Billionaire Jeffery Epstein arrested on sex trafficking charges

Xinhua | Updated: 2019-07-07 10:48

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Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier. [Photo/Agencies]

NEW YORK — Law enforcement sources: Financier Jeffrey Epstein arrested on sex-trafficking charges involving allegations from 2000s.

Jeffrey Epstein in 2008 pleaded guilty in Florida to state charges of soliciting and procuring a person under age 18 for prostitution.

He was sentenced to 13 months in jail and was required to reach financial settlements with dozens of his once-teenage victims.

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