What's next? The wheels are already turning...
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Ghislaine Maxwell, pictured in 2013, still faces another trial on two counts of perjury
Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein.
A US jury convicted her of five out of six charges, but the legal process is not over for Maxwell, 60, who is yet to be sentenced and faces a separate trial for perjury.
She faces decades behind bars
All up, Maxwell is facing 65 years in jail.
She was found guilty of the most serious charge against her - that of sex trafficking, which alone carries a maximum sentence of 40 years.
Her jail term will be decided by US District Judge Alison Nathan, who has not yet set a sentencing date.
For the moment, Judge Nathan will be waiting to receive a pre-sentence report. This will be compiled by an impartial investigator who will look into things like Maxwell's background, family, education and employment history to determine if any of these should influence the severity or leniency of the sentence.
Sarah Krissoff, a former prosecutor with the Southern District of New York, told the BBC she expected a "very significant prison sentence" for Maxwell.
"Given the involvement of minors, the judge has really great discretion to impose a significant sentence, and based on the evidence that was presented at trial, frankly, I expect the judge to impose a very severe sentence upon her," she said.
While Maxwell awaits sentencing, she will be held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, where she has been kept in isolation since July 2020, and has previously complained about the conditions.
The $64,000 question. Is it possible a Clinton could go to jail?
The same likelihood as me winning the lottery tomorrow.
