powerful individuals for too long and james jacobson.dividuals for too long have trafficked and abused for their own sexual pleasure young people with few resources and a dream — a dream of securing a successful career in fashion or entertainment. to anyone who thinks they can exploit and coerce others by using this so—called casting couch system, this case should serve as a warning. prepared to trade that couch for a bed in federal prison. the message from today's prosecution is clear — sexually exploiting vulnerable human beings is a crime and doing so by dangling dreams of a future in fashion or modelling or any other business is no different. my office and our law enforcement partners will always prioritise standing up will always prioritise standing up for victims no matter their gender and no matter how powerful the wrongdoers they are also we will hold them to account. �* . are also we will hold them to account. ~ ., , account. re anna is here. remind — account. re anna is here. remind us _ account. re anna is here. remind us of—

costumes, and then forced to perform explicit sex acts for partner matthew smith, and a recruiter, james jacobson, with what prosecutors called efabhodants pressured the men to consume alcohol, viagra, >> they left believing they had serious financial, reputational why it's taken so long for >> i was told that there could be some things howe cminal charges are based on 15 alleged believ es there may be eye us leader. the nighttime lead was conducted jointly with iraqi forces. ic images showing the israeli missile above a residential building in beirut right there, and then benjamin netanyahu. tom soufi burridge from israel. escalating their aerial assault across lebanon tonight, taking dramatic pictures capturing the officials including prime minister benjamin taah 2 1/2 hours, pushing for peace in the region as the world braces for israel's retaliatory strike against iran. for now, the israel, a new and deadly phase of their war with hezbollah. a huge explosion lighting up the sky over the lebanese capital. lebanese officials saying more than 60 killed and more than video circulating online show

. >> it was ann abercrombie and fitch, michael jeffries, matthew smith and james jacobson, the fo america'sated brands, abercrombie and fitch, arrested along with his 2008 until early 2015. theypent millions of dollars onasucture to support ts operation, and maintain its secrecy. >> jeffries, who stepped down from abercrombie in 2014, is accused by law enfce sexually et more than a dozen young men around the trafficking and prosn at the heart of the case. the allegations of 15 john doe's. >> so it'surn of this case, we've seen r kelly go down on of the reckoning that i think we are starting to see in this world of arts entertainment moving forward. >> therrests are a relief to those who have alleged in civil lawsuits they re villain, continue to use his power to harm a lot of people using the so-called casting couch florida. jeffries is now released on a $10 million bond, while smith remains detained. their attorneys issued identical statements, saying we will in the courthouse, not the media. jacobson was arrested in wisconsin. he appeed and their business associate, jacobson, used to lure

evidence gathered by the bbc found there was a highly organised operation involving this middleman - james jacobsonrrested. a lawyer for mr jefferies told the bbc... mr jeffries and the two other men are due to appear in federal court. rianna croxford, bbc news. and you can listen to the original bbc investigation in the podcast world of secrets: the abercrombie guys on bbc sounds. we're two weeks out from the us election and the pressure is on for candidates to win over undecided voters - or at least persuade people to get out and vote. in battleground states, as you can see the polls are very tight in the seven states. former president trump has just a 2 percent lead in arizona with an even smaller margin in georgia. and the candidates campaigning in these states are trying >> we are joined by two guests who have had a lot of time to listen to their voters. joining me, two radio hosts from phoenix arizona, the cohost of the chris and joe show and from reno, nevada, a of reno talks live. thank you for being with us. chris merrill in arizona. going to ask you the same question. what are the key thi

the centre of a highly organised operation, one that involved a middleman, and that middleman, james jacobsonwyers have declined to comment other than to say he intends to plead not guilty. and in another bbc investigation evidence of how gangs in germany store small boats used by migrants to cross the english channel has been discovered. during a covertly filmed meeting, two smugglers reveal how dinghies are kept in secret warehouses around the city of essen. 0ur berlin correspondent, jessica parker, reports. essen, west germany, a place many migrants come to or pass through. it's here ourjournalist is posing as a syrian man who wants to get to britain on a small boat. wearing a secret camera, he meets this man, a boat smuggler who says his name is abu sahar. these are videos from abu sahar, motors, dinghies for use in migrant crossings. this one, he's suggested, is being stored nearby, somewhere around essen, ready for the right price. they end up at a cafe. it's becoming clear someone else is coming. months of groundwork have led up to this moment. 0ur guy is just a couple of streets away,

