Nov 21 Victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew should talk to U.S. investigators By Gregory Katz, Jill Lawless, Associated Press In the interview, Andrew denied having sex with a woman who says she was trafficked by the billionaire financier and forced to have sex with Andrew when she was 17. Continue reading
Nov 20 Prince Andrew to step back from public duties over links to Jeffrey Epstein By Associated Press He said Wednesday he regrets his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and that he “deeply sympathizes” with his victims. Continue reading
Nov 19 Epstein jail guards charged with falsifying records By Michael Balsamo, Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Associated Press Guards Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were accused in a grand jury indictment of neglecting their duties by failing to check on Epstein for nearly eight hours, and of fabricating log entries to show they had been making checks every… Continue reading
Nov 15 French police launch new probe into rape allegations against Jeffrey Epstein By John Leicester, Associated Press The amplified appeal came after women who say they were raped and sexually assaulted by one of Epstein’s associates, French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, said they were disappointed with the limited scope of police efforts to track down witnesses. Continue reading
Oct 30 Medical examiner dismisses doubts about Epstein autopsy By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Barbara Sampson said she stands "firmly" behind her findings in the August autopsy report, which ruled Epstein hanged himself and temporarily quelled much of the speculation surrounding the financier's death. Continue reading
Sep 16 Epstein accusers denied compensation in victims’ rights case By Jim Mustian, Associated Press A federal judge in West Palm Beach, Florida, ruled that the women were not entitled to compensation from the U.S. Justice Department, even though prosecutors violated their rights by failing to consult them about the 2008 deal to end a… Continue reading
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