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Financier Epstein Goes From Luxury Life to Confined Jail Cell After Sex
Trafficking Charges

Reuters

   NEW YORK - Wealthy American financier Jeffrey Epstein, charged with sex
   trafficking in underage girls, is now confined to a cell in a
   fortress-like concrete tower jail that has been criticized by inmates
   and lawyers for harsh conditions.

   After his arrest on Saturday at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport on
   arrival from Paris in his private plane, Epstein was likely put in
   solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in
   lower Manhattan, according to defense lawyers and others familiar with
   the jail.

   "When you have someone that's allegedly a sexual predator like Jeffrey
   Epstein, he'll need to be in protective custody," Andrew Laufer, a
   lawyer who has represented MCC inmates in civil lawsuits against prison
   officials, said in an interview.

   Epstein pleaded not guilty in the nearby federal court on Monday to one
   count of sex trafficking and one count of sex trafficking conspiracy.
   He will remain in jail at least until a bail hearing on July 15.
   Federal prosecutors have said he is a flight risk because of his wealth
   and international ties.

   In the past, Epstein, 66, was known for socializing with politicians
   and royalty, with friends who have included U.S. President Donald
   Trump, former president Bill Clinton and, according to court papers,
   Britain's Prince Andrew. None of those people was mentioned in the
   indictment and prosecutors declined to comment on anyone said to be
   associated with Epstein.
   

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