kate moody, business editor.he british socialite, healing maxwell, has been sentenced today to 20 years in prison by a court in new york for her role in recruiting and grooming teenage girls who were then abused by her then boyfriend, delete financier jeffrey epstein. in december, the 60-year-old was convicted of five charges. while speaking today she said meeting epstein had been her greatest regret. here's a look back now at maxwell's downfall. reporter: it is a fall from grace for the british socialite. in december of last year, she was convicted on five of six counts, the most serious being sex trafficking minors. >> a unanimous jury has found ghislaine maxwell guilty of one of the worst crimes imaginable. facilitating and participating in the sexual abuse of children. crimes that she committed with her longtime partner and co-conspirator, jeffrey epstein. reporter: -- >> the road to justice has been far too long. but today justice has been done. reporter: prosecutors described maxwell's conduct as a shocking