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| Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking, reports say | Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking, reports say |
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| Jeffrey Epstein, the politically well-connected US billionaire, has been charged with sex trafficking, according to reports. | Jeffrey Epstein, the politically well-connected US billionaire, has been charged with sex trafficking, according to reports. |
| The New York Times reported that Epstein, a wealthy Florida financier, was arrested in the New York area and was in custody. He is expected to appear before a federal magistrate on Monday. The NYT cited two anonymous sources. | |
| The charges against Epstein were first reported on Saturday night by the Daily Beast. The website cited multiple anonymous sources. | The charges against Epstein were first reported on Saturday night by the Daily Beast. The website cited multiple anonymous sources. |
| The Associated Press also reported Epstein’s arrest, citing three unnamed law enforcement officials. | The Associated Press also reported Epstein’s arrest, citing three unnamed law enforcement officials. |
| Jeffrey Epstein: inside the decade of scandal entangling Prince Andrew | Jeffrey Epstein: inside the decade of scandal entangling Prince Andrew |
| Epstein, 66, reached a non-prosecution deal in 2008 with the office of the then Miami US attorney, Alexander Acosta, to end a federal sexual abuse investigation involving at least 40 teenage girls that could have landed him behind bars for life. | |
| He instead pleaded guilty to state charges, spent 13 months in jail, paid settlements to victims and is a registered sex offender. | He instead pleaded guilty to state charges, spent 13 months in jail, paid settlements to victims and is a registered sex offender. |
| Acosta, now Donald Trump’s labour secretary, has previously defended the deal as appropriate, but in February the justice department opened an investigation into the federal prosecutors’ handling of the plea deal. | Acosta, now Donald Trump’s labour secretary, has previously defended the deal as appropriate, but in February the justice department opened an investigation into the federal prosecutors’ handling of the plea deal. |
| Epstein, a former hedge fund manager, is well connected politically, and is reported to have links to Trump, Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew. | |
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