As Ghislaine Maxwell’s family is escorted into the courthouse, an accuser waits in the cold

The line at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in lower Manhattan begins in the dead cold of night, with a handful of men, shivering under blankets or umbrellas, huddling sometimes in a nearby parked car to keep warm in the wee hours of the morning. The line-sitters, as they are called, earn $30 to $50 an hour for holding a place in line from 2 to 7 a.m. for those who can afford it — mostly journalists, but some members of the public — to guarantee themselves a seat in the courtroom where British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial, charged with sexual trafficking. The jury is presently deliberating her fate. Liz Stein can’t afford a line-sitter, so she waits in line almost every day.

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Accuser waits in cold as jury weighs Ghislaine Maxwell’s fate | McClatchy Washington Bureau

Accuser waits in cold as jury weighs Ghislaine Maxwell’s fate | McClatchy Washington Bureau