virginia roberts giuffre spok to reporters outsid a court in new york.after a hearing for alleged victims of epstein, who took his own life in prison earlier this month. prince andrew has strenuously denied the claims made against him. our north america correspondent chris buckler was in court. jeffrey epstein‘s victims never had the chance to face him in court, but at a hearing in new york, they were given the opportunity to tell how he abused and exploited them, and they did so in graphic detail. before i knew what was happening, he grabbed onto my wrist and tugged me towards the bed. i tried to pull away but he was unbuttoning my shorts and pulling my body onto his already naked body faster than i could think. i was searching for words but all i could say was a meek, "no, please, stop". inside court, many of the women asked for their real names not to be used but they became emotional and some broke down in tears as they talked about the crimes that they suffered at the hands ofjeffrey epstein. they talked about being abused, exploited and manipulated

virginia roberts giuffre spoke to reporters outside a court in new york.g for alleged victims of epstein, who took his own life in prison earlier this month. prince andrew denies the claims made against him. here's our north america correspondent chris buckler. jeffrey epstein‘s victims came to court to be seen and, most importantly, heard. they were given the opportunity to show how they work abused and they did so in graphic detail. before i knew what was happening, he grabbed onto my wrist and tugged me towards the bed. i tried to pull away but he was unbuttoning my shorts and pulling my body onto his already naked body faster than i could think. i was searching for words but all i could say was a meek "no, please, stop", but thatjust seemed to excite him more. they became emotional in court as they talked about the crimes they suffered at the hands ofjust —— jeffrey epstein. they talked about being abused, manipulated by the man they described as a complex villain. the disgraced financier‘s at inside a prison cell has led to many questions and in court

have been following this, and in particular those connections to the high profile names and virginia roberts giuffrend virginia roberts giuffre, 19 a lot of these documents released last night, they will be wondering, is this the end of the scandal? well, these documents are related to a separate but connected civil case, and what is mentioned in these documents are the names of a number of high—profile individuals, including leading us politicians, suggesting that he tried to pressure her into having sex with those individuals. they have made a number of denials in many of those cases. but what it is going to do is lead a lot of people to ask further questions about this case. a lot of people believe that this would go to trial, that the information was going to be made public, and potentially the truth could be found about notorious parties thatjeffrey epstein allegedly held during a number of years, particularly in florida and new york. now, the fea rful florida and new york. now, the fearful a lot of people will be that the truth therefore will never come out, and i suspect the pressure now is g

virginia roberts giuffre, who has made accusations against prince andrew, was among those in court. >> he knows exactly what he has done, and i hope he comes clean about it. thank you. chris: many of the victims are pursuing civil cases. even if the criminal case is at an end. he may be dead, but today is unlikely to be t last day they speak of jeffrey epstein and his crimes. chris buckler, bbc news, new york. laura: in other news, iran president hassan rouhani has urged the u.s. to lift sanctions against his country to make way for talks. his commentsome after president trump said at the g7 summit that he was open to a meeting. lations between the u.s. and iran became much worse last yeag when wasn withdrew from the 2015 iran nuclear deal. a chinese-australian writeras been formally arrested in china on suspicion of life. -- suspicioned in of spying. he was detained in january. he could face years in prison or the death penalty. talks to fora new government italy have resumed. democrats and the antiestablhment five star movement tried to form a new coalition, but the democrats' refus

virginia roberts giuffre said she was sexually abused at president trump's mar-a-lago resort that epstein frequently visited. the women clutched one another. some cried as they described their torment. many women expressed embarrassment and shame, saying how epstein manipulated them, dangling his wealth. one said she was raped at 15. she says he robbed me of my dreams, a chance to pursue my dreams. some blained guislaine maxwell and others saying they should be held accountable. they have not been charged with any crimes and both have die night any wrongdoing. outside the courtroom there was gratitude from the accusers for a chance to share their pain and a hope for justice for chauntae davies. >> it sickens my stomach that many helped him for a very long time and they're still out there with no punishment. >> reporter: while the hearing focused on the victims, jeffrey epstein's defense attorneys insisted that the, quote, elephant in the room was how epstein died, suggesting that it may not have been suicide as the official autopsy shows, but that instead his injuries, they say, were more

