Ghislaine Maxwell: Rape survivor describes 'locking eyes' with Maxwell in court

A woman who says she was raped by Jeffrey Epstein has told the BBC Ghislaine Maxwell was the "enforcer" in the sexual abuse that the pair carried out.

Speaking to Andrea Catherwood on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme, Sarah Ransome described locking eyes with Maxwell in court.

Maxwell, 60, has been convicted of grooming and trafficking underage girls for Epstein.

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