Court delays release of Ghislaine Maxwell's 2016 deposition about her sex life after lawyers argue she won't be able to get a fair trial

An appeals court on Friday temporarily delayed the release of a 2016 deposition about Ghislaine Maxwell's sex life, after she argued it could destroy her ability to get a fair trial against criminal charges she aided the late financier Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of girls.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order after last-ditch scrambles by Maxwell to keep potentially embarrassing information, which her lawyer said could make it 'difficult if not impossible' to find an impartial jury, out of the public eye.

Maxwell's appeal will be heard on an expedited basis, with oral argument scheduled for September 22.

Her deposition had been taken in April 2016 for a now-settled civil defamation lawsuit against the British socialite by Virginia Giuffre, who had accused Epstein of having kept her as a 'sex slave' with Maxwell's assistance.

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An appeals court on Friday temporarily delayed the release of a 2016 deposition about Ghislaine Maxwell's sex life. Pictured: Jeffrey Epstein (left) and Ghislaine Maxwell (right) attend de Grisogono Sponsors The 2005 Wall Street Concert Series Benefitting Wall Street Rising

Dozens of other documents from that case were released late on Thursday, after the presiding judge concluded that the public had a right to see them.

The release of Maxwell's deposition had been scheduled for Monday, pending the outcome of the appeal.

Lawyers for Maxwell and Giuffre did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Maxwell, 58, has pleaded not guilty to helping Epstein recruit and eventually abuse three girls from 1994 to 1997, and committing perjury by denying her involvement under oath.

She was arrested on July 2 and has been held in a Brooklyn jail after a judge denied bail, calling her a flight risk. Maxwell's trial is scheduled for next July.

Epstein was found hanged at age 66 last August in a Manhattan jail, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges for abusing women and girls in Manhattan and Florida from 2002 to 2005. He had also pleaded not guilty.

In seeking to keep Maxwell's deposition sealed, her lawyers said in court papers on Thursday she had been promised confidentiality by Giuffre's lawyers and the presiding judge at the time, through an agreed-upon protective order, before answering many personal, sensitive and 'allegedly incriminatory' questions about her dealings with Epstein.

They said further that Maxwell was blindsided when prosecutors quoted from the deposition in her indictment, and accusing Giuffre of leaking the deposition to the government.

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The unsealed court documents come from a deposition given by Virginia Giuffre (left), pictured with Lawyer David Boies, in 2016 as part of a lawsuit again Maxwell 

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Ghislaine Maxwell had 'continuous' orgies on Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean island with girls as young as 15, accuser Virginia Giuffre claims in newly-unsealed court documents

In a court filing on Friday, Giuffre's lawyers called Maxwell's appeal 'frivolous, and a transparent attempt to further delay the release of documents to which the public has a clear and unequivocal right to access.'

The lawyers also called the allegation Giuffre leaked the deposition 'completely and utterly false.'

Friday's order also covers a second deposition by an unnamed Epstein accuser that Maxwell also wanted kept under seal. Other documents from Giuffre's lawsuit that quote or disclose information from the depositions also remain sealed.

Among the documents released on Thursday were a few emails between Epstein and Maxwell dated January 2015, including one where Epstein told Maxwell that she had done 'nothing wrong.'

Lawyers for Maxwell said on July 10 in a court filing requesting bail in her criminal case that she had not been in contact with Epstein for 'more than a decade.'

Maxwell is now battling prosecutors in her criminal case over the scope of a protective order intended to protect her right to a fair trial while ensuring the privacy of her accusers.

That has not stopped salacious details from coming to light in the newly unsealed documents, inlcuding where Giuffre described Epstein's 'madam' Maxwell's breasts and private parts. 

The court documents also revealed Giuffre was reportedly forced to perform inappropriate sex act on Maxwell in front of Epstein poolside on his private island. 

When asked if she recalled 'any distinguishing physical features' about Maxwell, Giuffre told investigators, 'I can tell you that she had very large  natural breasts.' 

'I can tell you that her pubic hair was dark brown, nearly black. I don’t remember any specific birthmarks or moles that I could point out that would be relevant.'

She added that she neither remembered any significant scars, nor was aware of any tattoos on the now-jailed socialite.

