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Case 22-1426, Document ON AES 3536039, Page204 of 217 89 M6s2Max2 1 the appropriate sentence in this case in light of the 3553(a) 2 factors and the appropriate purposes of sentencing as reflected 3 in that statute. 4 The crimes for which I sentence Ms. Maxwell today are 5 the crimes for which a jury convicted her of committing 6 following trial. [ do want to emphasize that today the 7 sentence is based entirely on those crimes and the harm done to 8 the victims of those charged and proved crimes. The evidence 9 at trial established that Ms. Maxwell directly and repeatedly 10 and over the course of many years participated in a horrific 11 scheme to entice, transport, and traffic underage girls, some 12 as young as 14, for sexual abuse by and with Jeffrey Epstein. 13 I will pause on those words for a moment, "by and with 14 Epstein." is important at the outset to emphasize that 15 although Epstein was, of course, central to this criminal 16 scheme, Ms. Maxwell is not being punished in place of Epstein 17 or as a proxy for Epstein. Like every other participant ina 18 multi-defendant case, Ms. Maxwell is being punished for the 19 role that she played in the criminal conduct. As to that role, 20 the trial evidence established that Ms. Maxwell was 21 instrumental in the abuse of several underage girls and that 22 she herself participated in some of the abuse, and it is her 23 conduct for which she has been convicted in the court under the 24 laws of this country and it is her conduct for which she must 25 be held accountable. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.eee (21 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00021634