Ms. Maxwell, who conspired with Jeffrey Epstein in a sex-trafficking scheme, argued that she had been denied a fair trial. Source: New York Times
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U.S. Says Ex-C.E.O. of Abercrombie Is Fit for Trial, Despite Diagnosis
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2025
The former chief executive, Michael S. Jeffries, was charged with running an international sex-trafficking ring. An earlier ruling found that he could not be tried because he had Alzheimer’s. Source: New York Times
Who is Andrew Farkas, Who Owned a Marina With Jeffrey Epstein?
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2025
The billionaire real estate developer’s relationship with Mr. Epstein is in the spotlight, with the release of emails and images of Mr. Epstein’s private home in the Caribbean. Source: New York Times
Sarah Lawrence Cult Jury Hears From Key Witness: ‘I Became a Prostitute’
By Gotham Rex on March 25, 2022
Claudia Drury offered an inside account of how, she said, Lawrence V. Ray controlled her and other college students. Source: New York Times
Comedy Undercut ‘The Life.’ Billy Porter Looks for Its Humanity.
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
The actor is directing an Encores! revival of the 1997 musical, updating it to confront hard truths about racism, poverty and carceral injustice. Source: New York Times
Sarah Lawrence Cult Trial Begins
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2022
Lawrence V. Ray was indicted after a New York magazine story uncovered his cultlike hold over his daughter’s college friends and others. Source: New York Times
Accused Leader in Sarah Lawrence Cult Case Is Set to Stand Trial
By Gotham Rex on March 6, 2022
For about 10 years, Lawrence V. Ray abused and extorted a group of his daughter’s classmates at the college, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
2 Men Sentenced in Sex-Trafficking Ring That Preyed on Teenage Girls
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
Five members of a family-run operation trafficked girls between Mexico and Queens and pushed them into prostitution. Source: New York Times
Married Couple Charged With Sex Trafficking Adult Fost
By Gotham Rex on February 9, 2022
Prosecutors in Manhattan say Kareem and Sharice Mitchell trafficked eight women, including two whom Ms. Mitchell had taken in as foster children. Source: New York Times
Officer Is Charged With Protecting Prostitution Ring in Exchange for Sex
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
Prosecutors say Wayne Peiffer, a police officer in Brewster, N.Y., had women from sex-trafficking and prostitution rings brought to him at the police station. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell-Jeffrey Epstein Bond Is Key to Her Trial
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
The first week of testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial revealed the key question at the center of the case. Source: New York Times
As Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Begins, Epstein’s Shadow Looms Large
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2021
Ms. Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in Manhattan, which starts on Monday, is widely seen as a proxy for the courtroom reckoning that her longtime partner never received. Source: New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Opens, With Epstein at Its Center
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2021
A prosecutor described Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime girlfriend and associate, Ms. Maxwell, as “partners in crime.” Source: New York Times
What’s the Best Way to Protect Sex Workers? Depends on Whom You Ask.
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2021
There are two competing bills in New York: One would punish pimps and customers, while the other would decriminalize the entire trade. Source: New York Times
Manhattan to Stop Prosecuting Prostitution, Part of Nationwide Shift
By Gotham Rex on April 21, 2021
The district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., moved to dismiss thousands of cases dating back decades, amid a growing movement to change the criminal justice system’s approach to prostitution. Source: New York Times