Away from a New York Hospital this evening. The multimillionaire sex offender was found dead in his prison cell as he awaited trial for sex trafficking. Once, epsteins extravagant lifestyle had seen him party with donald trump. The president had called him a terrific guy. He has since distanced himself from the convicted sex offender. Originally a math teacher in manhattan, the financier mysteriously accumulated a fortune that gained him entrance into high society and royal circles. He was Close Friends with Prince Andrew. Seen here as recently as 2015 in new york. But his social status and opulent parties, his accusers say, masked lured crimes at his many palatial estates. For more than a decade, epstein faced allegations he sexually assaulted dozens of young girls, recruited to give him and other wealthy men massages. One alleged victim, virginia roberts, said Jeffrey Epstein instructed her to have sex with at least half a dozen prominent men, beginning when she was 16 years old. She
Appealfor information to help find her. We are extremely impressed with the effort, your expertise, your dedication and we hope you find nora. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits chinas east coast. And off to a flier Manchester City begin their premier league title defence thrashing west ham 5 0. That and the rest of the days sport coming up in half an hour on sportsday. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The billionaire businessman and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, has died in prison in new york. Hes believed to have taken his own life. Epstein once counted among his friends bill clinton, donald trump and prince andrew, and was charged last month with trafficking dozens of underage girls for sex. He was due to stand trial next year. From new york, our correspondent nada tawfik reports. Jeffrey epstein extravagant lifestyle saw him party with us president donald trump, wants a math teacher in may have to come of the financi
Missing in malaysia make a fresh appealfor information to help find her. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits chinas east coast. And off to a flier Manchester City begin their premier league title defence thrashing west ham five nil. That and the rest of the days sport coming up in half an hour on sportsday. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The us financierJeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his Manhattan Police cell. Reports in the New York Times says his body was found early this morning. He was awaiting trial for sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. The 66 year old had pleaded not guilty to all charges. Epsteins acquaintances included many of the rich and famous such as us president donald trump, bill clinton and Prince Andrew. Our correspondent in washington Chris Buckler has been giving me more details. Jeffrey epstein was a very well known individual. He was notjust someone who during a period in the 1990s and early 2000s
To help find her. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits chinas east coast. And in half an hour here on bbc news protecting our planet explores how best we can take care of our environment. Good evening. The billionaire businessman and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, has died in prison in new york. Hes believed to have taken his own life. Epstein once counted among his friends bill clinton, donald trump and prince andrew, and was charged last month with trafficking dozens of underage girls for sex. He was due to stand trial next year. From new york, our correspondent, nada tawfik reports. Jeffrey epsteins extravagant lifestyle saw him party with us president donald trump. Once a mans teacher in manhattan, the finance youre accumulated a fortune that gained him access into high society. Once Close Friends with in santry, he hosted a vacation with but that mask his accusers crimes. He sexually assaulted young girls who he had to give
The billionaire businessman and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has died in prison in new york. Hes believed to have taken his own life. Epstein once counted among his friends bill clinton, donald trump and Prince Andrew, and was charged last month with trafficking dozens of underage girls for sex. He was due to stand trial next year. Earlier we got reaction from the New York Times journalist, ali watkins, who has been covering the case so far. We were all stunned. This comes on the heels of thousands of documents being unveiled on a related case and it has been working its way through the court system. It ruin to focus what this was. Every few days there isa what this was. Every few days there is a new turn this and nobody expected this. As we heard in that report, only a few weeks ago epstein was found in his cell having a p pa re ntly was found in his cell having apparently tried to take its own life and questions are being asked about how somebody in a secure unit could have