ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeffrey Epstein is seen in a photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry. The wealthy financier recently pleaded not guilty in federal court in New York to sex trafficking charges. Brendan McDermid / Reuters A protester holds up signs outside the courthouse ahead of a bail hearing in U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case in New York City, on Monday. “You don’t punish first and have a trial second,” Martin Weinberg, a lawyer for Epstein, told the judge. Bill Tompkins via Getty Images The townhouse where the financier Jeffrey Epstein is accused of engaging in sex acts with underage girls is one of the largest private homes in Manhattan.

Source: Huffington Post July 15, 2019 15:33 UTC