrey Epstein in the exploitation of young girls.
Maxwell, 60, was found guilty in December of soliciting and trafficking four underage girls for sexual abuse by her then-boyfriend, Epstein.
Outside the court in New York, one of her accusers stated that she should be imprisoned for the rest of her life.
Epstein committed suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019.
He was waiting for his own sex trafficking trial.
Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes took place over a decade, between 1994 and 2004.
Pronouncing the sentence, Judge Alison J Nathan said Maxwell’s conduct had been “heinous and predatory”.
“Ms Maxwell worked with Epstein to select young victims who were vulnerable and played a pivotal role in facilitating sexual abuse,” she added.
She stated that the case demanded a “very heavy penalty” and that she wished to send a “unmistakable message” that such acts would be prosecuted.
In addition to jail time, the judge ordered a $750,000 (£610,000) fine.
Maxwell has been in custody since her arrest in July 2020, held mostly at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
