Questions of Magaziner’s Flights on Epstein’s “Lolita Express” May Be Answered With Maxwell’s Arrest

Questions of Magaziner’s Flights on Epstein’s “Lolita Express” May Be Answered With Maxwell’s Arrest

On Friday, lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and girlfriend and co-conspirator to the late Jeffrey Epstein, filed court documents seeking bail. Maxwell is believed to be the proverbial “Rosetta Stone” that could unveil the depth of the relationship between young girls sexually abused by Epstein and Maxwell and powerful men that they were provided to for sex.

Approximately 50 women have come forward alleging they were sexually abused by Epstein. The women were as young as 14-years-of age when the abuse began.

Rhode Island’s Ira Magaziner, the father of Rhode Island’s General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, flew on the private jet with Epstein --  the so-called “Lolita Express” -- on a number of occasions.

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The senior Magaziner has repeatedly refused to respond to GoLocal questions about traveling with Epstein, Maxwell, and a host of others — including Bill Clinton, supermodel Naomi Campbell, comedian Chris Tucker, and actor Kevin Spacey.

Since GoLocal first broke the story of Magaziner's flights with Epstein and Maxwell in August of 2019, he was replaced as the head of the Clinton Health Access Initiative.

 

Epstein’s Plane Was Dubbed the “Lolita Express”

As Newsweek reported before Epstein’s death about the plane, “Epstein also owns a Boeing 727-200—a passenger jet with a seating capacity of nearly 200, modified for private use, including a Bloomberg terminal that lets him conduct much of his finance work while airborne. Locals dubbed Epstein's 727 the ‘Lolita Express’ due to the frequent arrival of apparently underage women to Little Saint James, a nod to the Vladimir Nabokov novel about a middle-aged literature professor who justifies the repeated rape and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl.”

 

Maxwell’s Charges and Efforts for Bail

In a court filing Friday, Maxwell’s lawyers argued that she should be granted bail while awaiting trial, claiming she wasn't in "hiding" while under criminal investigation, as prosecutors allege, and hasn't left the country in more than a year.

"She did not flee, but rather left the public eye, for the entirely understandable purpose of protecting herself and those close to her from the crush of media and online attention and its very real harms—those close to her have suffered the loss of jobs, work opportunities, and reputational damage simply for knowing her," her lawyers, Mark S. Cohen and Jeffrey S. Pagliuca, wrote.

Prosecutors oppose the bail and see Maxwell as the key to finding justice for the victims of the sexual abuse that took place over three decades. She is facing a total of six counts in the federal indictment. 

The Justice Department states, "The charges set forth herein stem from the role of GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the defendant, in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple girls by Jeffrey Epstein. In particular, from at least in or about 1994, up to and including at least in or about 1997, MAXWELL assisted, facilitated, and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of minor girls by among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims known to MAXWELL and Epstein to be under the age of 18. The victims were as young as 14 years old they were groomed and abused by MAXWELL and Epstein, both of whom knew that certain victims were in fact under the age of 18."

 

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