Ghislaine Maxwell groomed her and offered critical testimony in her sex trafficking trial, and she believes the verdict would bring "solace" to other survivors.
Annie Farmer, the lone witness who used her own name throughout her evidence, remarked, "I am very relieved and appreciative."
"I hope that this decision shows that no one is above the law."
Maxwell was found guilty of grooming minor females so that Jeffrey Epstein may abuse them. Her attorneys have stated that they will appeal the judgment.
- Victims respond to the Maxwell verdict, saying, "No one is above the law."
The 60-year-old was found guilty of five of the six charges she was charged with, including the most serious accusation of sex trafficking a kid.
The British socialite might spend the rest of her life in prison, according to the conviction, which came after a five-day deliberation by a 12-person jury in New York.
"I hope this decision gives comfort to everyone who needs it," Ms. Farmer added. "When people of immense power and position sexually abuse and exploit children, they will be held accountable."
A lawyer for a victim who used the pseudonym Jane to conceal her identity commended the jury for recognizing Maxwell's "important role in aiding" Epstein and complimented the victims who had spoken forward.
Robert Glassman commented, "The courageous women survivors of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein's abuse may all sleep better tonight knowing that the legal system did it right."
Gloria Allred, another lawyer who represents several of Epstein's accusers, told the BBC that the verdict sends a "message to other sex offenders" who prey on vulnerable young women.
"Charges might be made against you, you could be prosecuted, and you could wind up spending the rest of your life in prison," she continued.
One of Maxwell and Epstein's most notable accusers, Virginia Giuffre, stated she will "remember this day forever."
"Having seen the horrors of Maxwell's abuse firsthand, my heart aches for the countless other girls and young women who have suffered at her hands and whose lives she has ruined," she added.
Ms. Giuffre has previously claimed that she was forced to have three times of intercourse with Prince Andrew. The claims are denied by the Duke of York.
The decision came after a month-long trial during which four women testified about being assaulted by Epstein between 1994 and 2004.
Maxwell showed no expression as the decision was read out on Wednesday, instead of pouring herself a glass of water and sipping it twice.
Her sentencing date has yet to be determined.
Maxwell, a longtime acquaintance of convicted child sex offender Epstein, has been in prison since July 2020, when she was accused of complicity in the financier's abuse of adolescent females. Some of the victims were as young as fourteen years old.
Epstein committed suicide in 2019 while awaiting a sex-trafficking prosecution.
Maxwell is the youngest daughter of disgraced newspaper mogul Robert Maxwell, who died in 1991. She is a well-connected socialite.
Maxwell moved to America shortly after her father died, where she worked in real estate and finally met Epstein.
Despite the fact that their love relationship lasted just a few years, she continued to work with him and is alleged to have connected Epstein to affluent and prominent persons such as Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew.
Throughout the trial, Maxwell's attorneys maintained that she was used as a scapegoat for Epstein's misdeeds. Meanwhile, prosecutors tried to connect the two as "partners in crime" who conducted a "pyramid system of abuse."
Prosecutors claimed bank records showing she got $30 million (£22 million) from Epstein between 1999 and 2007 as proof of her financial motivation.
All of the women who testified stated Epstein sexually assaulted them before they were 18 years old, and that Maxwell encouraged, facilitated, and even participated in the sexual encounters.