Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex-Trafficking Conviction Upheld, Appeal Planned

The decision by the Manhattan-based 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals means the British socialite will remain in a Florida prison, where she is serving a 20-year sentence.

A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction for helping the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.

The decision by the Manhattan-based 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals means the British socialite will remain in a Florida prison, where she is serving a 20-year sentence.

A lawyer for Maxwell signaled she will appeal the decision to the US Supreme Court.