British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has declined to take the stand in her sex abuse trial in the United States, as her defence rested its case ahead of final arguments next week.Asked whether she would like to testify in her own defence, the former associate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein told Judge Alison Nathan in New York on Friday: “Your honor, the government has not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt so there is no reason for me to testify.”Defendants are not required to testify in their own trials in US courts, but they do occasionally to make their case directly to the jury.
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