Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial adjourned after attorney becomes ill

Nathan said she expects proceedings will resume on Friday.

The mid-morning adjournment meant that prosecutors are not yet able to rest their case against Maxwell. The prosecution had said earlier this week that they expected to wrap up on Thursday, or Friday morning.

Maxwell, 59, is the daughter of the late British publishing impresario, Robert Maxwell. She was arrested at a luxurious New Hampshire rural estate in July 2020 for her alleged procuring of minor teens for Epstein.

Maxwell is now on trial for six counts in relation to her alleged involvement. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Epstein, a convicted sex offender who counted Prince Andrew and former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump as associates, killed himself in a New York City federal jail more than two years ago, while awaiting his own sex trafficking trial.