virginia roberts giuffre spoke to reporters outside a court in new york.o took his own life in prison earlier this month. prince andrew has strenuously denied the claims made against him. 0ur north america correspondent chris buckler was in court. jeffrey epstein's victims never had the chance to face him in court, but at a hearing in new york, they were given the opportunity to tell how he abused and exploited them, and they did so in graphic detail. before i knew what was happening, he grabbed onto my wrist and tugged me towards the bed. i tried to pull away, but he was unbuttoning my shorts and pulling my body onto his already naked body faster than i could think. i was searching for words but all i could say was a meek, "no, please, stop". inside court, many of the women asked for their real names not to be used but they became emotional and some broke down in tears as they talked about the crimes that they suffered at the hands ofjeffrey epstein. they talked about being abused, exploited and manipulated by a man who they described as a complex villain

documents were unsealed in manhattan federal court related to a defamation case brought by virginia roberts giuffre against ghislaie maxwell, an epstein associate. in court filings giuffre says she became an underage teen "sex slave" for epstein, and as an she was directed by maxwell and epstein to have sex with many quote "powerful men, including numerous prominent american politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents, and other world leaders." among those giuffre names in sworn depositions, british royalty, prince andrew, former governor and u.n. ambassador bill richardson, and the former influential senator from maine, george mitchell. all three men have strongly denied the allegations. in a statement today richardson b saying i have never met here and these allegations are completely false. mitchell saying, "i have never met, spoken with or had any contact with ms. giuffre." in an interview with the miami herald giuffre described how she was trained. >> the training started immediately -- give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. and being

. >> reporter: a 2015 defamation suit brought by virginia roberts giuffre was unsealed. the suit against ghislaine maxwell, a longtime epstein associate and british socialite. in deposition testimony, giuffre says that maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein, adding she was later directed by maxwell and epstein to have sex with many, quote, powerful men and other world leaders. some of those named, british royalty prince andrew, former governor and u.n. ambassador bill richardson and the former influential senator from maine, george mitchell. all three men have strongly denied the allegations. richardson and mitchell say the claims are false and they never met ms. giuffre. in an interview with "the miami herald," giuffre spoke of what epstein and maxwell would instruct her to do. >> give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. it started with one, and then it trickled into two and before you know it, i'm being lent out to politicians and academics and people that -- royalty. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged w

virginia roberts giuffre who has made accusations was at court.nd i hope he comes clean about it. thank you. many victims are pursuing civil cases. even if this criminal case is at an end. he may be dead but today is unlikely to be the last day they speak ofjeffrey epstein and his crimes. chris buckler, bbc news. conservationists have agreed the selling of baby african elephants to international zoos must stop. the convention on international trade in endangered species decided to tighten the rules on taking elephants from the wild. cassandra koenen is from the welfare organization world animal protection. what the decision means is that it will change the lives of baby elephants and, frankly, is a near ban on the live trade of african elephants out of africa. this is an amazing result and we could not be more thrilled with it. zimbabwe and botswana are major exporters of elephants to different zoos around the world but the big question is why did the us oppose it? it is hard to speak for exactly why the countries who did oppose this did but what

. >> reporter: virginia roberts giuffre says maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein. she has also claimed epstein ordered her to have sex with some of his powerful friends, including prince andrew, something the prince has denied. over the weekend, prince andrew releasing a statement, admitting his friendship with epstein, but saying in part, "at no stage during the limited time i spento that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction." outside of court, giuffre firing back. >> he knows exactly what he's done and i hope he comes clean about it. >> reporter: david, inside of court, prosecutors made it very clear this investigation is far from over. but one of the big questions tonight, what happens if investigators want to speak with prince andrew? well, now there are multiple reports saying prince andrew will cooperate with the investigation. david? >> tom llamas with us again tonight. thank you, tom. >>> and we have new reporting this evening on america's opioid crisis. the major drugmaker, purdue pharma, in talks to potentially settle more than 2,000 lawsuits no

epstein accuser virginia roberts giuffre has said she was trafficked to the ranch as an underage sexve, sharing haotos of herself on the property taken when she was about 17. and just yesterday, an accuser identified as "priscila doe" claimed in a new lawsuit that istein coerced her to engage in sex acts there between 2007 and 2010. >> it sickens me to think something like this could have happened on our land. >> reporter: it's those alleged crimes that prompted state land commissioner stephanie garcia onchard to do something unusual for a land administrator... >> these folks were incredibly private and protective of access. >> reporter: ...turn over more than 400 pages of records to state prosecutors probing those alleged crimes. the zorro ranch, is it a functional ranch? e> i know that there are nominal cows that are run on this ranch, but no, it's not your typical ranching operation in new mexico. >> reporter: does it seem that the ranch operation was a front? >> i certainly think that there was a veil of secrecy. access to state land on that ranch was very secured-- prohibited, a

