# Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn sex trafficking conviction

https://mins.news/en/video/32379

- NBC News, 2026-08-25 22:52 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF6yrAaNFRs

> A federal judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence. Representing herself in Manhattan federal court, Maxwell challenged her December 2021 conviction and sentence and sought a habeas corpus ruling declaring the punishment unlawful.

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