Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell has been arrested, a source says. She is suspected of helping him recruit young women.
New York Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime girlfriend and alleged accomplice of accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday morning in connection with the ongoing federal investigation into Epstein's accomplices, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Maxwell was taken into custody and is expected to have a court appearance later today, the person said. It's not clear where she was arrested or where her initial court appearance will occur. Maxwell, whose whereabouts have been unclear since the arrest last summer of Epstein, has been under investigation by the Manhattan US Attorney's office for facilitating Epstein's recruitment of young girls and women.
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