'Risk of flight': Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail after pleading not guilty

Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidante of Jeffrey Epstein, was denied bail on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to charges of child sex trafficking and sexual abuse, with the judge ordering the criminal trial against her to begin next July.

Maxwell appeared via video link from the Brooklyn prison where she is currently being held. The arguments between Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison Moe and Maxwell’s defense lawyer Mark Cohen, which were presided over by Judge Alison Nathan of the Southern District of New York, were all made remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.