Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested by the FBI officers investigating the late disgraced financier's sex crimes.

Ms Maxwell, 58, was detained in the town of Bradford, New Hampshire, on Thursday morning and is expected to make a virtual courthouse appearance later today.

According to an unsealed indictment at the Southern District Court of New York, she is facing six charges, including enticement and conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, transportation and conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and two counts of perjury.

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