The Nation's Top Court has rejected an petition by British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, affirming her criminal judgment on accusations associated with exploitation by her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.
Court orders issued on Monday chose not to review Maxwell's appeal, meaning her two-decade prison term will stay unchanged unless there is a presidential pardon.
Maxwell underwent questioning by government investigators in the US about her understanding as part of an ongoing probe into the sex-trafficking scheme and whether others may have been involved.
The found guilty socialite was found culpable for her involvement in luring minors for Epstein to exploit and maintain improper relations with. Epstein passed away while incarcerated in 2019.
Legal experts note that this decision terminates Maxwell's judicial recourse at the highest court level.
The high court's ruling constitutes the concluding stage in Maxwell's national legal challenge, resulting in only extraordinary measures such as a presidential pardon as conceivable solutions for sentence reduction.
Government agents continue to probe the extended group allegedly complicit in the criminal enterprise, with Maxwell's recent cooperation seen as possibly useful for ongoing investigations.
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