A US jury found British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of recruiting and grooming young girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. She was convicted on five of six counts.

The jury's foreperson read out a guilty verdict on five of the six federal counts she faced, including sex trafficking and other crimes, in the federal court in Manhattan.

The New York jury came to the conclusion after deliberating for five days.

As the verdict was read, she showed no display of emotion. Instead, she pulled down her black face mask and poured herself a glass of water.

Maxwell could potentially spend the rest of her life behind bars, with a maximum possible sentence of 65 years.

US District Judge Alison Nathan had instructed the 12 jurors to retire to deliberate their verdict, issuing lengthy instructions for them to reach unanimous decisions on each count.

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