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| Jeffrey Epstein: diamonds, cash and fake passport found in raid, prosecutors say | Jeffrey Epstein: diamonds, cash and fake passport found in raid, prosecutors say |
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| Two Jeffrey Epstein accusers offered emotional entreaties in court on Monday, asking a judge not to release the financier before his trial on sex trafficking charges. | Two Jeffrey Epstein accusers offered emotional entreaties in court on Monday, asking a judge not to release the financier before his trial on sex trafficking charges. |
| Jeffrey Epstein: how US media – with one star exception – whitewashed the story | Jeffrey Epstein: how US media – with one star exception – whitewashed the story |
| One alleged victim, who identified herself as Courtney Wild, said: “I was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, starting at the age of 14.” | One alleged victim, who identified herself as Courtney Wild, said: “I was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, starting at the age of 14.” |
| The financier, 66, has been held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a fortress-like jail in lower Manhattan, since his arrest earlier this month for the alleged sex trafficking of minors. He has pleaded not guilty and was appearing in court on Monday over his request for house arrest while awaiting trial. | The financier, 66, has been held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a fortress-like jail in lower Manhattan, since his arrest earlier this month for the alleged sex trafficking of minors. He has pleaded not guilty and was appearing in court on Monday over his request for house arrest while awaiting trial. |
| Prosecutors said their case was getting “stronger by the day”, several more women having contacted them to say Epstein abused them when they were underage. | Prosecutors said their case was getting “stronger by the day”, several more women having contacted them to say Epstein abused them when they were underage. |
| Assistant US attorney Alex Rossmiller also revealed that authorities found “piles of cash”, “dozens of diamonds” and an expired passport with Epstein’s picture, a fake name and a Saudi Arabia residence during a raid of his Manhattan mansion following his arrest on 6 July. | |
| US district court judge Richard Berman said he needed more time to absorb materials that have been submitted and would probably decide on whether Epstein should remain behind bars on Thursday, at 9.30am. | US district court judge Richard Berman said he needed more time to absorb materials that have been submitted and would probably decide on whether Epstein should remain behind bars on Thursday, at 9.30am. |
| Wild said publicity around the case had not necessarily made it easier to come forward, as defense attorneys have argued in court. | Wild said publicity around the case had not necessarily made it easier to come forward, as defense attorneys have argued in court. |
| “He’s a scary person to have walking the streets,” she said. | “He’s a scary person to have walking the streets,” she said. |
| She had a reserved air, wearing a white shirt and black trousers as she nervously addressed the judge towards the end of the hearing. | She had a reserved air, wearing a white shirt and black trousers as she nervously addressed the judge towards the end of the hearing. |
| The second accuser, Annie Farmer, stood up and said: “I was 16 years old when I had the misfortune of meeting Jeffrey Epstein here in New York.” | The second accuser, Annie Farmer, stood up and said: “I was 16 years old when I had the misfortune of meeting Jeffrey Epstein here in New York.” |
| She spoke about how it was difficult to come forward in public, because of Epstein’s wealth and privilege. Judge Richard Berman asked if she was saying that Epstein engaged in sexual contact with her. | |
| She said: “He was inappropriate with me.” | She said: “He was inappropriate with me.” |
| The judge asked if she would go into details. | The judge asked if she would go into details. |
| She said: “I would prefer not to go into the details at this time.” | She said: “I would prefer not to go into the details at this time.” |
| The attorney David Boies, who represents some Epstein accusers, was also present at Monday’s hearing. | The attorney David Boies, who represents some Epstein accusers, was also present at Monday’s hearing. |
| “This is a good judge and I know he will do what he considers the right thing,” he said. | “This is a good judge and I know he will do what he considers the right thing,” he said. |
| Lawyers for Epstein, who is a registered sex offender following a case in Florida 11 years ago, insist a combination of home detention and electronic monitoring and a mortgage-backed bond on his $77m Manhattan mansion will be enough to keep him from fleeing the country. | Lawyers for Epstein, who is a registered sex offender following a case in Florida 11 years ago, insist a combination of home detention and electronic monitoring and a mortgage-backed bond on his $77m Manhattan mansion will be enough to keep him from fleeing the country. |
