"Retired US financier Howard Rubin was arrested Friday on sex-trafficking charges for allegedly trafficking dozens of women, including former Playboy models, to be sexually and physically assaulted during encounters in his New York City penthouse in a soundproofed room described in court papers as The Dungeon. Authorities announced the arrest of Rubin and his former personal assistant, Jennifer Powers, on charges in an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court."
"Prosecutors said Rubin and Powers abused the women between 2009 and 2019 after recruiting them to fly to New York to engage in sex acts with Rubin in exchange for money. They said Rubin and Powers targeted women who were desperate, including women who had previously been sexually abused, along with women who were financially desperate or who suffered from addiction."
Howard Rubin and his former personal assistant Jennifer Powers were arrested on sex‑trafficking charges after an indictment in Brooklyn federal court. Rubin was arrested at his Fairfield, Connecticut rental and Powers was arrested at her Southlake, Texas home. Rubin worked for Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and Soros Fund Management during a three‑decade career. Prosecutors allege the pair recruited dozens of women between 2009 and 2019, including former Playboy models and women described as desperate, to fly to New York for paid sexual encounters. The women were allegedly encouraged to use drugs or alcohol, subjected to conduct beyond their consent, and suffered bruises, psychological trauma and sometimes required medical treatment. Rubin and Powers reportedly spent more than $1 million to recruit participants for commercial sex acts involving bondage, discipline, dominance, submission and sadomasochism, and prosecutors sought detention and significant bail conditions.
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