Live: Prosecutors announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell

GHISLAINE Maxwell has been arrested by the FBI on child sex abuse charges linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

The British socialite and heiress, who became a confidante of Jeffrey Epstein, has been accused of being the notorious sex abuser's 'pimp' and actively taking part in the abuse herself.

She was arrested on Thursday morning on charges of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors and is expected to appear in a federal court later today, according to two sources talking to News 4 New York.

The place of her arrest is understood to be close to the home of her alleged boyfriend Scott Borgerson in Bedford, New Hampshire.

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