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10 Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document562- Filed 12/17/21 Page 15 of 82 Instruction No.9: The Indictment The Defendant, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been formally charged in what is called an “Indictment.” As I instructed you at the outset of this trial, the Indictment is simply a charge or accusation. It is not evidence. It is not proof of Ms. Maxwell’s guilt. It creates no presumption and it permits no inference that Ms. Maxwell is guilty. Ms. Maxwell begins trial with an absolutely clean slate and without any evidence against her. You must give no weight to the fact that an Indictment has been returned against Ms. Maxwell. I will not read the entire Indictment to you at this time. Rather, I will first summarize the offenses charged in the Indictment and then explain in detail the elements of each of the offenses. 14 DOJ-OGR-00008471