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The twisted way Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly groomed young girls for Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant and alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell groomed young girls for sex acts with the accused sex-trafficker by befriending them — sometimes with movie and shopping trips, federal prosecutors allege.

The 58-year-old British socialite — who was busted for conspiring with the disgraced financier to sexually abuse minors — would first gain their trust by asking them questions about their lives, schools and families, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in Manhattan federal court.

Then she and Epstein would “spend time building friendships with the minor victims, by say, taking [them] to the movies or shopping,” the court papers said.

“Having developed a rapport with a victim, Maxwell would try to normalize sexual abuse,” prosecutors wrote.

Prosecutors allege she would groom them by discussing sexual topics and becoming unclothed in front of the victims, as well as being present when they were getting undressed.

Maxwell would also be on hand during sex acts involving the girls and the convicted pedophile, the indictment said.

She would allegedly massage Epstein in front of the girls — or would encourage them to give him a massage, which in some cases turned sexual with the victim becoming partially or fully nude, prosecutors said.

Her presence “helped put the victims at ease because an adult woman was present,” prosecutors allege.

The victims were also “made to feel indebted” to the pair because Maxwell would encourage them to accept paid travel or educational opportunities from the hedge funder, the court papers said.

Maxwell was arrested by the FBI in Bradford, New Hampshire, around 8:30 a.m Thursday on charges stemming from her role recruiting minors for Epstein as early as 1994.