Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on July 6, 2019.

Key date

  • Epstein was taken into custody by federal agents on July 6, 2019, after arriving at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on a flight from Paris.
  • He was then charged in New York with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, relating to conduct in the early 2000s.

Quick legal context

  • The 2019 arrest marked a new federal case distinct from his earlier 2008 Florida plea deal, which had long been criticized as overly lenient.
  • After his arrest, Epstein was held without bail at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan until he was found dead in his cell on August 10, 2019.

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