By Luc Cohen

(Reuters) – Prosecutors have settled Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex assault trial after receiving emotional testimony for two weeks from four female witnesses who claimed Maxwell set them up to have sexual encounters when they were teens with Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell, aged 59, has pleaded no guilty to charges including sex trafficking. Maxwell’s lawyers said Maxwell is being made a victim of Epstein’s actions since Epstein is deceased.

Here are five key points to remember as Maxwell’s defense lawyers get ready for a defense.

Maxwell was the victim of Epstein’s alleged abuse, according to testimony from the Accusers

The four accused gave their emotions. Maxwell touched three of the four accusers’ breasts, according to one.

Carolyn, a woman who identified herself as Carolyn, said Maxwell touched her once at 14 when she was getting ready to massage Epstein.

She said, “I was completely nude. Carolyn stated that she had an excellent body to offer Mr. Epstein, his family and friends.

A woman, known only as Jane, testified to Epstein’s sexual abuse of her at the age of 14. Jane claimed Maxwell was sometimes present in their interactions, which were often started with massages that escalated into something more.

Prosecutors revealed that Maxwell and Epstein shared a close-knit relationship.

Former house manager at Epstein’s Palm Beach, Florida estate in 1991-2002 testified to Maxwell being “lady” of the house and with Epstein 95% of the times.

To show jurors the intimacy between Maxwell, Epstein and their relationship in the 1990s, the prosecutor later presented more than twelve photographs. Two photographs showed Maxwell touching Epstein with Epsteins barefoot while pressing against her chest.

The Accusers claimed that Maxwell and Epstein had promised to help them financially.

All four of their accusers claimed they were told when they were teenagers Epstein and Maxwell would help them. Jane was a singer and claimed that her family had been in financial difficulties since her father’s passing. Jane said that Maxwell and Epstein told her at 14 how they had helped her with her summer camp. They also gave her many scholarships.

Annie Farmer also claimed Epstein was going to pay for her college education.

Cross-examination frequently caused anger in the accused.

Maxwell’s lawyers aggressively interrogated four women to try and undermine their testimony.

Carolyn was cross-examined by Maxwell’s attorney. She asked about the compensation she received for Epstein victim victims of $3.25 million and whether there were any incentives to stick to her story.

“Why does it keep being mentioned so many times?” Carolyn asked. Later, she cried on the stand.

Some of the battles lost by defense to prosecution were not won.

U.S. district judge Alison Nathan decided that Maxwell and his defense team won. He ruled that Farmer, and Kate, were consenting to Epstein’s alleged interactions and that they could not be considered illegal.

However, Maxwell’s six charges were not dropped by the prosecution because neither Kate nor Farmer was the only victim.

Nathan also attacked prosecutors following Jane’s revelation that Jane had called her brother in the wake of Jane’s testimony. Jane’s brother would have been a witness for the prosecution, to confirm her testimony.

Jane’s brother was called by the Prosecutors, who with Nathan telling them it would be best practice to tell Jane to not discuss her testimony with potential witnesses.