include,ing ghislaine in a now settled 2015 defamation suit against maxwell, virginia roberts giuffre says that maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein. >> the training started immediately. give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislane herself. >> reporter: maxwell denies the allegations. her whereabouts are unknown. arn ann abc news has witnessed a lot of activity on the island. it was five weeks after his arrest, and 14 years after the first allegations were made, david. >> thank you. >>> overseas tonight, and the mystery deepening after the deadly nuclear blast in russia. russia at first saying there was no radiation. now we're learning it was as high as 16 times above the normal range. here's james longman in russia tonight. >> reporter: days after that suspected nuclear explosion off the coast of northern russia, new worry about just how much radiation was released. just hours after the blast, residents trying to take their own measurements. after officials first denied any fallout, russian meteorologists now confirm that up to 16 times

virginia roberts giuffre said she was recruited by epstein when she was 15 while at president trump's mar-a-lago resort. where epstein was known to frequent. giuffre says, "my hopes were quickly dashed and my dreams were stolen." the women clutched at one ynother during the testimony. at times they were visibly angry. some openly cried as they described their torment. many of the women expressed embarrassment and shame, describing how they say epstein manipulated them, dangling his wealth and power. jennifer araoz, who has accused epstein of raping her when she dreams, of my chance to pursue a career i adore. some named ghislaine maxwell and sarah kellen as recruiters for epstein and called for them to be held accountable. they have not been charged with any crimes, and both have denied any wrongdoing. outside the courtroom, there was gratitude from the accusers for the opportunity to share their pain. and the hope for further justice from chauntae davies. >> it makes me sick to my stomach that there are perpetrators out there that, hviously, helped him in many ways for a very long ti

virginia roberts giuffre who has made accusations against prince andrew was among those at court.what he has done and i hope he comes clean about it. thank you. many victims are pursuing civil cases. even if this criminal case is at an end. he may be dead but today is unlikely to be the last day they speak ofjeffrey epstein and his crimes. chris buckler, bbc news, new york. let's get some of the day's other news. three palestinian police officers have been killed in two suicide bomb attacks in the gaza strip, according to security services. one of the two attackers is reported to have previously been arrested. hamas, which controls gaza, is said to have launched an large—scale arrest operation among factions close to the islamic state group. it has faced opposition from more ha rdline islamist militants. a federaljudge has blocked the state of missouri from enforcing a law banning abortion after eight weeks. the law was due to come into force on wednesday. there were similar rulings, affecting arkansas and ohio, earlier this year. here in the uk, opposition parties have agreed to

virginia roberts giuffre who has made accusations was at court.e has done and i hope he comes clean about it. thank you. many victims are pursuing civil cases. even if this criminal case is at an end. he may be dead but today is unlikely to be the last day they speak ofjeffrey epstein and his crimes. chris buckler, bbc news, new york. let's get some of the day's other news. a federaljudge has blocked the state of missouri from enforcing a law banning abortion after eight weeks. the law was due to come into force on wednesday. there were similar rulings, affecting arkansas and ohio, earlier this year. here in the uk, opposition parties have agreed they will work together to try to pass legislation to stop a no—deal brexit. the labour party leader, jeremy corbyn, says members of parliament will take the first steps next week, in an attempt to force prime minister borisjohnson to ask the european union for a further delay in the uk's departure. bury football club have been expelled by the english football league after a takeover bid collapsed. the cl

pages were unsealed in manhattan federal court related to a 2015 defamation case brought by virginia roberts giuffre against ghislaine maxwell. in fourth files giuffre says maxwell recruited her as a locker room attendant and was groomed to be an epstein sex slave. adding she was directed by maxwell and epstein to have sex with many powerful men. including numerous american politicians, foreign presidents and other world leaders. in deposition testimony giuffre alleges she was directed to have sex with prince andrew, former governor bill richardson and the former influential senator from maine george mitchell. all three men have strongly denied the allegations. in statements both mitchell and richardson say they never met ms. giuffre. in an interview with the "miami herald" giuffre described how she says she was trained. >> give jeffrey what she wants. a lot of this training was done by maxwell. being a woman, it surprises you that a woman could let that happen, not only let it happen, but groom you into doing it. i was young. i was scared. i knew these people were powerful. i didn't know what would