the center of a highly organized operation, one that involved a middleman, and that middleman, james jacobsono due to appear in court today. his lawyers have declined to comment, other than to say he intends to plead not guilty. >> in another bbc investigation, evidence of how gangs in germany store small bones used by migrants to cross the english channel has been discovered. during a covertly filmed meeting, two smugglers reveal how dinghies are kept in warehouses around the city. our berlin correspondent jessica parker reports. >> west germany, a place where many migrants come to our pass-through. it is here that our journalist is posing as a syrian man who wants to get to britain on a small boat. wearing a secret camera, he meets this man, a boat smuggler who says his name is abu sahar. these are videos from abu, motorist, and dinghies for use in migrant crossings. this one he suggests is being stored nearby somewhere around, ready for the right price. they end up at a cafe. it is becoming clear someone else is coming. >> months on groundwork have led up to this moment. our guy is just a

evidence gathered by the bbc found there was a highly organised operation involving this middleman, james jacobsone spoken with more men who attended these events, 20 in total. some told me they were tricked and abused. others that they were injected with drugs. a lawyer for mrjeffries told the bbc: tonight, mikejeffries was released on bail. if convicted, he and the others accused could face life in prison. rianna croxford, bbc news. and before we go, renowned british actor idris elba has told the bbc that he plans to relocate to africa within the next decade as part of his plans to invest in the continent's film industry. elba has several ongoing projects in africa, including a film studio in ghana and an eco—friendly city in sierra leone. speaking to thomas naadi, he urged african leaders to recognise the industry's potential as soft power and invest in its growth. i'm a god boy, so i like my sun, i like the heat, i like my food. we have to invest in our storytelling. our culture has oftentimes been told back to africans from outsiders. all you are going to see is trauma, how we were slaves, ho

evidence gathered by the bbc found there was a highly organised operation involving this middleman, james jacobsone events, 20 in total. some told me they were tricked and abused. others that they were injected with drugs. a lawyer for mrjeffries told the bbc... "we will respond in detail to the allegations "after "we will respond in detail to the allegations after the indictment is unsealed, and when appropriate, but plan to do so in the courthouse, not the media." tonight, mikejeffries was released on bail. if convicted, he and the others accused could face life in prison. rianna croxford, bbc news. as the king and queen's australia tour wraps up, our senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. an iconic backdrop, a crowd of 10,000 people and a familiarface — the actressjoanna lumley, currently working in sydney, met the king and queen on theirfinal engagement in australia. this was the biggest crowd they'd drawn by far during the trip, with many waiting for several hours. welcome, charles. welcome. he shook my hand and i wasjust like, i wasjust silent. _ and then he goes, "i hope i. didn'

evidence gathered by the bbc found there was a highly organised operation involving this middleman, james jacobson more men who attended these events, 20 in total. some told me they were tricked and abused. others that they were injected with drugs. a lawyer for mrjeffries told the bbc... tonight, mikejeffries was released on bail. if convicted, he and the others accused could face life in prison. rianna croxford, bbc news. king charles and queen camilla have wrapped up their tour of australia. in the last half hour or so they've boarded a plane for their next stop in samoa. their time in australia ended with an inspection of naval flotillas but it wasn't all smooth sailing — the king was confronted for a second day by an aboriginal rights activist who was arrested for chanting "he's not my king". 0ur senior royal correspondent daniela relph, reports. an iconic backdrop, a crowd of 10,000 people and a familiarface — the actressjoanna lumley, currently working in sydney, met the king and queen on theirfinal engagement in australia. this was the biggest crowd they'd drawn by far during the trip, wit

evidence gathered by the bbc found there was a highly organised operation involving this middleman, james jacobsonted. in the past few months, i have spoken with more men who attended these events, 20 in total. some told me they were tricked and abused. others that they were injected with drugs. a lawyer for mrjeffries told the bbc... "we will respond in detail to the allegations "after the indictment is unsealed, and when appropriate, "but plan to do so in the courthouse, not the media." tonight, mikejeffries was released on bail. if convicted, he and the others accused could face life in prison. rianna croxford, bbc news. and you can listen to the original bbc investigation on the podcast world of secrets: the abercrombie guys on bbc sounds. the old bailey has allowed cctv to be made public, which appears to show chris kaba shooting a man in a nightclub days before he was shot and killed by police. it's only being published now, a day after the police officer who killed him was cleared of his murder, because thejury was not told any details of chris kaba's criminal past during the trial. but it

