NEW: Judge orders longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell to remain behind bars until her trial.
Nathan also cited the seriousness of the alleged crimes, the strength of the government’s case and the length of the possible prison sentence -- 35 years -- if Maxwell were to be convicted. A trial date has been set for July 12, 2021.
Maxwell was charged in a six-count indictment that alleges she recruited and groomed underage girls, some as young as 14, who were sexually abused by Epstein in the mid-1990s. But prosecutors have described her as an extreme flight risk, saying she has access to millions of dollars, extensive international contacts and citizenship in France, which does not have an extradition treaty with the United States.
In court Tuesday, her lawyer, Mark Cohen, pushed back against the government's claims that she poses a flight risk and argued that she should be released on bail.
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