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Prosecutors: Ghislaine Maxwell Lived 'Life of Privilege' in Hiding

Prosecutors cite all-cash $1 million purchase of NH estate in arguing she's a flight risk

(Newser) - Ghislaine Maxwell appears to have made "intentional efforts to avoid detection" before her arrest Thursday , from jetting off to Qatar and Japan to changing her phone number, according to authorities. Maxwell—who reportedly holds citizenship in the UK, US, and France—took "at least 15 international flights in...

In Sealed Deposition, Epstein Accuser Names Ex-Israel PM

Victoria Giuffre said she was trafficked to Ehud Barak

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein accuser Victoria Giuffre named former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak as one of the men the financier forced her to have sex with, a court heard Tuesday. Lawyers for Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, another Epstein associate accused by Giuffre, said she had named Barak and billionaire Les...

Teen Facing Life for Killing Abuser Gets a Break

Community groups raise $400K to get Chrystul Kizer out of jail

(Newser) - A Wisconsin teen held in jail for two years for the murder of her alleged sex trafficker has been released on bail after $400,000 was raised by groups including the Milwaukee Freedom Fund. The fund worked with the Chrystul Kizer Defense Committee, Chicago Community Bond Fund, and the national...

Witness: I Saw Prince Andrew, Accuser 'Engaged in Foreplay'

Steve Cully talks of visiting 'Pedophile Island' in 'Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich'

(Newser) - Prince Andrew won't like what he finds in Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich , the four-part Netflix docu-series premiering Wednesday. In the third episode, we hear from Steve Cully, who managed telecommunications and data on Epstein's private island from 1999 to 2005. He says he saw Alan Dershowitz and Bill...

Epstein Pal's Email Was Hacked: Letter

That's what Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer claims

(Newser) - Old pals of Jeffrey Epstein, look out: Emails of his alleged madam may well have been hacked. So says a letter from Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer about documents unsealed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Fox News reports. In the letter—written in response to a defamation case against...

Ex-SEALs Are Guarding Ghislaine Maxwell: Source

Jeffrey Epstein's old friend is reportedly hiding in safe houses

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein's alleged former madame hasn't fallen off the Earth—she's just very well-protected, according to unnamed sources popping up in the tabloids. "She is not in the US, she moves around," an unidentified source tells the New York Post about Ghislaine Maxwell, 58. "...

Report: FBI Investigating Epstein Pal Ghislaine Maxwell

Sources tell Reuters the agency is asking questions about the mysterious socialite

(Newser) - No one seems to know for sure where Ghislaine Maxwell is, with CBS This Morning noting the Jeffrey Epstein friend has been keeping a "low profile" since his August suicide . But while that mystery continues , the FBI is apparently trying to figure out her role in the Epstein sex...

Teen&#39;s Murder Case Likened to Another Famous One
Teen Allegedly Kills Abuser,
Now Faces Life Sentence
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Dec 19, 2019 10:49 AM CST

Teen Allegedly Kills Abuser, Now Faces Life Sentence

Chrystul Kizer accused of killing man, and her attorneys say she was victim of sex trafficking

(Newser) - A 19-year-old woman in Wisconsin faces a life sentence for allegedly murdering a man in Kenosha last year, and the case is generating national attention for its unusual circumstances. The crime itself was a brutal one, as ABC News recounts. Randall Volar, 34, was shot twice in the head in...

Epstein's Guards Were Allegedly Shopping, Sleeping

AG Barr describes 'perfect storm of screw-ups'

(Newser) - Enough with the conspiracy theories, says Attorney General William Barr, asserting that a "series" of mistakes allowed Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a Manhattan jail in August. "I can understand people … whose minds went to sort of the worst-case scenario because it was a...

Jaws Drop Over Andrew&#39;s &#39;I Don&#39;t Sweat&#39; Interview
Andrew's Interview Called
Worse Than a 'Train Wreck'
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Nov 17, 2019 11:50 AM CST

Andrew's Interview Called Worse Than a 'Train Wreck'

Seems people aren't buying his denials

(Newser) - Prince Andrew's TV interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has triggered shock waves of disbelief across British media, CNN reports. To recap, the prince soberly denied even knowing accuser Virginia Giuffre, who was underage at the time. In particular, he denied having sex with Giuffre...