michael jefferies is charged with matthew smith and james jacobson with, quote, operating an internationalon business from 2008 to 2015. now, they face in total 16 charges, 15 related to 15 alleged john doe victims, one is a separate charge tied to sex trafficking. basically what prosecutors allege through this indictment is that the trio hosted or arranged what they call, quote, sex events that took place in new york city, france, italy, morocco, st. barts and other locations for the trio wells, quote, and others, according to the indictment. it says the three, quote, employed coercive, fraudulent and deceptive tactics in connection with recruitment, hiring, transportation, obtaining and maintaining solicitation and payment of the men to engage in commercial sex. the heart of this allegation here, josÉ, is that they would tell these men that they would be going to these events, would not tell them the types of things that would be going on at these events and said it could help their modeling opportunities with abercrombie or by not complying with requests for certain sex acts at these ev

indictment alleges 80-year-old jeffries, his romantic partner, matthew smith, and a third man, james jacobsonrked together to recruit dozens of men in the u.s. and abroad often paying them to attend sex events jeffries smith and jacobsen use force, fraud, and coercion to traffic those men for their own sexual gratification. the victims were physically groomed, forced to sign nondisclosure agreements, and then pressured to drink, take drugs like muscle relaxers and viagra before performing sexual acts on jeffries and smith, the indictment reads, we think we have a lot of evidence that corroborates the charges in this case. >> he was viewed as a form of genius allegations like those detailed in the charges begin bubbling a year ago following the release of the bbc documentary, the dark side of cool what happened to me changed my life and not for the better. >> what soon followed a civil lawsuit filed by dozens of men who say they were preyed upon by jeffries and an investigation which led to the new charges at the time, abercrombie and fitch, under new leadership called the claims appalling and

. >> on our radar, former omicron, me and fitch ceo michael jeffries the co-defendants, james jacobson, will be arraigned in federal court this afternoon in new york. the indictment against them claims at jefferies and two others ran a sex trafficking scheme in which they would recruit young men using modeling offers to engage in sex events. jefferies stepped down as ceo in 2014, having run the company since 1990 andy to the owners of the massive cargo ship responsible for that deadly bridge collapse in baltimore have agreed to pay 100 million in a civil settle well met with the justice department. the doj alleged the company's cost cutting measures and negligence led to the disaster that killed six construction workers for someone in georgia is 478 million richer this morning, the winning powerball ticket was sold at a convenience store we're in the city of you for 40 miles north of atlanta. it's the first time someone in georgia has won the powerball since 2016 all right. a new hour of cnn news central starts right now presidential oh, candidate, kamala harris headed to texas. not ex

, james jacobson, were taken into custody.his morning. the arrests follow an fbi investigation sparked by claims the couple coerced young men into having sex at parties thrown for the american fashion label. lawyers for jeffries and smith have both previously denied any wrongdoing . those are denied any wrongdoing. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to patrick for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> what do illegal immigrants and dangerous criminals have in common? they all love keir starmer. big up keir starmer. this man shouted as he was one of more than a thousand criminals released early today. here's apparently daniel dowling brooks, who was let out to free up space despite being convicted of kidnap and grievous bodily harm. he was collected by his family in a £150,000 bentley and a mercedes g—wagon. then there's this chap who moaned about his prison conditions. >> food is no good

jeffries and smith employee james jacobson to act like a recruiter to find men.ged in, quotes, tryouts with men across the world where you typically pay them to engage in sex acts with him. following the tryouts with jacobson, smith would often vent personally approved whether the men who were selected would meetjeffries selected would meet jeffries and selected would meetjeffries and smith. the defendants would fly the selected men to jeffries and smith's homes in the hamptons in new york city, or to hotels around the world and such places as england, france, italy, morocco, forthe purpose of attending events to engage in commercial sex. but beyond simply hiring men for sex, jeffries, smith and jacobson used force, fraud and collusion to traffic those men —— coercion, for their own sexual gratification. for example, as alleged, the defendants employed a referral system and an interview process that did not inform the men of the details of the sex events before they attended, including the full extent and nature of the full extent and nature of the sexual activit