those documents part of virginia roberts giuffre's now-settled defamation suit against ghislaine maxwellstein associate. in deposition testimony, giuffre says that maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein. >> the training started immediately, "give jeffrey what he wants." a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. >> reporter: she claims epstein and maxwell directed her to have sex with powerful men, including prince andrew, former new mexico governor bill richardson, and former maine senator george mitchell. all men deny the allegations. richardson and mitchell said they never met her. >> before you know it i'm being lent out to politicians and academics and people that -- royalty. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged with a crime and denies giuffre's allegations. but sources tell abc news authorities looking for evidence that would connect to her and others in epstein's inner circle. >> any coconspirators should not rest easy. the victims deserve justice, and they will get it. >> reporter: sources tell abc news epstein was taken off suicide watch at the

virginia roberts giuffre says maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein. >> the trainingiately. how to be quiet, be subservient, give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. >> reporter: maxwell denies the allegations. her whereabouts are unknown. abc news has noticed a lot of activity on the island, people coming and going. there's been ample opportunity for anyone to remove any damning or incriminating material prior to authorities' arrival on monday. it's been five weeks since he was first arrested and 14 years since any allegations were first made against epstein. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to linsey for that update. >>> officers in california are mourning one of their own this morning killed during a traffic stop in riverside. we told you about this story yesterday morning. highway patrol officer andre moy jr. died monday. he was preparing to impound a pickup truck when police say the driver, who had a violent criminal history dating back to the 1990s, grabbed a shotgun and killed moy. the suspect died in a shoo

virginia roberts giuffre spoke to reporters outside a court in new york.after a hearing for alleged victims of epstein, who took his own life in prison earlier this month. prince andrew denies the claims made against him. bury football club has been expelled from the football league, after a last—ditch takeover bid collapsed. they had until 5pm yesterday to complete a deal. bolton wanderers, who are also in financial trouble, have been given an extra 14 days to agree a takeover. new research suggests police should be able to predict whether violent men might murder their partners during the various stages of a relationship. drjane monckton smith, a criminologist at the university of gloucester, found an eight—stage pattern after studying 372 killings in the uk. her research suggests that controlling behaviour could be a key indicator of someone‘s potential to kill their partner. and we'll be talking to drjane monkton—smith about her research a little later in this programme. the chancellor sajid javid has brought forward an announcement on the government's

. >> reporter: virginia roberts giuffre's 2015 defamation suit was unsealed against ghislaine maxwellpstein associate. giuffre says maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein. >> "give jeffrey what he wants." a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged with any crimes. she has consistently denied the allegations. accusers are calling for those who enabled epstein to be held accountable. >> the people who really have to be concerned are the ones who worked with jeffrey epstein or the ones who may have helped facilitate what he was doing. >> reporter: federal prosecutors here in new york are still investigating the alleged sex trafficking conspiracy, asking more accusers to come forward. so, it's still possible that others may be charged. separately there are two federal investigations into epstein's suicide and how that happened. stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >>> turning now to a tragic fire that ripped through a day care center in erie, pennsylvania, killing five children. the flames broke out after midnight sund

accusations related to epstein's alleged sex trafficking ring in a 2015 defamation lawsuit, virginia roberts giuffreal on three occasions when she was 17. >> before you know it, i'm lent out to politicians and academics and people that -- royalty >> reporter: prince andrew has denied those allegations, and the lawsuit was settled out of court. meanwhile, jeffrey epstein's attorneys say they're not satisfied with the medical examiner's ruling he died by suicide and hanging in new york city at the correctional center. mounting questions as the "the new york times" reveals new details about epstein's final day after interviewing lawyers and prison staff >> he was sent almost every day with his lawyers, usually 12 hours. then he was outside of that trying to put money in other inmates' commissaries so he could, we are told, try to buy protection >> reporter: nbc news has not independently confirmed those assertions nbc news learned according to a justice department official some of the employees at the correctional facility where epstein died haven't submitted to interviews by the fbi and the justice de

