DOJ-OGR-00021601.pdf

Case 22-1426, Document 78, 06/29/2023, 3536039, Page171 of 217 SA-425 M6SQmaxS1 56 AFTERNOON SESSION 1:10 p.m. THE COURT: As I indicated, I'll hear first from the government as to what a reasonable sentence is under the 3553(a) factors. Ms. Moe, when you're ready. MS. MOE: Thank you, your Honor. May I take the podium? THE COURT: You may. Thank you. MS. MOE: Your Honor, Ghislaine first met Jane at summer camp in August of 1994. Jane was 14 years old. What Maxwell did in the years that followed to Jane and Kate and Annie and Virginia and Carolyn and Melissa, was almost unspeakable, but the truth came out in this case; and while many years have past, their pain is palpable, it's real, and it matters. Today we ask the Court to impose an above-guideline sentence of multiple decades in prison, a sentence that holds Maxwell accountable for the essential role she played in an extensive and disturbing child exploitation scheme. Maxwell trapped young girls in a horrifying nightmare. Her victims were vulnerable kids who found themselves alone in giant mansions where they were sexually exploited by adults they thought would help them. These girls were just kids. They were just finding their way in the world, trying to figure SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C... (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00021601