The convicted pedophile’s girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell argued that she was shielded from prosecution by an earlier plea deal

The US Supreme Court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn her conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein procure minors for his pedophile network. She is currently serving a 20-year prison term for multiple offenses, including the sex trafficking of a child.

Earlier this year, the case spurred controversy after the administration of US President Donald Trump backpedaled on promises to release Epstein’s alleged ‘client list’, claiming the late sex offender never had one.

On Monday, justices turned away Maxwell’s…

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