| Since his 2008 guilty plea to state prostitution charges and subsequent 13 months behind bars, “Mr Epstein has been a law-abiding citizen without a single allegation of criminal misconduct during that period and has focused his efforts on business and philanthropy”, his lawyers claimed in court papers. | Since his 2008 guilty plea to state prostitution charges and subsequent 13 months behind bars, “Mr Epstein has been a law-abiding citizen without a single allegation of criminal misconduct during that period and has focused his efforts on business and philanthropy”, his lawyers claimed in court papers. |
| Epstein’s legal team also said they would offer his private jet as collateral and that a “trustee or trustees will be appointed to live in Mr Epstein’s residence and report any violation to pretrial services and/or the court”. | Epstein’s legal team also said they would offer his private jet as collateral and that a “trustee or trustees will be appointed to live in Mr Epstein’s residence and report any violation to pretrial services and/or the court”. |
| In response papers filed on Friday, prosecutors said Epstein was dangerous and poised to flee. | In response papers filed on Friday, prosecutors said Epstein was dangerous and poised to flee. |
| Authorities “discovered hundreds or thousands of nude and seminude photographs of young females” in his Manhattan home on the night of his arrest, they said. Prosecutors also maintained that electronic monitoring “would merely give the defendant less of a head start in fleeing” and dismissed his house arrest pitch as a request to live in a “gilded cage”. | Authorities “discovered hundreds or thousands of nude and seminude photographs of young females” in his Manhattan home on the night of his arrest, they said. Prosecutors also maintained that electronic monitoring “would merely give the defendant less of a head start in fleeing” and dismissed his house arrest pitch as a request to live in a “gilded cage”. |
| They also alleged that Epstein wired several hundred thousands of dollars “to influence” two possible witnesses. | They also alleged that Epstein wired several hundred thousands of dollars “to influence” two possible witnesses. |
| “Multiple” accusers have asked prosecutors to seek Epstein’s detention throughout his case, court documents said. | “Multiple” accusers have asked prosecutors to seek Epstein’s detention throughout his case, court documents said. |
| Epstein, who purportedly had ties to Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and other powerful men, is charged in a 13-page indictment with sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy. It is alleged that some victims were just 14 years old. | Epstein, who purportedly had ties to Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and other powerful men, is charged in a 13-page indictment with sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy. It is alleged that some victims were just 14 years old. |
| Prosecutors contend that from 2002 to 2005, Epstein “sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls” and paid some victims to recruit others “in order to maintain and increase his supply of victims”. | Prosecutors contend that from 2002 to 2005, Epstein “sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls” and paid some victims to recruit others “in order to maintain and increase his supply of victims”. |
| Alex Acosta resigns as US labor secretary following Epstein plea deal scandal | Alex Acosta resigns as US labor secretary following Epstein plea deal scandal |
| These accusers were lured to provide massages “which would be performed nude or partially nude”, the indictment claimed, saying these massages would turn “increasingly sexual in nature, and would typically include one or more sex acts”. | These accusers were lured to provide massages “which would be performed nude or partially nude”, the indictment claimed, saying these massages would turn “increasingly sexual in nature, and would typically include one or more sex acts”. |
| Prosecutors have also claimed that at Epstein’s New York home, “the massage room is still set up the same way it was 15 years ago”, with sex paraphernalia and a massage table. | Prosecutors have also claimed that at Epstein’s New York home, “the massage room is still set up the same way it was 15 years ago”, with sex paraphernalia and a massage table. |
| The New York case comes amid increasing scrutiny of Epstein’s prior case that was spurred by a bombshell Miami Herald investigation. | The New York case comes amid increasing scrutiny of Epstein’s prior case that was spurred by a bombshell Miami Herald investigation. |
| In 2007, Epstein and the US attorney’s office in Miami, then led by Alexander Acosta, brokered a deal that ended a federal investigation into allegations involving at least 40 teenage girls. Acosta resigned as Trump’s labor secretary on Friday, following extensive criticism. | In 2007, Epstein and the US attorney’s office in Miami, then led by Alexander Acosta, brokered a deal that ended a federal investigation into allegations involving at least 40 teenage girls. Acosta resigned as Trump’s labor secretary on Friday, following extensive criticism. |
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