Sep 08 Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties By Associated Press The director of a prestigious research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology resigned Saturday, and the school's president ordered an independent investigation amid an uproar over the lab's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Aug 29 Judge ends case against Epstein with a nod to the accusers By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Richard Berman on Thursday granted prosecutors' request to dismiss charges against Epstein after he killed himself in jail. Continue reading
Aug 28 Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew should ‘come clean’ By Associated Press Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who was recruited by Epstein, said meetings were arranged for sex in London and elsewhere with Prince Andrew. Continue reading
Aug 27 Dozens of Epstein accusers pour out their anger in court By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Financier Jeffrey Epstein had pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges and was held without bail, accused of sexually abusing women in the early 2000s at mansions in Manhattan and Florida. Continue reading
Aug 20 3 women file lawsuits against Jeffrey Epstein estate By Larry Neumeister, Jim Mustian, Associated Press The lawsuits say two women were 17 and the third woman was 20 when they said they were sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Aug 20 Epstein signed a will 2 days before jailhouse suicide By Jim Mustian, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Court papers filed last week in the U.S. Virgin Islands list no details of beneficiaries but valued the estate at more than $577 million, including more than $56 million in cash. Continue reading
Aug 16 Medical examiner rules Epstein death a suicide by hanging By Michael Balsamo, Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein's prison death has been ruled a suicide by hanging, the medical examiner's office said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Lawsuit filed against Archdiocese of New York over church sex abuse By David Klepper, Associated Press A flurry of sex abuse lawsuits were filed Wednesday in New York as the state began accepting cases that had been blocked by an old statute of limitations. Continue reading
Aug 13 Guards suspended, warden reassigned after Epstein death By Jim Mustian, Michael Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The announcement came amid mounting evidence that the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center may have bungled its responsibility to keep the 66-year-old Epstein from harming himself while he awaited trial on charges of sexually abusing teenage girls. Continue reading
Aug 13 Scrutiny of Epstein’s death and co-conspirators intensifies By Jim Mustian, Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein was found dead Saturday morning in his cell at the MCC, a jail previously renowned for its ability to hold notorious prisoners under extremely tight security. Continue reading