Maxwell honored at Clinton event years after sexual abuse allegations emerged

Published on August 25, 2025 at 02:56 PM
Maxwell honored at Clinton event years after sexual abuse allegations emerged

Jeffrey Epstein associate attended Clinton Global Initiative conference in 2013 as advocate for ocean conservation

Ghislaine Maxwell was honored by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2013, four years after sexual abuse accusations against her emerged – and two years after the former president Bill Clinton’s staff recommended banning her from official events, CNN has reported.

Maxwell – who in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes – attended the CGI conference as a guest of merit, where she was applauded for her work on ocean conservation alongside other “Commitment to Action” leaders, according to the network.

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