Pandemic Won’t Slow Fight Over Sealed Jeffrey Epstein Docs
The federal judge who holds the key to secret records concerning the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein refused Tuesday afternoon to approve a monthlong delay in the case.
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Defiance by Prince Andrew Could Escalate Epstein Probe
After federal prosecutors in New York revealed Britain’s Prince Andrew will not cooperate with the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, experts called their surprise rebuke of the royal family member extraordinarily rare.
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Jailed Cult Leader Hinges Retrial Bid on Civil Suit by Victims
Convicted cult leader Keith Raniere demanded a new trial Monday, arguing that witnesses in his 2019 Brooklyn federal trial, including two his assault victims, lied about their plans to sue him civilly.
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R. Kelly Says RICO Indictment Alleges an Enterprise of One
R. Kelly took a swing Friday at the top count of his federal indictment, accusing the government of trying to push sexual assault allegations that are too old to prosecute.
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A woman seeks punitive damages from La Luz del Mundo, claiming she was “enslaved, trafficked, and sexually abused by (its) leaders,” and that the religious organization “has made the economic and sexual exploitation of children and others a centerpiece of its operations for decades,” in L.A. Federal Court.
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Jane Doe, a developmentally disabled minor, sued Scores Gentlemen’s Club, et al. on 16 counts, including sexual abuse of a minor, negligence and unjust enrichment.
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The New York Times sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons in federal court for information on the procedures followed in housing Jeffrey Epstein at the Metropolitan Correction Center, including his being placed on and taken off suicide watch, and video footage.
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Prince Andrew Won’t Help in Epstein Investigation
The pressure on Britain’s disgraced Prince Andrew increased Tuesday after the revelation by U.S. authorities that he has failed to cooperate with the FBI investigation into his ties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jane Doe sued Ghislaine Maxwell and the estate of Jeffrey Epstein in federal court, claiming, among other things, that Epstein introduced her to Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago when she was 14, told Trump, “This is a good one, right?” and that “Trump smiled and nodded in agreement,” after which Epstein sexually molested her repeatedly.
Read moreGovernment Apologizes to Epstein Victims But Defends Immunity for His Aides
In the 11th Circuit, government prosecutors at long last uttered the word “sorry” in open court to victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s underage sex ring, after years of refusing to apologize for keeping them in the dark about a deal that protected the wealthy money manager from federal charges.
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Federal prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss an information accusing Efraim Jimenez of obstructing a sex trafficking investigation involving Girls Do Porn, but not dismiss the case against his brother, Frederick Jimenez.
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Bridgegate Convictions Appear Unlikely to Survive Supreme Court
The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the Bridgegate convictions of two political operatives found to have orchestrated gridlock New Jersey traffic as partisan payback in the name of then-Governor Chris Christie.
Read moreVideo in Epstein Suicide Attempt Is Lost, Prosecutors Say
Video footage of the area around Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell on a day he survived an apparent suicide attempt “no longer exists,” federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday.
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Prince Andrew’s Accuser Gets Specific on BBC
Prince Andrew suffered fresh scrutiny Monday night when the woman who says she was a trafficking victim made to have sex with him when she was 17 asked the British public to support her quest for justice.
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Epstein Accuser Wants More Defamation Claims Against Alan Dershowitz
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s prominent accusers asked a federal judge Monday for permission to boost defamation claims against Alan Dershowitz with fodder from his new book “Guilt by Association.”
Read moreChild-Sex Charge Upheld Against Trump Campaign’s Nader
A onetime informal adviser to the Trump campaign who is charged with bringing a 14-year-old Czech boy to the United States for sex failed to persuade a federal judge that the crime is too old to prosecute.
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Epstein Victims Want Prince Andrew Questioned by US
Attorneys for the victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew should speak to U.S. investigators immediately, after the prince withdrew from public duties over what he called his “ill-judged association” with the convicted pedophile.
Read morePorn Site Owner Charged With Child Sex Trafficking Amid Fraud Trial
GirlsDoPorn owner Michael Pratt, a fugitive believed to be in New Zealand, was charged Thursday for allegedly producing child porn and sex trafficking related to a 2012 incident involving a 16-year-old.
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