new york court sentenced to 20 years galeyne maxwell, girlfriend of financier jeffrey epstein, was imprisoneding and abetting adult abuse. this is much less than what the prosecutor's office asked for, but for a 60-year-old woman, tantamount to a life sentence in her last word, maxwell called her former lover a cunning manipulator and asked for forgiveness from the victims . billionaires sent to jail for years, gelend maxwell, found guilty on five counts allegations of the most serious trafficking in minors for the purpose of sexual exploitation. we made sure that sooner or later. truth triumphs it is never too late to hold the perpetrator to account if you have experienced sexual abuse, were afraid to report it, or thought the perpetrator would not be punished. this is a signal for you. today we are celebrating a great victory. the state prosecutors asked the court to appoint the girlfriend of financier jeff lipstein from 30 to 55 years in prison federal prosecutors sent a letter to the judge in which noted the complete lack of remorse in gelaine , instead of demonstrating at least a hint of