Sex trafficking

The lawmaker criticized the Justice Department for concluding that a former labor secretary used "poor judgment" in granting accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein a plea deal in 2008.

A Texas woman risked her life by jumping from a large moving vehicle to avoid becoming a sex slave at the hands of her captors

Whistleblowers worry that the group was chosen for its religious leanings and that more qualified groups were snubbed for funding.

Ghislaine Maxwell's depositions were temporarily blocked from public release on Friday, pending the outcome of an appeal.

Giuffre says she spent time with Epstein not only as someone who would fulfill his sexual desires, but also get trained as someone who could "recruit" other young girls.

Epstein laughed and claimed that Clinton "owed him favors," according to Giuffre. "He told me a long time ago that everyone owes him favors. They're all in each other's pockets."

There are several A-list celebrities and politicians allegedly tied to the Epstein sex scandal, including former President Bill Clinton and current President Donald Trump.

Numerous people on Facebook and Twitter posted that Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah stepped down after rumors about sex trafficking made waves on the internet, but the rumors are false.

Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded not guilty at her bail hearing Tuesday, as her lawyers maintain that she "vigorously denies the charges, intends to fight them and is entitled to the presumption of innocence."

Maxwell's anonymous accuser, known as Jane Doe, said Friday that Ghislaine Maxwell is "just as evil as Jeffrey Epstein"

Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell was indicted on six counts including conspiracy to entice minors for illegal sexual activity.

Maxwell's arrest comes nearly a year after the financier, who was facing federal sex trafficking charges, was found dead inside a jail cell.

Senior U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska ruled Wednesday that Giuffre's lawyers had come into possession of the documents improperly and ordered them to be destroyed.

"Defund the police" is not just patently unserious—it's also immoral.

The director of the Bureau of Prisons said that "any allegations of misconduct are taken very seriously by the agency and will be responded to appropriately."

It was one of a number of denials the Duke of York gave in an hour-long BBC interview that questioned his ties to the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre has long claimed she was held as a sex slave by the deceased financier and that Epstein made her have sex with the British royal.

The woman claimed she was rarely allowed to leave the house.

A number of irregularities around Jeffrey Epstein's high-profile death aroused immediate suspicion and provoked a backlash from stakeholders in his prosecution who wanted to see the trial run its course.

The girl told detectives that she was on several videos having sex with the man at that apartment, and that she had even gotten pregnant and been forced to have an abortion.

Largely operating in Tidewater, Virginia, the trafficking ring involved 10 adult women and two underage girls.

The victims responded to ads for modeling jobs—with promises to receive $5,000—but were then allegedly forced to perform sexual acts on film.

On Wednesday, Ito revealed past contributions from Epstein totaling $1.2 million for investment purposes and $525,000 for the lab budget.

A tear-stained federal courtroom on Tuesday oversaw the final stages of the prosecution of Jeffrey E. Epstein.

On Thursday, the Washington Post reported that Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy showed that his hyoid bone was broken.

A Times reporter claims Epstein told him "criminalizing sex with teenage girls was a cultural aberration and that at times in history it was perfectly acceptable."

Spencer Kuvin, a lawyer who represented three of Epstein's victims, told the BBC that it was not in the billionaire's nature to commit suicide.

The multi-millionaire had been accused of a sprawling, sex-trafficking operation that encompassed properties across several states and potential conspirators who lured underage girls to his residences for more than a decade.

Schumer, the Senate minority leader, also highlighted that Epstein was a regular at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida for many years.

Former President Bill Clinton said he didn't know of the "terrible crimes" and that he only rode in Epstein's private jet four times.