Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy, politically connected Florida financier, was arrested in New York on Saturday evening on sex trafficking charges, sources tell NBC 4 New York.
He will face federal charges for incidents between 2002-2005, three senior law enforcement sources told NBC News.
A law enforcement official said Epstein would be charged with trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex.
A senior official briefed on the case said there were dozens of alleged underaged victims, some as young as 14.
Epstein allegedly paid minors cash for massages and then sex acts, the source said. He would then pay those alleged victims even more to bring him their friends or others who he would also allegedly pay for sex acts.
Epstein’s lead attorney Jack Goldberger, told NBC News he “declines to comment at this time.”
He will face federal charges for incidents between 2002-2005, three senior law enforcement sources told NBC News.
A law enforcement official said Epstein would be charged with trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex.
A senior official briefed on the case said there were dozens of alleged underaged victims, some as young as 14.
Epstein allegedly paid minors cash for massages and then sex acts, the source said. He would then pay those alleged victims even more to bring him their friends or others who he would also allegedly pay for sex acts.
Epstein’s lead attorney Jack Goldberger, told NBC News he “declines to comment at this time.”
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