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According to newly unsealed court documents, Jeffrey Epstein accuser  Virginia Giuffre described Ghislaine Maxwell's private parts to investigators in 2016

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Ghislaine Maxwell appears via video link during her arraignment hearing on July 14 

Giuffre detailed the sexual encounters in graphic detail in a deposition she gave investigators in 2016 as part of a defamation lawsuit she had filed against Maxwell, which has been under a court order deal until now. 

In other statements featured in Exhibit 11, Giuffre told investigators that Maxwell allegedly told her to give a massage to former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. 

 'When Ghislaine Maxwell used the words, "Go give a massage to Bill Richardson", where were you?' the investigator questioned.

Although Giuffre could not name the specific place where she allegedly met Richardson, she did verify that she was sent to New Mexico.

Richardson has previously denied any involvement with Giuffre and claimed to never have met her.

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The unsealed court documents also mentioned former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who previously denied Giuffre's allegations 

In another excerpt, Giuffre described an incident when Maxwell allegedly sent her to have sex with the owner of a large hotel chain.

'I believe that was one time in France...I believe it was around the same time that  Naomi Campbell had a birthday party,' said Giuffre.

Where asked where the inappropriate interaction happened, Giuffre said it happened in 'his own cabana townhouse thing.'

'Jeffrey was staying there. Ghislaine was staying there. Emmy was staying there,' said Giuffre.

'I was 17 staying there. This other guy was staying there. I don't know his name. I was instructed by Ghislaine to go and give him an erotic massage.'

Giuffre then explained that 'massage' was a code word allegedly used by Epstein and Maxwell.

She also said Maxwell instructed her to have sex with the late Marvin Minsky, a famed MIT scientist in artificial intelligence, 

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In one section, Giuffre provided details about Maxwell's alleged instructions to have sex with the owner of large hotel chain

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Also mentioned in the court documents was Marvin Minsky, the late MIT scientist that specialized in artificial intelligence 

'I believe it was the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jeff's -- sorry, Jeffrey Epstein's island in the U.S. Virgin Islands,' Giuffre said,

Giuffre claims she performed a sex act on Ghislaine Maxwell in front of the billionaire pedophile on his private island and that his alleged madam had 'continuous' orgies with young girls, newly unsealed court documents reveal.  

Giuffre told investigators that girls were routinely flown in via private jet to participate in sex sessions that happened all over the island. 

Asked to describe women she personally saw Maxwell have sexual contact with, she responded: 'There's so many, I don't know where you want me to start.' 

'There were blondes, there were brunettes, there were redheads. They were all beautiful girls. I would say the ages ranged between 15 and 21.'

She alleged she saw Maxwell participating in sex sessions with them by a pool, near the beachfront, in small huts and in Epstein's cabana.    

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Roberts - now Giuffre - claims girls were flown by private jet to the island so they could be abused, adding that it is 'impossible to know' how many were taken there

At one point, Giuffre was asked to describe a specific time she saw Maxwell engage in sex acts, or orgies, with girls by the pool. 

'There was quite a few girls and it was, excuse me if I'm saying this in an in explicit way, but I don't know how else to say it... girl on girl action. So there was a lot of - what's the word for it? Licking, licking vaginas, breasts. Fingers being used. She was involved with that. 

'I remember specifically... I had to go down on Ghislaine. Jeffrey was there as well. We're still by the pool with lots of girls.' 

She said the girls, who she described as 'beautiful, tall, some were blonde, some were sandy brown', did not speak English and spoke in a European language that Giuffre guessed was Russian or Czech. 

Giuffrealso described one occasion that she said 'stands out' in which 'models were - I think they were models - were flown in. There were orgies held outside by the pool.' 

It is not clear if this is a separate time to when she claimed to have performed a sex act on Maxwell.    

Describing who was involved in one sex session, Giuffre said: 'Ghislaine, myself, Jeffrey, another girl in this blue, outdoor - I don't know what you want to call it. Cabana, that… just a bed could fit in.'

Giuffre named two women in the deposition - British actress Emmy Tayler and Epstein's personal assistant Sarah Kellen - that she allegedly saw Maxwell have sex with in front of her. Tayler had worked as Maxwell's personal assistant in the early 2000s. 

When asked if she knew the names of any other girl that she personally saw Maxwell having sex with, Giuffre said: 'There's just a blur of so many girls... A lot of these girls would come and go and you'd never see them again.'