An enabler or a pawn: Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell?

Courtroom sketch of Ghislaine Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate accused of sex trafficking, standing before US District Judge Alison J. Nathan during a pre-trial hearing ahead of jury selection in New York City. Photo: Reuters

Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies' pension funds before dying a mysterious death. She spent the second with another tycoon, Jeffrey Epstein, who died while charged with sexually abusing teenage girls.

Now, after a life of both scandal and luxury, Ghislaine's next act will be decided by a United States trial.