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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Ziabeeieoree!
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK cee RONICALLY FILED
DATE FILED: 3/22/21
United States of America,
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20-CR-330 (AJN)
Ghislaine Maxwell,
ORDER
Defendant.
ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge:
Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of conspiracy
to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; enticing a
minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2422 and 2; conspiracy
to transport minors to participate in illegal sex acts, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; transporting
minors to participate in illegal sex acts, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2423 and 2; and two charges
of perjury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623.
On July 14, 2020, the Court held a lengthy bail hearing and concluded that the Defendant
was a Clear risk of flight and that no conditions or combination of conditions would ensure her
appearance. It therefore denied bail. On December 8, 2020, the Defendant filed a renewed
motion for release on bail pending trial, which was entered into the public docket on December
14, 2020. Dkt. No. 96. On December 28, 2020, the Court denied that motion, concluding that
the Defendant posed a risk of flight and that no combination of conditions could ensure her
appearance. Dkt. Nos. 104, 106.
The Defendant then filed a third motion for release on bail on February 23, 2021. Dkt.
No. 160. In this motion, the Defendant attempts to respond to the reasons that the Court
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