She denies procuring schoolgirls to be abused by Epstein and herself. The prosecution rested its case on Friday, having accused Maxwell of being a dangerous sexual predator. The names of the defence witnesses have not been released to the public. 'We are still trying to make travel arrangements for defence witnesses, many of whom are coming from locations out of the district and abroad.' 'The court's ruling on this issue may impact the willingness of these witnesses to testify, thereby compromising Ms Maxwell's right to present her defence. Her lawyer Bobbi Sternheim said in a letter to Judge Alison Nathan: 'Three of the defence witnesses have requested to testify under their first names or under a pseudonym. Instead, the jury is likely to hear from Maxwell's acquaintances and potentially family. Maxwell claims she is being made a scapegoat for Jeffrey Epstein, the late pedophile financier who she worked for for years.
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