A British woman has testified in court that socialite Ghislaine Maxwell asked her to find "cute, young, pretty" girls for pedophile tycoon Jeffrey Epstein.

Ms. Maxwell, 59, is accused of grooming teenage girls for abuse by the late Epstein between 1994 and 2004. She has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

The accuser recounted how the socialite befriended her at age 17 and often pressured her into "fun".

Two more women are expected to take the witness stand before the trial ends.

Ms Maxwell, who has British, American, and French citizenship, has been in a US jail since her arrest last year. She faces up to 80 years in prison if convicted.

Last week, a woman - identified by the pseudonym Jane - cried as she described sexual encounters with Epstein when she was 14, adding that Ms Maxwell sometimes took part and acted "like it wasn't a big deal".

In Monday's testimony, a witness using the pseudonym Kate described how Ms Maxwell laid out a schoolgirl outfit on her guest room bed and said: "I thought it would be fun for you to take Jeffrey his tea in this outfit."

She said she wore the outfit and Epstein had sex with her.

The woman said she met Ms Maxwell as a teenager in Paris around 1994. As she was above the age of consent at the time in Britain, the judge instructed the jury that sexual encounters were not to be considered illegal sex acts.

Kate, who is now 44, told the court she had been taken instantly by Ms Maxwell's elegance and sophistication: "She was very impressive … everything that I wanted to be."

Over tea at home in London, Ms. Maxwell spoke of her "philanthropist" boyfriend who liked to help young people. Kate was beginning a music career and said she was excited to have "a new friend".

Within weeks, she met Epstein and - at Ms. Maxwell's urging - would give him massages that turned into sex.

Ms. Maxwell would compliment her "strong hands", call her a "good girl" and ask if she was having "fun".

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