Epstein Accuser Out With Details on Prince Andrew

Virginia Roberts Giuffre calls him an 'abuser' and 'participant' in Epstein's sex ring

(Newser) - "He was an abuser. He was a participant." That's what Virginia Roberts Giuffre—one of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers—says about Prince Andrew in an upcoming Dateline that includes interviews with six Epstein accusers, per MSN.com . Talking to host Savannah Guthrie, Giuffre goes into detail about...

Wave of Epstein Accusers Will Get Their Day in Court Today

Judge says up to 30 victims and Epstein lawyers will get a chance to testify at hearing

(Newser) - Up to 30 women are expected to take a judge up on his invitation to speak at a hearing after financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself before facing sex trafficking charges. The hearing Tuesday morning was scheduled last week by US District Judge Richard Berman, the AP reports. Berman presided over...

Epstein Suit: He Took Girl's Virginity 'Against Her Will'

That and 2 other complaints allege Epstein trafficked for sex during work release

(Newser) - The cushy conditions of Jeffrey Epstein's imprisonment and work release a decade ago in Florida just intensified: In federal lawsuits filed Tuesday against the late disgraced financier, who took his own life earlier this month while awaiting trial in jail on charges of sex trafficking, two women are alleging...

Mystery of Epstein Associate's Whereabouts Deepens

Disputed report claims Ghislaine Maxwell is in Massachusetts

(Newser) - Flags flew at half-staff across Jeffrey Epstein's private islands Wednesday as the financier's body began what is likely to be its final journey. An unnamed Epstein "associate" has claimed the body from the NYC medical examiner's office, NBC News reports, citing "a source close to...

Epstein Lawyers: This Is Why He Had a Fake Passport

They say it was in case of hijacking in 1980s

(Newser) - Billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had a good reason for possessing a fake passport, his lawyers argued in a court filing Tuesday. The attorneys said the doctored Austrian passport — cited by prosecutors as a reason why the 66-year-old should be considered a flight risk—was acquired by Epstein to...

Prosecutors Say Epstein Paid Off Potential Witnesses

Financier reportedly sent $350K to two people

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein wired $350,000 to two people in November and December—an attempt to sway possible witnesses in the sex-trafficking case against him, prosecutors say. The payments were made soon after publication of the Miami Herald investigation into the behind-the-scenes plea deal between Epstein and prosecutors in Florida in...

More Epstein Accusers Are Coming Forward

Lawyers say they have been contacted by at least a dozen women

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein is already accused of abusing enough underage girls to fill more than one school bus—and they are still coming forward. Lawyers say that since the 66-year-old's arrest on Saturday, they have been contacted by more than a dozen women, most of whom say they were minors...

Prosecutors Unseal Case Against Jeffrey Epstein
Hundreds of Lewd Photos
Found in Epstein's Mansion
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Jul 8, 2019 1:34 PM CDT

Hundreds of Lewd Photos Found in Epstein's Mansion

He pleads not guilty to sex-trafficking charges involving minors

(Newser) - Financier Jeffrey Epstein remains in jail after his weekend arrest on sex-trafficking charges, and court documents unsealed Monday reveal the seriousness of the case. Epstein is accused of molesting dozens of underage girls at his homes in Florida and New York going back to the early 2000s, reports the AP...

Jeffrey Epstein Arrested on New Sex Charges

Former friend of Trump, Clinton was arrested Saturday on sex-trafficking charges

(Newser) - Wealthy financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested Saturday in New York on new sex-trafficking charges involving allegations that date to the early 2000s, according to law enforcement officials. Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager who once counted as friends former President Clinton, Prince Andrew, and President Trump,...

Ex-Judge's Reputation Takes So Many Hits, It's Hard to Begin

Among other things, William Marshall is linked to sex trafficking

(Newser) - The media spotlight is falling on a former Ohio judge who's been outed as an alcoholic and linked to an alleged sex trafficking ring, USA Today reports. Over 2,700 cases overseen by William Marshall, a common pleas judge for 15 years, might be reconsidered in light of his...

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