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New York (AFP) – Ghislaine Maxwell set young girls up to be abused by “predator” Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors said Monday, as the sex trafficking trial of the British jet-set socialite and heiress began in New York. While the defense urged jurors not to “scapegoat” Maxwell for Epstein’s crimes, government attorneys described her as the late financier’s “lady of the house,” who maintained “a culture of silence” over a years-long arrangement to sexually exploit girls under 18 years old. Maxwell “made those girls feel seen. They made them feel special. But that was a cover,” federal attorney Lara…