Framed photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell kissing seen in paedo tycoon’s Palm Beach mansion, shown to jury

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A PHOTO of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein kissing has been shown at her sex trafficking and abuse trial. The 59-year-old socialite is alleged to have “served up” young girls to former lover Epstein to abuse and also allegedly participated in some of the attacks. A photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell kissing Free for editorial useMaxwell is accused of grooming girls for Epstein to abuse[/caption] The photo of them kissing is beside of the pair meeting the Pope US DOJThe exterior of Epstein’s $22million home in Palm Beach[/caption] On the never-before-seen picture shows them kissing in a photograph sitting on a table at Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion. Also shown on the table is a picture of the pair meeting Pope John Paul II. Maxwell’s trial has been told Maxwell and Epstein had been in a relationship but remained “the best of friends” after they split. Prosecutors have described them as being “partners in crime” in the abuse of girls. The couple shared a bedroom at the Palm Beach mansion, with Maxwell helping in the running of the property. Prosecutors released more than 60 images from a police raid at a the infamous property as part of the case. Other images include one that appears to be framed nude picture of Maxwell, were shown to the jury at her sex trafficking trial on Monday More pictures have been released today, which are part of a cache seized from Epstein’s New York mansion around the time time he was arrested on sex abuse charges in 2019. 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During the raid, large safe containing more binders of CDs, cash, computer hard drives, diamonds and passports was found. FBI agents left the house to obtain a warrant for the safe, but when they returned four days later everything from the safe was gone. The items were later returned in two suitcases by one of Epstein’s lawyers and the safe was later found buried in a closet. At the end of last week, a massage table seized from Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion was brought into court. The photo of her lying nude on a beach has been widely reported on after it was previously revealed to have been found at the mansion. What we’ve heard so far: Ghislaine Maxwell laid out a schoolgirl outfit for her to wear while serving tea to paedo Jeffrey Epstein.The socialite would regularly name drop Prince Andrew and Donald TrumpPhotos showing what appears to be framed nude picture of Maxwell were shown to the juryTrump, Andrew and Bill Clinton all flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet, the paedo millionaire’s former pilot saidEpstein introduced a 14-year-old sex abuse victim to Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, the court was tolMaxwell handed Epstein’s housekeeper a “degrading” 58-page booklet which shows staff were told to “see nothing and say nothing”. The jury was shown police videotape and photos of the interior of Epstein’s Florida home. US justice officials have now released a selection of the images to the public as the trial continues. The video and pictures were taken during a search of the mansion – which has been dubbed the “House of Sin” – during the 2005 investigation into Epstein. The pictures were released as another accuser took to the stand, and claimed Ghislaine would name drop celebs like Prince Andrew and Donald Trump. Neither are accused of wrongdoing in relation to the case. The claim was made by Kate, a 44-year-old British woman who alleges who alleges she was groomed by the 59-year-old socialite for abuse by Epstein. The former actress also alleges Maxwell uut a schoolgirl outfit for her to wear while serving tea to the paedo. The former actress, who was giving evidence at Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial under the pseudonym “Kate”, met the socialite when she was 17. But after being invited to her home in Belgravia, central London, the teen gave massages to Epstein, where he initiated sex acts, the New York court heard. The Charges GHISLAINE Maxwell faces six charges over her alleged involvement with Jeffrey Epstein: Conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex act Enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex Conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity Transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity Sex trafficking conspiracy Sex trafficking of a minor Photos include images of a room in the property with a desk which appears to have a nude photo of Ghislaine sitting on it. Prosecutors claim the interior of Epstein’s mansion is proof of a sexualized atmosphere encouraged by Maxwell to put pressure on the victims. It appears to be a now-famous photo of her lying on a beach, and above it there is a framed portrait of her hanging on the wall. The evidence was presented over the objection of the defence, with Maxwell’s lawyer saying it was an attempt to unfairly depict the house as a “domicile of debauchery”. Elsewhere in the mansion, you can see paintings of nude women hanging on the wall – with a bare bum visible in one, and two naked women lying on a bed in the other. A photo of a seemingly naked woman is also seen hanging on a door between the two sketches. And meanwhile, in pictures of one of the bedrooms you can see boxes of tissues sitting on beside tables. During the final session of the first week of the trial, jurors were shown Epstein’s massage table, which was seized in the raid. Prosecutors have said the multi-millionaire financier’s abuse of teenage victims began as massages before escalating, with the term used as a ruse to get girls to touch him. Convicted sex offender Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial for further sex trafficking charges in August 2019. Maxwell was arrested suddenly in July 2020 – and has been held in prison ever since as she was deemed a flight risk. PAA picture of the massage room and table at Epstein’s New York mansion[/caption] US DOJA framed nude photo of Ghislaine Maxwell sits on a desk near a small model plane and a telephone[/caption] The photo appears to be this now infamous picture of Maxwell that was reported to have been found in the 2005 raid US DOJTwo sketches of nude women flank a door which has a photo of a naked woman hanging on the back of the door[/caption] Splash NewsThe massage room in Palm Beach also contained ‘small’ schoolgirl outfits, the jury was told[/caption] Maxwell and Epstein lived at the Palm Beach together We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.