a lawyerfor mr middleman, james jacobson, now also arrested.ond in detail to the allegations after the indictment is unsealed, and when appropriate, but plan to do so in the courthouse, not the media. mr jeffries and the two of the men are due to appear in federal court. —— the two other men. and you can listen to the original bbc investigation in the podcast world of secrets: the abercrombie guys on bbc sounds. a fatal accident inquiry has recommended that the current system that allows drivers over the age 70 to declare if they are fit and able to drive should be overhauled after the death of a three—year—old boy in edinburgh. xander irvine was hit by a car being driven by a 91—year—old woman, who had undiagnosed dementia. the sheriff who oversaw the inquiry also said compulsory cognitive testing should be introduced as soon as possible for drivers over 80. here's catriona renton. the little boy with a wild blonde curls and ready smile. that is how a three—year—old xander�*s parents will remember him. he died from catastrophic injuries after

mike jeffries, along with his partner matthew smith, an alleged middleman, james jacobson, were takeno custody this morning. the arrests follow. an fbi investigation sparked by claims of the couple coerced young men into having sex at parties thrown for the american fashion brand. more details are expected to emerge in an upcoming press conference from the fbi and the prosecutor's office. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to ben for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you sophia. now it's all come out hasn't it? in the wash, the details have emerged because reporting restrictions have been lifted after a met police marksman was acquitted of the murder of chris kaba yesterday. it can now be reported that kaba was a core member of one of london's most dangerous gangs , and was accused dangerous gangs, and was accused of being involved in two shootings before he was killed. 40 year old martyn blake was acquitted after a three week trial at

mike jeffries, along with his partner matthew smith and alleged middleman james jacobson, were taken into custody. this morning. the arrests follow an fbi investigation sparked by claims the couple coerced young men into having sex at parties thrown for the american fashion brand. prosecutors allege that mr jeffries and mr smith directed others or personally injected men with an erection, inducing substance when they were incapable or unwilling to participate. lawyers for jeffries and smith have both previously denied any wrongdoing . previously denied any wrongdoing. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's time for headliners for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gb news. >> com forward slash alerts . >> com forward slash alerts. >> com forward slash alerts. >> hello and welcome to headliners , your first look at headliners, your first look at wednesday's top stories with three comedians. i'm cressida wetton, joined tonight by kerry marx and paul cox. and i see neither of you have had an extreme makeov

jeffries, along with his partner matthew smith, an alleged middleman , james an alleged middleman, james jacobson, were taken into custody. this morning. the arrests follow an fbi investigation sparked by claims the couple coerced young men into having sex at parties thrown for the american fashion brand. lawyers for jeffries and smith have both previously denied any wrongdoing . those are denied any wrongdoing. those are the latest gb news headlines. more in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news. >> dot com forward slash alerts . >> dot com forward slash alerts. >> dot com forward slash alerts. >> welcome back to state of the nafion >> welcome back to state of the nation . de mortuis nil nisi nation. de mortuis nil nisi bonum of the dead say nothing but good, but the truth about chris kaba has come to light. not only does it vindicate sergeant martyn blake, who ought to be given a medal for keeping the public safe, it now shines a light on all those who disgraced themselves and continue to disgrace themselve

mike jeffries, along with his partner matthew smith and alleged middleman james jacobson, were taken into custody. this morning. the arrests follow an fbi investigation sparked by claims that the couple coerced young men into having sex at parties thrown for the american fashion brand. the fbi and prosecutors have been giving an update , alleging that victims update, alleging that victims were made to believe that by attending sex events, they would further their careers. they also allege victims who attended the events were pressured into drinking alcohol and were also injected with substances. lawyers for jeffries and smith have both previously denied any wrongdoing. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to michelle for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news. >> .com. forward slash alerts . >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> oh, is it back to me? i was lost for a brief nanosecond in those pictures of those semi—naked men. >> forgive me. just kidding. i'm way mo

mike jeffries, along with his partner matthew smith and alleged middleman james jacobson, were takennto custody. this morning. the arrests follow an fbi investigation sparked by claims the couple coerced young men into having sex at parties thrown for the american fashion brand. lawyers for jeffries and smith have both previously denied any wrongdoing . those are denied any wrongdoing. those are the latest gb news headlines. >> more in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news. .com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> well, it was phase two of the early prisoner release scheme , early prisoner release scheme, with 1100 prisoners being released from jails all around the country, having served approximately 40% of their terms . approximately 40% of their terms. drug dealers, burglars, people like that. all of this was explained in the house of commons by shabana mahmood, the justice secretary. >> the crisis in our prisons was i believe, the greatest disgrace of the last conservative government. th