there was a trove of documents released, nearly 2,000 pages in a civil case and this was virginia roberts giuffre. she took out a defamation case against a woman, maxwell. the reason she sued for deaf nation is because maxwell is denying that she recruited girls for sex with jeffrey epstein. but as a result of this legal process this case which was settled in 2017 we got to see some of the documents. not all of them and some of them are out of context but it gives you some insight, some new names popped up out of these documents. two in particular that struck our attention former u.s. senator george mitchell, as well as the former governor of new mexico, bill richardson. now both of those men the day that the documents were released very, very quickly denied any of the allegations. there were some names in the documents that we had seen before. prince andrew in the uk who has also since denied any of the allegations. and what you see here is the potential, whether it's maxwell, whether it's other associates of jeffrey epstein, potentially facing criminal charges. which would give these victims an

robert maxwell. at least one accuser, virginia giuffre, alleged and unsealed document that maxwell careerist dozens of young girls to go to epstein's mansions, including that three girls are made available every single day. maxwell allegedly took photos of children in activities with epstein. these are all accusations that maxwell has denied. she's not alone. lawyers have filed a lawsuit calling on a judge to avoid epstein's controversial 2008 nonprosecution agreement. that specifically gave immunity to at least four women named as potential coconspirators including lindsey graham, former epstein assistant who are new travel arrangements for these young girls. and sarah callan, former epstein assistant who allegedly kept a rolodex of young girls to recruit. all of this, harris, as a new civil lawsuit was just filed today. by an obscene accuser, against maxwell. three of epstein's unnamed female housestaff and against epstein's own estates. she claims that epstein assaulted her repeatedly when she was 14 and 15 15 that is new york city mansion. she called the three women, the maid, the secretary, and t

those documents part of virginia roberts guiffre's now settled 2015 defamation suit against ghislaine maxwell, a longtime epstein associate. in deposition testimony, giuffre says that maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein. >> the training started immediately. give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. >> reporter: giuffre also claims epstein and maxwell directed her to have sex with powerful men including prince andrew, former new mexico governor bill richardson, and former maine senator george mitchell. all of the men have denied those allegations. richardson and mitchell say they've never met her. >> before you know it, i was being lent out to politicians and academics and royalty. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged with a crime and denies the allegations. but in today's raid, authorities looking for evidence that would connect her to the inner circle. >> let me assure you that this co-conspirators should not rest easy. the victims deserve justice and they will get it. >> tonight, sources telling abc news the decision to remove him from the suicide watch was at least in part at the urging

. >> reporter: virginia roberts guiffre's 2015 defamation suit was unsealed against ghislaie maxwell, a long time epstein associate. in deposition testimony, giuffre says that maxwell recruited her to be a teenage sex slave to epstein. >> give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from ghislaine herself. >> reporter: maxwell has not been charged with any crimes. she has consistently denied the allegations. tonight, accusers are calling for those who enabled epstein to be held accountable. >> the people who really have to be concerned are the ones who worked with jeffrey epstein, are the ones who may have helped facilitate what he was doing. >> stephanie ramos now from outside the jail where epstein took his life. on the last point you just heard from dan, prosecutors say there are active investigations in mexico where he had an asate and in new york. they are making it clear they are looking into conspiracy surrounding the sex crimes. >> that's exactly right, tom. federal prosecutors in new york are investigating the alleged sex trafficking conspiracy and asking accusers to come forward. so it's still possible that others may be charg

virginia roberts guiffre is now settled was unsealed. the suit by her was against ghislaine maxwell. a long time epstein associate and british socialite. in court filings said giuffred that maxwell recruited her while she was a locker room attendant, and was groomed to be a sex slave to epstein, adding, she was later directed by maxwell. and epstein to have sex with many, quote, powerful men including numerous prominent american politicians, powerful business executives and other world leaders. in deposition testimony included in the trove of documents, guiffre alleges that she was directed to have sex with british royalty prince andrew, former governor and u.n. ambassador, bill richardson and and former influential senator from maine, george mitchell. all three men have strongly denied the allegations. in statements both mitchell and richardson say they never met miss guiffre. in an interview with "the miami herald," guiffre spoke of what epstein and maxwell would instruct her to do. >> give jeffrey what he wants. a lot of this training came from her. it trickled into one, and then two, and then before you know it, i'm being lent out to politicians and to academic