A federal decide in New York who presided over the intercourse trafficking case in opposition to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the federal government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts. The ruling Wednesday by federal Decide Richard Berman in Manhattan got here after the decide presiding over the case in opposition to British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell additionally turned down the federal government’s request. Maxwell is serving a 20-year jail sentence after her conviction on intercourse trafficking expenses for serving to Epstein sexually abuse ladies and younger girls. Alicia Arden, who accused Jeffrey Epstein of assaulting her in a…
