Opening arguments begin Monday in the federal sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is charged with helping her long-time companion, financier Jeffrey Epstein, recruit, groom and exploit girls as young as 14 years old for sexual abuse. The alleged incidents ran from 1994 to 2004, in locations ranging from an Upper East Side residence in New York to an estate in Palm Beach, Florida, to a ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to a residence in London. The question for the jury will be whether the globe-trotting Maxwell, who turns 60 on Christmas Day, procured underage girls for Epstein knowing he would abuse them. Maxwell has denied all charges. “I think the case is probably going to rise or fall on the strength of the testimony of the alleged victims, as well as the witnesses who are not victims and whether the prosecution can convincingly tell a story about a long-time pattern of behavior,” said Paul Berman, a law professor at George Washington University. Read our trial converage in full at the link in bio. Photo by Elizabeth Williams, @apnews