Ghislaine Maxwell's brother has claimed that her sex trafficking trial was unfair.
The convicted socialite's brother has argued that the verdict should not stand because she was jailed in such harsh conditions that she could not properly defend herself.
The 60-year-old, who was labeled "dangerous" by the prosecution, faces the rest of her life in jail for helping to entice vulnerable teenagers to Epstein's various properties for him to sexually abuse between 1994 and 2004.
Maxwell was found guilty of five federal charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and three related counts of conspiracy.
She was acquitted on the charge of enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, per BBC News.
Her brother told the BBC Radio 4's Today Show that he supports plans by her team to appeal the verdict, focusing on her alleged mistreatment since her arrest in 2020.
Ian Maxwell previously described the conditions his sister was being held in as "torture" and said they were "designed to break her."
However, BBC presenter Mishal Husain pushed back, noting that Maxwell "appeared engaged, animated, able to converse with her siblings, with her lawyers, study everything very carefully."
Maxwell's brother responded that although she appeared "superficially to be able to pay attention and talk to us and to her lawyers, the fact is that over 18 months of the kind of conditions that she's had to endure have seriously impacted her ability to be able to participate meaningfully in her defense pre-trial and during the trial itself."
Maxwell's family and attorney said that they plan to appeal her conviction, saying they believe she is innocent.
In a statement, Maxwell's brother Kevin said: "We believe firmly in our sister’s innocence – we are very disappointed with the verdict. We have already started the appeal tonight and we believe that she will ultimately be vindicated."
Lisa Bloom, who represents a number of Ghislaine Maxwell’s and Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, said she does not see "any chance" of Maxwell's legal team successfully appealing against the verdict.
Maxwell showed no emotion when the verdicts were read. Judge Alison Nathan did not set a sentencing date after the verdict.