Prospective jurors got their first glimpse of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls and women, when a judge began questioning them individually Tuesday.
Wearing a black suit, Maxwell hugged her lawyers when she entered the courtroom and briefly sketched a courtroom artist who was drawing her.
Judge Alison J. Nathan's questions in Manhattan federal court were aimed at seeing whether potential jurors can stay impartial in the sordid case against Maxwell.
![A courtroom sketch of Ghislaine Maxwell listening during a court hearing flanked by her attorneys, Bobbi Sternheim, left, and Jeffrey Pagliuca. Illustration / Elizabeth Williams, AP](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AZU3WIEINUY3HIN7GR435LD5QM.jpg?auth=0b8de035b5eb96f81ee5597e72e1f24daa21f3af6a0c7834367fb21cf7ed28be&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)