Ghislaine Maxwell jury resumes deliberations after Christmas break

Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender whose associates included Prince Andrew, Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, was arrested in July 2019 for sex trafficking girls. He killed himself in a Manhattan federal jail, where he was awaiting his own trial, about a month after his arrest.

The atmosphere was somewhat deflated, amid speculation that some jurors might return to the court Covid-positive, as the Omicron variant surges through the city.

Parkinson got down from the witness stand, put on a pair of gloves and looked at the table while it was in its folded position. He returned to the witness stand. The detective who brought the massage table into court opened it. Parkinson was asked to describe what he saw.

On Monday morning, Maxwell seemed to be in good spirits. When she walked into the courtroom moments before 10.30am, sporting a camel turtleneck and black pants, she hugged each of her lawyers.