• Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial begins today in New York; She faces up to 80 years in prison if found guilty


• Maxwell, 59, is charged with recruiting and grooming four underage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse from 1994 to 2004


• Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and other charges and has been awaiting trial for over a year in 'hell-hole' Brooklyn prison


• The high-profile trial is expected run to mid-January with opening statements beginning Monday


• Lines formed outside the New York courthouse Monday two hours before the start the trial


• Maxwell's brother Ian claimed she was paying a 'blood price' because Jeffrey Epstein dodged justice


• Sarah Ransome, one of several women who have accused Epstein and Maxwell of sexual abuse, was seen arriving at the courthouse Monday morning but will not be testifying


• Ransome, who was born in South Africa to wealthy British parents, claimed she tried to escape Epstein's 'pedophile island' through shark-invested waters after being raped three times in one day

The lead prosecutor in the Ghislaine Maxwell case is Maurene Comey

She is the daughter of James Comey pic.twitter.com/lMjxUZCxJY

— Jack Posobiec ✝️ (@JackPosobiec) November 28, 2021