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Jasmine Allday

ITV viewers praise 'brave' victims for speaking out against Ghislaine Maxwell

ITV viewers have branded Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein 's victims "brave" for speaking out about the pair's crimes.

Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking and other charges for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for the late Jeffrey Epstein between 1994 and 2004.

She is yet to receive her sentence but Ranvir Singh's new documentary - which aired on ITV tonight - documented the whole court case as she interviewed people close to Ghislaine, including her brother as well as the jurors who sat in the court.

There was a lot of praise online for the "brave" victims for speaking out about what they endured.

Ghislaine Maxwell will be sentenced for her crimes later this year (via REUTERS)

One viewer wrote on Twitter : "Horrible to watch and brave of the women to come forward. It is about time those with money and power realised they are not above the law."

"Their victims are beyond brave, thank you for sharing your experiences as it must have been beyond painful," a second added.

Ranvir Singh presented the documentary (ITV)

During the documentary, Ranvir spoke to juror Scotty David, who admitted it was "emotional" as the jury deliberated for five days before finding her guilty of all but one count.

David said: "It was emotional there were tears, because this is somebody's life on the line. And the prosecution had to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Ghislaine Maxwell was guilty of these crimes and we all felt comfortable. But the emotional toll that it took on all of us after spending a week combing through all of the evidence, all of the testimony again. Was … It was brutal."

Juror Scotty David explained how Ghislaine was 'like a stone' when they returned their verdict (ITV)

When he was asked what it was like when the jury went back into the courtroom to reveal their verdict, he added: "I was looking at her the entire time because I felt like I wanted to see what her reaction would be and she looked forward and wasn't really looking around and there was no emotion. It was just … It's like she was a stone."

During the documentary, Ranvir explored the "Little Black Book" of contacts, which featured some of Maxwell and Epstein's extensive network of rich, powerful and famous friends.

She also examines evidence from the trial including flight logs from Epstein's private planes, listing famous passengers.

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