Crime

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein With Mansion In U.S. Virgin Islands Arrested For Sex Trafficking Of Minors

Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, long accused of molesting minors, was arrested on Saturday and charged with sex-trafficking offenses, according to multiple reports by U.S. mainland news houses, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. This latest development is a dramatic turn of events for Mr. Epstein, who had avoided arrest for over a decade in a plea deal that was often criticized as too lenient for the alleged activities with little girls. Mr. Epstein, 66, owns a mansion on an island in the U.S. Virgin Islands that he also owns, called Little Saint James. Charges against the financier also allege that the USVI home was part of Mr. Epstein's sex trafficking operation. According to The Journal, he is expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan on Monday. The charges relate to alleged activity between 2002 and 2005 in New York and Florida, the publication said, citing a person with knowledge of the charges. He is expected to be charged with one count ...